List of Bregenz personalities

This article is a list of Bregenz personalities who were either born in Bregenz or who lived there for a long time and are represented in the German-language Wikipedia with an article.

A.

Anton Amann (1956-2015), chemist and university lecturer
Denise Amann (* 1979), author and TV cook
Gert Ammann (* 1943), art historian, director of the Tyrolean State Museum
Marie-Luise Angerer (* 1958), media and cultural scientist, university professor
Arno Anzenbacher (* 1940), Roman Catholic theologian
Oliver Arno (* 1980), musical actor

B.

Dario Baldauf (* 1985), soccer player
Ernst Bär (1919–1985), engineer and director of the Bregenz Festival
Karl Bär (1874–1952), ophthalmologist, author, councilor and mayor of Merano
Carlo Baumschlager (* 1956), architect
Robert von Bayer (1835–1902), officer and writer
Albert Bechtold (1885–1965), sculptor
Gottfried Bechtold (* 1947), sculptor
Hubert Berchtold (1922–1983), painter and graphic artist
Burkhard Josef Berkmann (* 1976), Catholic theologian and canon lawyer
Franz Bernhard (1934–2000), member of the state parliament and vice-president of the state parliament
Sepp Bildstein (1891–1970), ski jumper
Roswitha Bitterlich (1920–2015), painter, graphic artist and poet
Willibald Braun (1882–1969), architect
Richard Bösch (* 1942), painter
Kurt Bracharz (1947-2020), writer
Karl Heinz Burmeister (1936–2014), lawyer and historian

D.

Hubert Dragaschnig (* 1959), director, actor
Manfred Dörler (1941–2004), President of the Vorarlberg state parliament

E.

Alfred Ebenhoch (1855–1912), Governor of Upper Austria, Minister of Agriculture in Vienna
Irmfried Eberl (1910–1948 in Ulm), doctor and Nazi murderer
Viktor von Ebner-Rofenstein (1842–1925), histologist
Christian Eder (* 1964), painter and visual artist
Benno Elbs (* 1960), Roman Catholic Bishop of Feldkirch
Clemens Ender (* 1971), member of the state parliament
Otto Ender (1875–1960), Federal Chancellor and Governor of Vorarlberg
Eduard Erne (* 1958), film director, actor and television journalist

F.

Johann Baptist Feßler (1803–1875), sculptor
Miriam Feuersinger (* 1978), singer
Ivo Frithjof Fischer (1927–2016), physician
Maria Fliri (* 1973), actress
Marbod Fritsch (* 1963), artist
Josef Froewis (1904–1971), gynecologist and university professor
Albert Fuchs (1919–1985), doctor, festival president and art patron

G

Guntram Gärtner (* 1963), chess player
Johannes Gasser (* 1991), politician (NEOS)
Emil Gehrer (1913–1992), sculptor
Roland Gnaiger (* 1951), architect
Filippa Gojo (* 1988), jazz musician
Sandro Gotal (* 1991), football player
August Wilhelm Grube (1816–1884), German educator and writer, lived and worked from 1861 in the Schedler residence
Daniela Gruber-Pruner (* 1975), politician, Federal Councilor
Gregor Günther (* 1978), handball player
Matthias Günther (* 1976), handball player

H

Sabine Haag (* 1962), art historian
Manuela Hack (* 1965), politician, member of the Vorarlberg state parliament
Johann Georg Hagen (1847–1930), Jesuit and astronomer
Gebhard Halder (* 1942), state politician
Maximilian Hammerle (* 1993), triathlete
Frank Hartmann (1959–2019), media scientist and university professor
Svetlana Heger (* 1968), artist
Peter Herbert (* 1960), double bass player and composer
Lukas Herburger (* 1994), handball player
Wolfgang Hermann (* 1961), writer
Ernst Hiesmayr (1920–2006), architect
Christian Hirschbühl (* 1990), ski racer

J

Augustin Jagg (* 1960), theater director
Anton Jussel (1816–1878), liberal lawyer and governor of Vorarlberg (1873–1878)

K

Elisabeth Kappaurer (* 1994), ski racer
Bartle Kleber (1884–1953), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Hugo Kleinbrod (1910–1970), chaplain
Sighard Kleiner (1904–1995), 79th Abbot General of the Cistercian Order
Reinhard Knittel (* 1960), theologian, rector of the Theological-Philosophical University of St. Pölten
Gebhard von Konstanz , also Gebhard II. Von Bregenz (949–995), Bishop of Konstanz
Thomas König (* 1964), sports presenter
Ernst August Kramer (* 1944), lawyer and university professor
Helmut Kramer (* 1939), economist
Martina Kraml (* 1956), religious educator
Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg (1785–1845), mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte (lived in the Hundsgräfinhaus 1824–1828)
Fritz Krcal (1888–1983), painter
Ursula Krinzinger (* 1940), gallery owner and art dealer
Franz Anton Kuen (1679–1742), baroque sculptor
Klaus Küng (* 1940), bishop

L.

Michael Langer (* 1985), soccer goalkeeper
Ulrike Längle (* 1953), literary scholar and writer
Claudia Larcher (* 1979), artist
Kassian Lauterer (* 1934), former abbot of the Wettingen-Mehrerau Territorial Abbey
Eugen Leissing (1913–2000), Federal Councilor, government advisor and member of the state parliament
Helmut Leite (* 1947), athlete, politician

M.

