Prince Leopold of Bavaria was born in Munich, the second son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912) and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria (1825–1864). He was a Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who commanded German and Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern Front in World War I.
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen was a member of the House of Habsburg and the supreme commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
Hans-Gert Pöttering is a German lawyer, historian and conservative politician, who served as President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009 and as Chairman of the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation from 2010 to 2017.
Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand, was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.
Konrad Ragossnig was an Austrian classical guitarist and lutenist.
Jenő Takács was a Hungarian composer and pianist.
Roland Rainer was an Austrian architect.
Gusti Wolf was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress.
Paul Lendvai is a Hungarian-born Austrian journalist. He moved to Austria in 1957, where he works as an author and journalist.
‘’’Ioan Holender’’’ is a Romanian-born Austrian opera baritone and administrator.
Rudolf Buchbinder is an Austrian classical pianist.
Arnold Durig was an Austrian physiologist remembered for his investigations involving physiological and pathophysiological aspects of individuals exposed to high altitude conditions.
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt was an Austrian ethologist in the field of human ethology. In authoring the book which bears that title, he applied ethology to humans by studying them in a perspective more common to volumes studying animal behavior.
Annemarie Düringer was a Swiss actress. She was born in Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft.
Frank Hoffmann was a German-Austrian actor.
Peter Weish is an Austrian scientist, author and environmental activist.
Anton Benya was an Austrian politician and trade unionist. He was President of the National Council from 1971 to 1986.
Alphons Augustinus Barb was an Austrian academic, archaeologist, numismatist, museum director and author who received recognition both from his native Austria and in Britain for his contribution to the Arts and Sciences. He was the founding director of the Burgenland Landesmuseum in Eisenstadt, Austria and throughout his life remained a committed advocate for this region and its people. Being Jewish, he was removed from his job as a public servant immediately following the Anschluss and fled to Britain with his young family. In 1949 Barb joined the Warburg Institute, ultimately becoming Librarian and publishing extensively in both English and German.
Hugo Portisch was a longstanding, broadly recognized and popular Austrian journalist, as well as a writer.
