1. Marko Arnautović (1989)

Austrian Footballer

Forward who joined Stoke City in 2013 after previously playing for Inter Milan, Werder Bremen and Twente. In 2017, he signed with West Ham United.

2. Marie Antoinette (1755)

Archduchess Of Austria And Queen

French Queen from 1774 to 1792 and wife of Louis XVI who was executed by guillotine after being found guilty of treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal. Her lavish lifestyle was often blamed...

3. Carl Czerny (1791)

Austrian Musician

Composer whose etudes became standard use in pianistic pedagogy. Forgotten for a time, he was later rediscovered.

4. Franz Grillparzer (1791)

Austrian Playwright And Poet

A Nineteenth-Century Austrian dramatist and poet, he is known for plays such as Der traum, ein Leben (The Dream, a Life) and Spartacus. He also published two novellas: Das Kloster...

5. István Széchenyi (1791)

Hungarian Noble

One of the most respected political figures in Hungary's history, the Austrian-born Szechenyi held office as Hungarian Minister of Public Works and Transport and significantly modernized and reformed culture, economics,...

6. Henri Herz (1803)

Austrian Musician

France-based musician who hid his Jewish heritage from the public for fear of anti-Semitism among the 19th-century French cultural elite.

7. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844)

Austrian Physicist

Austrian physicist who developed statistical mechanics, which explains and predicts how the properties of atoms determine the physical properties of matter. In 1903 he co-founded the Austrian Mathematical Society.

8. Boris Kodjoe (1973)

Actor

Television and film actor who became known for his role in the 2009 film Surrogates and for playing Luther West in the Resident Evil films. He gained additional fame for...

9. Arthur Schnitzler (1862)

Austrian Writer And Doctor

Austrian-Jewish author and playwright associated with the Decadent movement, he is known for controversial works that denounce anti-Semitism and openly explore themes of sexuality. He is best known for his...

10. Elfriede Geiringer (1905)

Second Wife Of Otto Frank

Austrian-born concentration camp survivor who married Otto Frank, the father of famous diarist Anne Frank, after both had lost their children and first spouses in the Holocaust.

11. Karl Landsteiner (1868)

Austrian Pathologist

Important figure in biology and medicine who is notable for having developed the system for classification of blood types. He also helped discover the polio virus.

12. Karl Bitter (1867)

United States Sculptor

Austrian-born American sculptor who made architectural sculpture and memorials, such as the Carl Schurz Monument.

13. Martin Buber (1878)

Austrian-jewish Philosopher Tran

Jewish theologian who said, 'An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.' He was related to Karl Marx.

14. Felix Frankfurter (1882)

American Judge

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962.

15. Max Fleischer (1883)

Animator Inventor. Film Director

Famous for creating the Popeye, Betty Boop, Superman, and Koko the Clown cartoon characters, Fleischer is also known for inventing the rotoscoping animation technique.

16. Rudolf Spielmann (1883)

Austrian-jewish Chess Player Of

Austrian chess master of the romantic variety whose career was interrupted by the Nazi occupation of his homeland.

17. Alban Berg (1885)

Composer

Austrian composer who was a member of the Second Viennese School alongside Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern. His works fused Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique with Mahlerian Romanticism.

18. Rudolph Schindler (1887)

Architect

Early Modernist architect whose most famous works were homes built in and around Los Angeles; known for his maverick style.

19. Erwin Schrödinger (1887)

Physicist

Austrian physicist who is best known for using a cat in a box to explain quantum mechanics. His 1944 book What Is Life? examines issues of genetics.

20. Max Steiner (1888)

American Composer

One of cinema's greatest composers. He wrote the scores for 'King Kong' from 1933 and 'Gone with the Wind' from 1939. He was part of a select group of composers...

21. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889)

Major Austrian Philosopher

Philosopher of logic, mathematics, and the mind who revolutionized the way philosophy was taught at universities.

22. Mady Christians (1892)

Actress

Austrian actress who starred in 'Watch on the Rhine' and in the play 'I Remember Mama'. She was successful in both film and the theater.

23. Richard Neutra (1892)

Austrian-american Architect

Prolific Modernist architect whose work included the California Military Academy, the Lovell Health House, and the Neutra Office Building, which was entered into the National Register of Historic Places.

24. Lilia Skala (1896)

Actress

Remembered for her roles in Ship of Fools, Charly, Flashdance, and other films of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, Skala is perhaps most famous for her Oscar-nominated supporting role in...

