The Greatest Austrian Business People

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1 Toto Wolff

Famous As: Investor

Birthdate: January 12, 1972

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Vienna

Former racing driver Toto Wolff is the CEO and 30% stakeholder of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One Team. He has been part of the Austrian and German Formula Ford championships. He later established the investment firms Marchfifteen and Marchsixteen. He supports underprivileged children through the Mary Bendet Foundation.

2 Wolfgang Puck

Famous As: Chef, Restaurateur

Birthdate: July 8, 1949

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

Wolfgang Puck is an Austrian-American restaurateur. In 1973, Puck moved to the US and opened a restaurant named Spago in 1982. He then established himself as a respected restaurateur by opening several other restaurants. In 2013, he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. Also an actor, Puck has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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3 Ferdinand Porsche

Famous As: Founder of Porsche Automobile Company

Birthdate: September 3, 1875

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Vratislavice nad Nisou, Liberec, Czechia

Died: January 30, 1951

Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer. He is credited with founding one of the most popular car companies in the world, Porsche AG. He is also credited with creating the Lohner-Porsche mixed hybrid, the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle. During World War II, Porsche was a prominent contributor to the German war effort.

4 Dietrich Mateschitz

Famous As: Businessman

Birthdate: May 20, 1944

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria

Self-made business magnate and Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz took 10 years to complete his marketing degree. He was also one of the pioneers of content marketing, and rather than depending on paid ad agencies, marketed his brand through numerous media tools, such as the Red Bulletin magazine.