Vienna
Vienna ranks 8th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Los Angeles, Rome, and Chicago. Memorable people born in Vienna include Maria Theresa, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Erwin Schrödinger. Memorable people who died in Vienna include Brigitte Bierlein, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Georgios Sinas. Vienna has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Vienna is located in Austria.
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political center of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the cities on the river Danube. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Vienna was the birth place of 595 globally memorable people, including Maria Theresa, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Erwin Schrödinger. Additionaly, 539 globally memorable people have passed away in Vienna including Brigitte Bierlein, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Georgios Sinas.
People Born in Vienna
Go to all RankingsMaria Theresa
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.43
Rank: 510
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 449
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 362
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 325
Romy Schneider
ACTOR
1938 - 1982
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 456
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 517
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1792
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 511
Johann Strauss II
COMPOSER
1825 - 1899
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 327
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1705
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 125
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 126
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 123
Niki Lauda
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 48
People Deceased in Vienna
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Bierlein
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1
Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1871
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Georgios Sinas
BUSINESSPERSON
1783 - 1856
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Anna von Mildenburg
SINGER
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4
Eugen Ehrlich
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1922
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Mirabehn
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Josef Labor
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Gertrude of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1225 - 1281
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Johann Michael Vogl
SINGER
1768 - 1840
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Leopold Koželuch
COMPOSER
1747 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Franz von Dingelstedt
WRITER
1814 - 1881
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Vienna
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1871
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Georgios Sinas
BUSINESSPERSON
1783 - 1856
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Eugen Ehrlich
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1922
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Mirabehn
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Josef Labor
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Gertrude of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1225 - 1281
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Johann Michael Vogl
SINGER
1768 - 1840
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Leopold Koželuch
COMPOSER
1747 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Franz von Dingelstedt
WRITER
1814 - 1881
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal
COMPANION
1852 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Ellen Preis
FENCER
1912 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vienna were politicians (86), soccer players (72), writers (46), actors (42), and composers (32), while most who died were politicians (121), composers (58), writers (40), painters (33), and soccer players (30).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vienna, including Hans Krankl, Brian Laudrup, and Ernst Ocwirk. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vienna, including Maria Theresa, Ferdinand I of Austria, and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Vienna since 1700.