Vienna ranks 8th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Moscow, Rome, and Chicago. Memorable people born in Vienna include Franz Schubert, Maria Theresa, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Memorable people who died in Vienna include Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi. 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, largest city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants, and its cultural, economic, and political center. It is the fifth-largest city proper by population in the European Union and the largest of all cities on the Danube river by population. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1262 and 2003, Vienna was the birth place of 517 globally memorable people, including Franz Schubert, Maria Theresa, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Additionaly, 485 globally memorable people have passed away in Vienna including Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi.
1797 - 1828
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 1
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 2
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 3
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 4
1881 - 1942
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 5
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 6
1870 - 1937
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 7
1825 - 1899
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 8
1793 - 1875
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 9
1747 - 1792
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 10
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 11
1938 - 1982
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 12
1861 - 1948
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 35
1737 - 1740
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 143
1874 - 1952
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 162
1940 - 2002
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 215
1295 - 1323
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 235
1883 - 1908
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 236
1805 - 1880
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 238
1813 - 1881
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 252
1285 - 1352
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 253
1567 - 1633
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 260
1926 - 2023
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 278
1861 - 1945
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 297
1770 - 1827
HPI: 95.23
Rank: 1
1756 - 1791
HPI: 93.63
Rank: 2
1678 - 1741
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 3
1797 - 1828
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 4
1732 - 1809
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 5
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 6
1833 - 1897
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 7
1860 - 1911
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 8
1862 - 1918
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 9
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 10
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 11
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 12
1805 - 1872
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 32
1874 - 1952
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 172
1225 - 1281
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 200
1278 - 1305
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 211
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 215
1300 - 1351
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 229
1752 - 1836
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 230
1358 - 1373
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 253
1883 - 1908
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 256
1805 - 1880
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 258
1729 - 1774
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 269
1813 - 1881
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 275
Most individuals born in present day Vienna were politicians (81), soccer players (57), writers (41), actors (36), and composers (35), while most who died were politicians (118), composers (60), writers (36), painters (25), and soccer players (22).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Vienna since 1700.