List of personalities of the city of Bolzano
The following list contains the personalities born and temporarily living in the city of Bozen ( South Tyrol ), listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Bolzano
To 1900
- Jakob Haas (first half of the 13th century), notary
- Heinrich von Bozen (1250–1315), city patron
- Jakob Tugehenn (attested 1280–1299), notary
- Hans Trott , first mayor attested in 1449
- Christof Hasler the Elder J. , Mayor 1453 and 1469 and notary
- Konrad Lerhueber , Mayor 1472 and initiator of the Bozen city book
- Sigmund Gerstl zu Gerstburg , multiple mayor from 1474
- Petrus Tritonius (1465–1525), schoolmaster, composer and music teacher
- Adam Haslmayr (1550–1617), philosopher
- Joseph Tiefenthaler (1710–1785), Jesuit missionary and geographer in India
- Franz von Gumer (1731–1794), mayor of Bolzano and founder of a Masonic lodge in Bolzano
- Joseph von Giovanelli (1750-1812), freedom fighter politician
- Johann Peter Pichler (1765–1807), mezzotint artist and portrait engraver
- Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer (1777–1860), Prince-Bishop of Trient, beatified in 1995
- Georg Eberle (1787–1855), Lieutenant Field Marshal and fortress builder
- Franz Kink (1790–1862), pioneer of cement production
- Karl von Lutterotti (1793–1872), folklorist, dialect poet and dialect researcher
- Joseph Streiter (1804–1873), Mayor of Bozen and Tyrolean member of the state parliament
- Ignaz von Giovanelli zu Gerstburg and Hörtenberg (1815–1889), politician
- Carl Moser the Elder (1818–1882), painter
- Joseph Späth (1823-1896), gynecologist
- Gottfried Seelos (1829–1900), painter
- Josef Riehl (1842–1917), engineer and building contractor
- Anton Ausserer (1843–1889), natural scientist and arachnologist
- Josef Staffler (1846–1919), innkeeper and builder of the first passenger ropeway in Central Europe
- Hans Widmann (1847–1928), historian in Salzburg
- Julius Perathoner (1849–1926), last German mayor of Bolzano, important national liberal Tyrolean politician, chairman of the National Council for German South Tyrol in 1919
- Richard Strele von Bärwangen (1849–1919), library director in Salzburg, nestor of the student associations in Chernivtsi
- Johannes Kaltenboeck (1853–1927), writer
- Josef von Hepperger (1855–1928), astronomer
- Georg Gasser (1857–1931), painter, collector and natural historian
- Sylvio Lazzari (1857–1944), composer
- Gottfried Hofer (1858–1932), painter
- Alois Delug (1859–1930), painter
- Ludwig Thuille (1861–1907), composer, music teacher and music theorist
- Friedrich von Toggenburg (1866–1956), governor of Tyrol and Austrian interior minister
- Karl Innerebner (1870–1970), engineer and building contractor
- Carl Moser (1873–1939), artist
- Rudolf Stolz (1874–1960), painter and creator of graphics and frescoes
- Cornelius Hintner (1875–1922), film director, painter and draftsman
- Albert Stolz (1875–1947), oil and fresco painter
- Albert von Trentini (1878–1933), playwright and writer
- Ressel Orla (1889–1931), actress
- Oskar Wiedenhofer (1889–1987), painter
- Max von Fioresi-Weinfeld (1892–1951), notary and victim of National Socialism
- Max Valier (1895–1930), astronomer, writer and pioneer of rocket technology
- Walther Oberhaidacher (1896–1945), politician
- Albin Lanner (1900–1950), sculptor
20th century
1901 to 1920
- Peter Paul Morandell (1901–1976), folk and landscape painter
- Josef Ferrari (1907–1958), head of school administration
- Paula Wiesinger (1907–2001), mountaineer, ski racer and restaurateur
- Erwin Lutz (1908–1972), policeman and Righteous Among the Nations
- Hermann Frass (1910–1996), editor, photographer and book author
- Franz Hampl (1910–2000), ancient historian
- Josef Mayr-Nusser (1910–1945), victim of National Socialism
- Walter Ebner (* 1911), politician
- Franz Tumler (1912–1998), writer
- Maria Luise Thurmair (1912–2005), Catholic theologian and writer
- Estéban Eitler (1913–1960), composer, flautist and painter
- Hans Oberbacher (1914–2012), commercial artist
- Albert Massiczek (1916-2001), author
- Karl Mitterdorfer (1920–2017), fighter pilot, state commander of the South Tyrolean Rifle Federation and politician
1921 to 1940
- Pietro Mitolo (1921-2010), politician
- Benedikt Posch (1922–2001), publicist
- Walter Deutsch (* 1923), musicologist
- Margarethe Stolz-Hoke (1925–2018), artist
- Valentin Braitenberg (1926–2011), brain researcher, cyberneticist and writer
