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Austria ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind China, Canada, and Turkey. Memorable people born in present day Austria include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adolf Hitler, and Franz Kafka. Memorable people who died in Austria include Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi. Austria has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and composers.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states (Bundesländer), one of which is Vienna, Austria's capital and its largest city. It is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 9 million people. While German is the country's official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 250 and 1999, present day Austria was the birth place of 1,074 globally memorable people, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adolf Hitler, and Franz Kafka. Additionaly, 719 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Austria including Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi.
1756 - 1791
HPI: 95.81
Rank: 1
1889 - 1945
HPI: 95.49
Rank: 2
1883 - 1924
HPI: 90.26
Rank: 3
1732 - 1809
HPI: 90.21
Rank: 4
1797 - 1828
HPI: 89.11
Rank: 5
1755 - 1793
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 6
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 7
1830 - 1916
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 8
1811 - 1886
HPI: 87.16
Rank: 9
1862 - 1918
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 10
1889 - 1951
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 11
1741 - 1790
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 12
1859 - 1936
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 199
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 274
1891 - 1955
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 282
1916 - 2011
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 286
1887 - 1974
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 300
1892 - 1930
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 321
1262 - 1295
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 328
1689 - 1743
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 363
1849 - 1867
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 386
1908 - 1977
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 393
1629 - 1685
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 396
1929 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 414
1770 - 1827
HPI: 96.58
Rank: 1
1756 - 1791
HPI: 95.81
Rank: 2
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 3
1883 - 1924
HPI: 90.26
Rank: 4
1732 - 1809
HPI: 90.21
Rank: 5
1797 - 1828
HPI: 89.11
Rank: 6
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 7
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 8
1830 - 1916
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 9
1860 - 1911
HPI: 86.86
Rank: 10
1833 - 1897
HPI: 86.84
Rank: 11
1862 - 1918
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 12
1891 - 1955
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 255
1814 - 1898
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 311
1689 - 1743
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 343
1849 - 1867
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 360
1305 - 1330
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 368
1782 - 1863
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 377
1819 - 1892
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 388
1576 - 1599
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 391
1734 - 1773
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 413
1342 - 1395
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 417
1881 - 1971
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 418
1760 - 1839
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 431
Most individuals born in present day Austria were politicians (204), soccer players (136), skiers (75), writers (61), and composers (59), while most who died were politicians (207), composers (67), writers (54), military personnels (37), and noblemen (31).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Austria, including Brian Laudrup, Theodor Wagner, and Ernst Ocwirk. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Austria, including Adolf Hitler, Maria Theresa, and Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Austria since 1700.