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Austrian jurist and politician, the first woman to hold the offices of federal chancellor and president of the Austrian constitutional court

Austrian dramatic painter, writer, and poet known for intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes that shaped the Viennese Expressionist movement

Austrian poet and author regarded as a major voice of 20th-century German-language literature, known for her diverse works and philosophical depth

Austrian-American physicist and chemist, Nobel laureate for developing density functional theory, a crucial tool in materials science and condensed-phase physics

Austrian composer known for integrating Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique, leaving a powerful and expressive legacy in 20th-century classical music

Austrian composer and conductor, a leading figure of the Second Viennese School, known for his modernist atonal and twelve-tone music

Austrian Nobel laureate and psychiatrist recognized for malariotherapy in treating dementia paralytica

Bulgarian ruler from 1887 to 1918 who modernized the nation, achieved independence, and was also a recognized zoologist, ornithologist, and writer

Austrian-British psychoanalyst who was a co-founder of psychoanalytic child psychology and a significant non-fiction writer

Austrian-British Holocaust survivor, memoirist, photographer, and writer who tirelessly shared her family's experiences to educate the world about the Holocaust

German-Austrian ethologist and Nobel laureate known for decoding the honeybee's waggle dance and advancing the study of animal communication

Holy Roman Emperor and composer who led the empire from 1637 until 1657, balancing statecraft with a passion for music

Deutsche Schauspielerin, erste Mehrfach-Oscar-Gewinnerin und erste mit aufeinanderfolgenden Oscars

Empress Consort of the French and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla

Austrian politician who served as Governor of Carinthia and led the Freedom Party of Austria, later founding the Alliance for the Future of Austria

Austrian chemist and Nobel laureate known for his research on colloids, co-inventing the slit-ultramicroscope, and developing membrane filters

Austro-Hungarian otologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on the vestibular apparatus, which garnered him the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

German politician, last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and long-serving head of the House of Habsburg, known for advocating European unity

German-French actress renowned for her iconic portrayal of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and critically acclaimed work with notable film directors

Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and extreme sportsman known for his record-breaking stratospheric freefall, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power

Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, and dramatist known for Der Rosenkavalier and diverse literary contributions spanning opera, drama, and prose

Holy Roman Emperor for 47 years, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and a composer and patron of music

Last monarch of Austria-Hungary and the final ruler of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, who reigned during the closing years of World War I

Celebrated Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for his internationally acclaimed performances on screen and stage