Famous People Born In Vienna

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 1 
Hedy Lamarr
(Actress Best Known for Her Films 'Algiers', 'Lady of the Tropics' & 'Boom Town')
Hedy Lamarr
30
Birthdate: November 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 19, 2000
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Christoph Waltz
(Best Known for His Academy Award Winning Roles in the Films: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and 'Django Unchained')
Christoph Waltz
49
Birthdate: October 4, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Niki Lauda
(Three-Time Formula One World Drivers' Champion)
Niki Lauda
25
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 20, 2019
 4 
Gustav Klimt
(Austrian Symbolist Painter and One of the Most Prominent Members of the ‘Vienna Secession’ Movement)
Gustav Klimt
17
Birthdate: July 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: February 6, 1918
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Erwin Schrödinger
(Austrian Physicist Who Made Important Contributions to the Development of Quantum Mechanics)
Erwin Schrödinger
16
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 12, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 4, 1961
 6 
Franz Peter Schubert
(Austrian Composer and One of the Greatest Piano Virtuosos of the Late Classical and Early Romantic Era)
Franz Peter Schubert
10
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 31, 1797
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: November 19, 1828
 7 
Ludwig Wittgenstein
(One of the Greatest Philosophers of the 20th Century)
Ludwig Wittgenstein
18
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: April 29, 1951
 8 
Marie Antoinette
(Former Queen Consort of France (1774 - 1792))
Marie Antoinette
45
Birthdate: November 2, 1755
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 16, 1793
 9 
Arnold Schoenberg
(One of the Most Influential Composers of the 20th Century)
Arnold Schoenberg
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 13, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: July 13, 1951
 10 
Franz Joseph I of Austria
(Emperor of Austria King of Hungary (1848 - 1916))
Franz Joseph I of Austria
6
Birthdate: August 18, 1830
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: November 21, 1916
 11 
Karl Popper
(Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method in favour of empirical falsification.)
Karl Popper
8
Birthdate: July 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: September 17, 1994
 12 
Toto Wolff
(Austrian Former Racing Driver, Investor and CEO of ‘Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’)
Toto Wolff
24
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 13 
Friedrich von Hayek
(Austrian–British Economist, Philosopher and Winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences)
Friedrich von Hayek
15
Birthdate: May 8, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: March 23, 1992
 14 
David Alaba
(Austrian Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder and Defender)
David Alaba
25
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 24, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Maria Theresa
(Holy Roman Empress (1745 - 1765))
Maria Theresa
12
Birthdate: May 13, 1717
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: November 29, 1780
 16 
Maria von Trapp
(Stepmother and Matriarch of the 'Trapp Family Singers')
Maria von Trapp
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: March 28, 1987
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 17 
Brian Laudrup
(Football player)
Brian Laudrup
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 22, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 18 
Fritz Lang
(Austrian Filmmaker Who Was a Pioneer of Science-Fiction Movies)
Fritz Lang
4
Birthdate: December 5, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: August 2, 1976
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 19 
Wolfgang Pauli
(One of the Pioneers of Quantum Physics and Winner of 1945 Nobel Prize for Physics)
Wolfgang Pauli
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 25, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 15, 1958
 20 
Romy Schneider
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Empress Elisabeth’ in the Romantic Biopic ‘Sissi’)
Romy Schneider
7
Birthdate: September 23, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: May 29, 1982
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 21 
Falco
(Austrian Singer and Musician)
Falco
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 19, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: February 6, 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 22 
Alfred Adler
(Austrian Psychotherapist and Founder of the School of ‘Individual Psychology’)
Alfred Adler
10
Birthdate: February 7, 1870
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 28, 1937
 23 
Anna Freud
(British Psychoanalyst and Founder of Psychoanalytic Child Psychology)
Anna Freud
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: October 9, 1982
 24 
Sebastian Kurz
(Former Chancellor of Austria (2017 – 2019, 2020 – 2021))
Sebastian Kurz
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 27, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 25 
Peter Drucker
(Management Consultant)
Peter Drucker
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 19, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: November 11, 2005
 26 
Boris Kodjoe
(Best Known for His Role in the Film 'Brown Sugar' and TV Series 'Soul Food')
Boris Kodjoe
16
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 8, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 27 
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
14
Birthdate: March 13, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: February 20, 1790
 28 
Stefan Zweig
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Translated Writers in the World During 1920s & 1930s)
Stefan Zweig
5
Birthdate: November 28, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 22, 1942
 29 
Maximilian I of Mexico
(Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867)
Maximilian I of Mexico
8
Birthdate: July 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 19, 1867
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 30 
Johann Strauss II
(Austrian Composer of Light Music)
Johann Strauss II
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 25, 1825
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 3, 1899
 31 
Maximilian Schell
(Actor Best Known for His Film "Judgment at Nuremberg")
Maximilian Schell
8
Birthdate: December 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 1, 2014
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 32 
Emily Cox
(Actress)
Emily Cox
2
Birthdate: February 23, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 33 
Lise Meitner
(Austrian-Swedish Physicist Who Discovered the Element Protactinium)
Lise Meitner
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 27, 1968
 34 
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
(Austrian Visual Artist and Architect)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
16
Birthdate: December 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 19, 2000
 35 
Josef Bican
(Austrian-Czech Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Josef Bican
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 12, 2001
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 36 
Ferdinand I of Austria
(Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary)
Ferdinand I of Austria
6
Birthdate: April 19, 1793
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: June 29, 1875
 37 
Anton Webern
(Austrian Composer Best Known for Extending the '12-Tone Technique' Method of Musical Composition)
Anton Webern
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 3, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: September 15, 1945
 38 
Alban Berg
(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
Alban Berg
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 9, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 24, 1935
 39 
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
(Former Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1814 - 1847))
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
2
Birthdate: December 12, 1791
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 17, 1847
 40 
Otto Skorzeny
(German SS - Obersturmbannführer During World War II)
Otto Skorzeny
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 12, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: July 5, 1975
 41 
Hans Asperger
(Paediatrician)
Hans Asperger
5
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 18, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: October 21, 1980
 42 
Ludwig Boltzmann
(Physicist)
Ludwig Boltzmann
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 20, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: September 5, 1906
 43 
Patricia Rhomberg
(Pornographic actress)
Patricia Rhomberg
4
Birthdate: September 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 44 
Bibi Besch
(Best Known for Her Role in the Film ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’)
Bibi Besch
5
Birthdate: February 1, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 7, 1996
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 45 
Fritz Kreisler
(One of the Greatest Violinists of All Time - Known for His Sweet Tone and Expressive Phrasing)
Fritz Kreisler
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: January 29, 1962
 46 
Theodore Bikel
(Folksinger and Actor Known for His Role as ‘Max Muller’ in the 1958 Film ‘The Defiant Ones')
Theodore Bikel
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 21, 2015
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 47 
Martin Buber
(Religious Philosopher Known for His Philosophy of Dialogue)
Martin Buber
1
Birthdate: February 8, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: June 13, 1965
 48 
Konrad Lorenz
(Austrian Zoologist, Ethologist, Ornithologist and Winner of 1973 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Konrad Lorenz
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 7, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 21, 1989
 49 
Felix Frankfurter
(Judge)
Felix Frankfurter
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 15, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 22, 1965
 50 
Reina Triendl
(Model and Actress)
Reina Triendl
8
Birthdate: January 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)