Vienna has produced a number of well-known empresses & queens, actresses, actors, f1 drivers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Vienna includes Marie Antoinette, Hedy Lamarr, Christoph Waltz, Niki Lauda, Boris Kodjoe, and many others.

Famous People Born In Vienna

Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette
02 November 1755, Austrian, French
Queen of France
Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr
09 November 1914, Austrian, American
Actress, Co-inventor of technology for spread

Christoph WaltzChristoph Waltz
04 October 1956, Austrian, German
Actor

Niki LaudaNiki Lauda
22 February 1949, Austrian
Former Formula One driver

Erwin SchrödingerErwin Schrödinger
12 August 1887, Austrian
Physicist

Boris KodjoeBoris Kodjoe
08 March 1973, Austrian, German, Ghanaian
Actor, Former Model
Sebastian KurzSebastian Kurz
27 August 1986, Austrian
Chancellor of Austria

Franz Joseph I of AustriaFranz Joseph I of Austria
18 August 1830, Austrian
Emperor of Austria

Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein
26 April 1889, Austrian
Philosopher
Maximilian I of MexicoMaximilian I of Mexico
06 July 1832, Austrian
Monarch

Otto SkorzenyOtto Skorzeny
12 June 1908, Austrian, Spanish
Military Officer
Natascha KampuschNatascha Kampusch
17 February 1988, Austrian
Miscellaneous

Toto WolffToto Wolff
12 January 1972, Austrian
Investor

John BannerJohn Banner
28 January 1910, American
Actor

Miep GiesMiep Gies
15 February 1909, Austrian, Dutch
Writer

Arnold SchoenbergArnold Schoenberg
13 September 1874, Austrian
Composer
Reina TriendlReina Triendl
23 January 1992, Austrian, Japanese
Model

Peter DruckerPeter Drucker
19 November 1909, American
Management Consultant

Maximilian SchellMaximilian Schell
08 December 1930, Swiss
Actor, Director

Anna FreudAnna Freud
03 December 1895, Austrian
Founder of psychoanalytic child psychology
Leopold II, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
05 May 1747, Hungarian
Holy Roman Emperor

Anita Bose PfaffAnita Bose Pfaff
29 November 1942, German
Economist
Charles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
01 October 1685, Austrian
Emperor

Emilie SchenklEmilie Schenkl
26 December 1910, Austrian
Wife of Subhash Chandra Bose

Ferdinand I of AustriaFerdinand I of Austria
19 April 1793, Austrian, Hungarian
Emperor
Ludwig BoltzmannLudwig Boltzmann
20 February 1844, Austrian
Physicist

Maria AltmannMaria Altmann
18 February 1916, Austrian, American
Art Collector
Hans AspergerHans Asperger
18 February 1906, Austrian
Paediatrician

Bibi BeschBibi Besch
01 February 1942, Austrian, American
Actress

Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli
25 April 1900, Austrian
Nobel Laureate in Physics
Lise MeitnerLise Meitner
07 November 1878, Austrian
Physicist

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Friedensreich HundertwasserFriedensreich Hundertwasser
15 December 1928, Austrian
Architect
Oskar Werner Oskar Werner
13 November 1922, Austrian
Actor

Martin BuberMartin Buber
08 February 1878, Austrian, Israeli
Philosopher

Konrad LorenzKonrad Lorenz
07 November 1903, Austrian
Zoologist

Barbara ValentinBarbara Valentin
15 December 1940, Austrian
Actor
Alban BergAlban Berg
09 February 1885, Austrian
Composer
Anton WebernAnton Webern
03 December 1883, Austrian
Music Composer

Christopher AlexanderChristopher Alexander
04 October 1936, American
Architect

Josef von SternbergJosef von Sternberg
29 May 1894, American
Film Director

Karl von FrischKarl von Frisch
20 November 1886, Austrian
Ethologist
Amon GoethAmon Goeth
11 December 1908, Austrian
World War II Nazi Officer

Walter KohnWalter Kohn
09 March 1923, Austrian
Physicist and Chemist

Franz Peter Schubert Franz Peter Schubert
31 January 1797, Austrian
Composer

Friedrich von HayekFriedrich von Hayek
08 May 1899, Austrian, German, British
Economist

Friedrich von AmerlingFriedrich von Amerling
14 April 1803, Austrian, Hungarian
Portrait Painter
Róbert BárányRóbert Bárány
22 April 1876, Austrian
Otologist

