







The Most Famous
Architects from Austria
This page contains a list of the greatest Austrians Architects. The pantheon dataset contains 518 Architects, 18 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 7th most number of Architects behind United States and Spain.
Top 10 Architects
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Austrians Architects of all time. This list of famous Austrians Architects is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Austrians Architects.
- #1

Otto Wagner
1841 - 1918
HPI 74.7551 langsOtto Wagner was an Austrian architect who is most famous for his design of the Vienna State Opera House.
- #2

Friedensreich Hundertwasser
1928 - 2000
HPI 71.9148 langsFriedensreich Hundertwasser was a painter, architect, and environmentalist. He is most famous for his paintings and architecture.
- #3

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
1656 - 1723
HPI 70.2736 langsJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach is most famous for being an architect and designer of the Karlskirche in Vienna.
- #4

Hans Hollein
1934 - 2014
HPI 67.5737 langsHans Hollein is most famous for his architectural work, which is often noted for its lack of ornamentation and reliance on geometric shapes.
- #6

Camillo Sitte
1843 - 1903
HPI 65.0022 langsCamillo Sitte is most famous for his theory of town planning, which he published in his book "City Planning According to Artistic...Read moreShow less
Camillo Sitte is most famous for his theory of town planning, which he published in his book "City Planning According to Artistic Principles" in 1866. He was a proponent of the idea that a city should be built with a hierarchy of streets, squares, and buildings, with the cathedral at the center.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Austrians Architects grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Architects were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 14 most globally memorable Architects since 1700.










