The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from Austria
This page contains a list of the greatest Austrian Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 181 Celebrities, 4 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 11th most number of Celebrities behind India and Germany.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrian Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Austrian Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Emilie Louise Flöge (1874 - 1952)
With an HPI of 58.10, Emilie Louise Flöge is the most famous Austrian Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Emilie Louise Flöge (30 August 1874 – 26 May 1952) was an Austrian fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the life companion of the painter Gustav Klimt.
2. Maria von Trapp (1905 - 1987)
With an HPI of 54.08, Maria von Trapp is the 2nd most famous Austrian Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Maria Augusta von Trapp DHS (née Kutschera; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as “Baroness”, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. She wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was published in 1949 and was the inspiration for the 1956 West German film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music and its 1965 film version.
3. Natascha Kampusch (1988 - )
With an HPI of 52.92, Natascha Kampusch is the 3rd most famous Austrian Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 39 different languages.
Natascha Maria Kampusch (born 17 February 1988) is an Austrian author and former talk show host. At the age of 10, on 2 March 1998, she was abducted and held in a secret cellar by her kidnapper Wolfgang Přiklopil for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. Upon her escape, Přiklopil killed himself by stepping in front of a train at a nearby station. She has written a book about her ordeal, 3,096 Days (2010), which was later adapted into a film and released in 2013.
4. Julius von Hann (1839 - 1921)
With an HPI of 43.39, Julius von Hann is the 4th most famous Austrian Celebrity. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Julius Ferdinand von Hann (23 March 1839 in Wartberg ob der Aist near Linz – 1 October 1921 in Vienna) was an Austrian meteorologist. He is seen as a father of modern meteorology.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as celebrities born between 1839 and 1988. Of these 4, 1 (25.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living celebrities include Natascha Kampusch. The most famous deceased celebrities include Emilie Louise Flöge, Maria von Trapp, and Julius von Hann. As of April 2022, 1 new celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Emilie Louise Flöge.
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Emilie Louise Flöge
1874 - 1952
HPI: 58.10
Maria von Trapp
1905 - 1987
HPI: 54.08
Julius von Hann
1839 - 1921
HPI: 43.39
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