Villach
Villach ranks 1,110th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alicante, Reading, Pennsylvania, and Ulm. Memorable people born in Villach include Paul Watzlawick, Kurt Diemberger, and Herbert Kickl. Memorable people who died in Villach include Wilhelm Backhaus. Villach has been the birth place of many athletes, and skiers and the death place of many musicians. Villach is located in Austria.
Villach is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. As of January 2018, the population is 61,887. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 1999, Villach was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Paul Watzlawick, Kurt Diemberger, and Herbert Kickl. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Villach including Wilhelm Backhaus.
People Born in Villach
Go to all RankingsPaul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1
Kurt Diemberger
MOUNTAINEER
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2
Herbert Kickl
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 3
Karl Schnabl
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 4
Guido Burgstaller
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 5
Martin Koch
SKIER
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 6
Marco Schwarz
SKIER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 7
Daniel Mesotitsch
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.20
Rank: 8
Christian Moser
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 9
Anna Gasser
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 10
Michael Raffl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.89
Rank: 11
Thomas Raffl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Villach
Go to all RankingsHerbert Kickl
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 3
Christian Moser
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 9
Thomas Raffl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.73
Rank: 12
Katharina Truppe
SKIER
1996 - Present
HPI: 23.60
Rank: 13
Fantu Worku
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Lisa Perterer
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Villach
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Most individuals born in present day Villach were athletes (5), skiers (4), hockey players (3), psychologists (1), and mountaineers (1), while most who died were musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Villach, including Karl Schnabl, Daniel Mesotitsch, and Anna Gasser. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Villach, including Karl Schnabl, Daniel Mesotitsch, and Anna Gasser.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Villach since 1700.