The Most Famous

Athletes from Austria

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This page contains a list of the greatest Austrians Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 112 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 34th most number of Athletes behind Cuba and Mexico.

Top 10 Athletes

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Austrians Athletes of all time. This list of famous Austrians Athletes 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 Athletes.

  1. #1
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    Felix Baumgartner

    1969 - 2025

    HPI 65.7962 langs

    Felix Baumgartner is most famous for his record-breaking free fall jump from space, which he accomplished on October 14, 2012.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Austrians Athletes grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Athletes were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 13 most globally memorable Athletes since 1700.

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