Dietger Mader (* 1939), politician, member of the state parliament
Otto Mallaun (1874–1957), builder and sailor
Sebastian Manhart (* 1975), handball player and sports manager
Hans-Peter Martin (* 1957), author, journalist, EU parliamentarian
Veronika Marte (* 1982), special education teacher and politician
Alfred 'Fredy' Mayer (* 1936), politician
Fritz Mayer (1933–1988), mayor and member of the state parliament
Lucas Mayer (* 1983), handball player
Alfred Meißner (1822–1885), German-Bohemian writer, lived in the Upper Town from 1869
Jakob Mennel (around 1460–1525), lawyer, court historian and genealogist
Gero von Merhart (1886–1959), prehistoric
Cornelia Michalke (* 1956), politician
Andreas Mihavecz (* 1960/1961), world record holder for survival

Hugo von Montfort (1357–1423), minstrel of the late Middle Ages

Veronika Morscher (* 1991), singer-songwriter and jazz musician

Wolfgang Mörth (* 1958), writer

N

Alois Negrelli von Moldelbe (1799–1858), Austrian engineer and pioneer of transport construction, from 1826 to 1832 adjunct of the Bregenz district engineer
Gerhard Nenning (1940–1995), Austrian ski racer
Philipp Netzer (* 1985), soccer player
Barbara Neumann (* 1974), actress
Alois Niederstätter (* 1955), historian; lives in Dornbirn

O

İlber Ortaylı (* 1947), Turkish historian
Patrick Ortlieb (* 1967), ski racer

P

Franciscus Pappus von Tratzberg (1673–1753), Abbot of Mehrerau
Leon Pauger (* 1998), triathlete
Jürgen Penker (* 1982), ice hockey goalkeeper
Jan Ove Pedersen (* 1968), Norwegian national soccer team player and coach
Patrick Pircher (* 1982), soccer player
Anton Plankensteiner (1890–1969), governor
Philipp Preuss (* 1974), theater director
Bernhard Purin (* 1963), cultural scientist
Hans Purin (1898–1989), painter
Hans Purin (1933–2010), architect

R.

Ariane Rädler (* 1995), ski racer
Roman Rafreider (* 1969), television presenter
Johann Andreas Rauch (1575–1632), painter and cartographer
Ferdinand Redler (1876–1936), governor
Karoline Redler (1883–1944), victim of the Nazi justice system
Franz Xaver Reiner (1790–1837), pediatrician
Michael Ritsch (* 1968), state politician
Céline Roscheck (* 1983), photo model
Karlheinz Rüdisser (* 1955), politician of the Austrian People's Party
Sieghardt Rupp (1931–2015), actor

S.

Elke Sader (* 1955), state politician

Stefan Sagmeister (* 1962), graphic designer and typographer

Herbert Sausgruber (* 1946), Governor of Vorarlberg; lives in Höchst

Hans Sauter (1925–2014), artistic gymnast and trainer

Franz Schaffgotsch (1902–1942), painter, graphic artist

Dominik Schmid (* 1989), handball player

Manuel Schmid (* 1993), handball player

Eva Schmidt (* 1952), writer

Heinrich G. Schneeweiß (* 1930), writer and translator

Anton Schneider (1777–1820), lawyer and freedom fighter

Robert Schneider (* 1961), writer ( Schlafes brother )

Fritz Schuler (* 1944), politician (FPÖ) and lawyer

Norbert Sieber (* 1969), Member of Parliament

Erich Smodics (* 1941), Austrian painter

Maria Stromberger (1898–1957), resistance fighter during the National Socialist era

Helmut Swozilek (* 1945), historian, archaeologist and museum director

T

Christoph Thoma (* 1973), cultural manager and politician
Armin Thurnher (* 1949), journalist, publicist
Eberhard Tiefenthaler (1933–1995), Romance scholar and librarian
Karl Tizian (1915–1985), politician
Paul Trüdinger (1895–1961), Swiss architect
Johann Anton Tscharner (1880–1955), architect

U

Christof Unterberger (* 1970), cellist and composer
Much Untertrifaller (* 1959), architect

V

Alfred Vogel (* 1972), drummer and music producer
Karl-Michael Vogler (1928–2009), actor
Ernst Volkmann (1902–1941), conscientious objector

W.

Rudolf Wacker (1893–1939), painter
Bernhard Weber (* 1963), politician (GRÜNE), musician and communications consultant
Ludwig Welti (1904–1971), historian and state archivist
Franz Winkler (1906–1962), composer and musician
Martin Winkler (* 1968), opera singer
Ernst Winsauer (1890–1962), Governor of Vorarlberg
Werner Winsauer (1928–2010), politician
Laurentius Wocher (1856–1895), Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau
Markus Wolfahrt (* 1960), singer of the Klostertaler
Alfred Wopmann (born November 23, 1936 in Wels) Austrian theater director and director of the Bregenz Festival from 1983 to 2003.
Eugen Wörle (1909–1996), architect
Konrad Wurst (* 1998), handball player

Z

Boris Zivkovic (* 1992), handball player