Karl HerzfeldKarl Herzfeld
24 February 1892, Austrian
Physicist
FaZe BlazikenFaZe Blaziken
19 August 1996, Austrian, American
YouTube Star

Maria von TrappMaria von Trapp
26 January 1905, Austrian, American
Singer

David AlabaDavid Alaba
24 June 1992, Austrian
Association football player
Brian LaudrupBrian Laudrup
22 February 1969, Austrian, Danish
Footballer

Fritz LangFritz Lang
05 December 1890, American
American-Austrian-German filmmaker
Francis LawrenceFrancis Lawrence
26 March 1971, Austrian, American
Filmmaker

Clementine FordClementine Ford
1981 AD, Australian
Writer

Josef BicanJosef Bican
25 September 1913, Austrian
Association football player, Association football

Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II
25 October 1825, Austrian
Composer

Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
09 June 1640, Austrian, Hungarian
Composer
Leon AskinLeon Askin
18 September 1907, Austrian
Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor

Lotte LenyaLotte Lenya
18 October 1898, Austrian
Singer, Stage actor, Film actor

Gustav WagnerGustav Wagner
18 July 1911, Austrian
Nazi concentration camp commandant

Rudolf II, Holy Roman EmperorRudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
18 July 1552, Austrian
Politician
Erich von StroheimErich von Stroheim
22 September 1885, Austrian, French, American
American-Austrian director

Theodore BikelTheodore Bikel
02 May 1924, Austrian, American
Actor
Ferdinand I of BulgariaFerdinand I of Bulgaria
26 February 1861, German
Ruler

Senta BergerSenta Berger
13 May 1941, Austrian, German
Actor, Film producer

Ivan IllichIvan Illich
04 September 1926, Austrian
Writer, Historian, Educationist, Philosopher,
Felix FrankfurterFelix Frankfurter
15 November 1882, Austrian
Judge

Friedrich MandlFriedrich Mandl
09 February 1900, Austrian
entrepreneur
Joe ZawinulJoe Zawinul
07 July 1932, Austrian
Pianist, Organist, Composer, Jazz musician,

Max SteinerMax Steiner
10 May 1888, Austrian, American
Conductor, Composer, Musician, Screenwriter, Film

Maria SchellMaria Schell
15 January 1926, Austrian, Swiss
Actor, Writer, Biographer
Joseph I, Holy Roman EmperorJoseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
26 July 1678, Austrian, Hungarian
Composer

Matthias, Holy Roman EmperorMatthias, Holy Roman Emperor
24 February 1557, Austrian
 
Paul FeyerabendPaul Feyerabend
13 January 1924, Austrian
Philosopher, University teacher

Hermine BraunsteinerHermine Braunsteiner
16 July 1919, Austrian
Torturer

Melanie KleinMelanie Klein
30 March 1882, Austrian, British
Psychanalyst

Archduke Franz Karl of AustriaArchduke Franz Karl of Austria
17 December 1802, Austrian
Archduke of Austria
Fritz KreislerFritz Kreisler
02 February 1875, Austrian, American
Composer, Violinist
Maria Carolina of AustriaMaria Carolina of Austria
13 August 1752, Austrian
Queen

Josef BreuerJosef Breuer
15 January 1842, Austrian
Physician, Psychologist, University teacher,

Johann Strauss IJohann Strauss I
14 March 1804, Austrian
Austrian composer

Bruno BettelheimBruno Bettelheim
28 August 1903, Austrian, American
Writer, Psychologist, University teacher,
Maria Leopoldina of AustriaMaria Leopoldina of Austria
22 January 1797, Austrian, Brazilian
Queen consort

Walter SlezakWalter Slezak
03 May 1902, Austrian
Stage actor, Film actor

Carl CzernyCarl Czerny
21 February 1791, Austrian
pianist, composer, musicologist, music theorist

Thomas LangThomas Lang
05 August 1967, Austrian
Jazz musician, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Record

Anton WalbrookAnton Walbrook
19 November 1896, Austrian
Actor
Richard NeutraRichard Neutra
08 April 1892, Austrian, American
Architect

Otto RankOtto Rank
22 April 1884, Austrian
Psychologist
Paul EhrenfestPaul Ehrenfest
18 January 1880, Austrian
Physicist, Theoretical physicist, University

Karl SilberbauerKarl Silberbauer
21 June 1911, Austrian
Officer
Otto WeiningerOtto Weininger
03 April 1880, Austrian
Philosopher, Writer, Psychologist
Albert II of GermanyAlbert II of Germany
10 August 1397, Austrian, Hungarian
politician