25. Celia Lovsky (1897)

Austrian Actor

Notable for her performances in American films such as Foxfire (1955) and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), this Austrian-born actress is also remembered for her guest spots or recurring...

26. Lotte Lenya (1898)

Actress

She starred in The Threepenny Opera, which was directed by her husband at the time, Kurt Weill. Her Academy Award-nominated performance in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone bolstered her...

27. Wolfgang Pauli (1900)

Theoretical Physicist

An Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics. He was awarded the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work regarding the Pauli principle.

28. Richard Kuhn (1900)

German Biochemist

An Austrian-German biochemist who won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with vitamins. His most important work involved vitamin B2 and the antidermatitis vitamin B6.

29. Walter Slezak (1902)

Actor

Character actor who appeared in more than 100 Hollywood films, including Lifeboat, Born to Kill, and Treasure Island. His other credits include Sinbad the Sailor, Abbott and Costello in the...

30. Karl Popper (1902)

Austrian-british Philosopher Of

Considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. He taught at the London School of Economics.

31. Victor Gruen (1903)

Architect

Inventor of the modern shopping mall and designer of the first outdoor pedestrian mall in the U.S. He influenced the urban-revitalization projects of Fort Worth, Texas, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Fresno,...

32. Konrad Lorenz (1903)

Austrian Zoologist Winner Of The

Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist who won the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and is considered one of the founders of modern ethology.

33. Bruno Bettelheim (1903)

American Psychologist

Child psychologist and writer of the award-winning novel "The Uses of Enchantment", which studied the emotional importance of fairy tales for children. He was known for his work on Freud...

34. Henry Mann (1905)

Mathematician And Statistician

Influential professor known for his pioneering work in the fields of statistics and mathematics. He taught at Ohio State University from 1946 to 1964 and the University of Arizona from...

35. Viktor Frankl (1905)

Holocaust Survivor And Psychiatr

Remembered for his development of a type of existential psychotherapy known as logotherapy, this prominent psychiatrist, neurologist, and Holocaust survivor also penned a bestselling, memoir-based psychological work titled Man's Search...

36. Fred Zinnemann (1907)

Film Director

Director of the 1953 film From Here to Eternity for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Director.

37. Miep Gies (1909)

Righteous Among The Nations

Brave Dutch citizen who helped Anne Frank and her family hide from the Nazis during World War II. She kept Anne Frank's diary safe until Otto Frank returned from Auschwitz in 1945.

38. Peter Drucker (1909)

Non-fiction Author

Remembered for his key role in the development of modern business management practices, Drucker penned nearly forty books on the subject and also wrote for the Wall Street Journal. He...

39. John Banner (1910)

Austrian Actor

Played the role of Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz in Hogan's Heroes who had the catchphrase ""I know nothing! I see nothing! I hear nothing!"

40. Luise Rainer (1910)

Actress

The Good Earth star who became the first actor to win consecutive Oscars when she received a Best Actress Academy Award in 1937 and another one in 1938.

41. Robert Adler (1913)

American Inventor

Austrian-born American immigrant who worked for Zenith, where he patented the remote control and numerous other items. He was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and...

42. Hedy Lamarr (1914)

Actress Inventor

Hollywood actress well-known for her roles in Ecstasy in 1933 and Samson and Delilah in 1949. She appeared in Boom Town and Comrade X with Clark Gable.

43. Max Perutz (1914)

Molecular Biology Crystallograph

A molecular biologist, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his study of the structures of hemoglobin. He also won the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in...

44. Alfred Pal (1920)

Croatian Painter And Designer

Croatian painter and graphic designer who received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in the arts.

45. Gerda Lerner (1920)

Women's History Scholar

Survivor of the holocaust who used her experiences to found the academic field of women's history.

46. Ernest Gold (1921)

Sound

Academy Award-winning composer. He wrote the scores for "Exodus," "Fun with Dick and Jane," and many other films.

47. Erich Fried (1921)

Austrian Writer

Austrian-English poet, translator, and author known for his political and love poetry. His literary works include A Soldier and A Girl, Warning Poems, and It Is What it Is.

48. Rudi Gernreich (1922)

American Fashion Designer And Ga

Austrian fashion designer most famous for creating the topless bathing suit.

49. Walter Kohn (1923)

American Physicist

A theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 for his research in understanding electronic properties of materials. He also played an integral role in the development...

50. Harry Seidler (1923)

Austrian-born Australian Archite

Outspoken proponent of Modernism in his homeland, transforming its architecture in the process. He was also controversial for his demolition of some of Sydney's oldest buildings.