- Toni Egger (1926–1959), climber and mountaineer
- Roland Riz (* 1927), politician, lawyer and legal scholar
- Dorian Gray (1928–2011), actress
- Heinrich Amtmann (1929–2014), politician and vocational school teacher
- Josef Larch (1930–2011), mountaineer
- Kristian Sotriffer (1932–2002), painter, graphic artist and art critic
- Herbert Rosendorfer (1934–2012), lawyer and writer
- Andreina Ardizzone Emeri (1936–1985), politician, women's rights activist and lawyer
- Markus Vallazza (1936–2019), painter, graphic artist and illustrator
- Paul Bacher (* 1937), athlete and former. State commander of the South Tyrolean shooting association
- Peter Martell (1938-2010), film actor
- Christoph Pan (* 1938), sociologist and ethnic group researcher
- Adolf Dallapozza (* 1940), opera, operetta and musical singer
- Bruno Mahlknecht (* 1940), author and cultural historian
1941 to 1960
- Helmut Kutin (* 1941), manager and president of SOS Children's Villages International
- Hugo Beikircher (* 1942), classical philologist and lexicographer
- Georg Pardeller (* 1942), union leader and politician
- Herbert Mayr (1943–2015), athlete and politician
- Gottfried Veit (* 1943), composer, clarinetist and choir director
- Hans Peter Haselsteiner (* 1944), industrialist
- Gerhard Kofler (1949–2005), writer
- Hortense von Gelmini (* 1947), orchestra conductor, painter and writer
- Brigitte Mazohl (* 1947), historian
- Gerhard Mumelter (* 1947), journalist and author
- Barbara Repetto (* 1947), politician
- Peter Egger (* 1948), Roman Catholic theologian, philosopher, literary scholar and author
- Krista Posch (* 1948), actress and voice actress
- Ottavia Piccolo (* 1949), theater and film actress
- Oskar Peterlini (* 1950), politician
- Michl Ebner (* 1952), entrepreneur, author and politician
- Walter Niedermayr (* 1952), photographer
- Matteo Thun (* 1952), architect and designer
- Verena Plangger (* 1952), actress and director
- Helmuth Renzler (* 1953), politician
- Luisa Gnecchi (* 1953), politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist
- Donato Seppi (* 1953), politician
- Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann (* 1954), political scientist and politician
- Roberto Bizzo (* 1955), politician
- Christine Mayr (* 1956), lawyer and politician
- Lilli Gruber (* 1957), journalist, presenter and politician
- Armin Gatterer (* 1959), writer
- Thomas Widmann (* 1959), politician
- Florin Kompatscher (* 1960), painter
- Kurt Lanthaler (* 1960), writer
- Elmar Pichler Rolle (* 1960), politician
- Luigi Spagnolli (* 1960), politician and mayor of Bolzano
1961 to 1980
- Stefano Bizzotto (* 1961), sports journalist
- Christoph Kohl (* 1961), architect and urban planner
- Michael Nothdurfter (1961–1990), left-wing extremist guerrilla fighter
- Hannes Obermair (* 1961), historian
- Hans Karl Peterlini (* 1961), journalist and writer
- Christine Mayn (* 1962), actress
- Marco Zanetti (* 1962), carom player and two-time world champion
- Karl Emilio Pircher (* 1963), designer
- Astrid Kofler (* 1965), journalist, filmmaker and writer
- Frederike Demattio (* 1965) journalist and author
- Michele Tomasi (* 1965), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Treviso
- Rudy Giovannini (* 1966), singer
- Alessandro Urzì (* 1966), politician
- Sergio Azzolini (* 1967), bassoonist
- Francesco Comina (* 1967), journalist, pacifist and politician
- Stefan Mair (* 1967), ice hockey player and coach
- Peter Paul Rainer (* 1967), politician
- Antonella Bellutti (* 1968), cyclist, track and field athlete, bobsledder and sports official
- Graziano (* 1968), pop singer
- Marco Postinghel (* 1968), bassoonist and music teacher
- Egon Theiner (* 1968), sports journalist and book author
- Klaus Janek (* 1969), double bass player, composer
- Stefan Schwoch (* 1969), soccer player
- Gerda Weißensteiner (* 1969), luge and bobsleigh rider
- Elena Artioli (* 1970), entrepreneur and politician
- Wolfgang Kofler (* 1970), classical philologist
- Martin Thurner (* 1970), Catholic theologian
- Roland Trettl (* 1971), cook and author
- Daniel Oberegger (* 1971), composer, writer and filmmaker
- Thomas Grandi (* 1972), ski racer
- Christian Hafner (* 1972), natural track tobogganist
- Paolo Orlandoni (* 1972), soccer goalkeeper
- Morena Gallizio (* 1974), ski racer
- Ulli Mair (* 1974), politician
- Leo Insam (* 1975), ice hockey player
- Isolde Kostner (* 1975), ski racer
- Gabriela Oberkofler (* 1975). artist
- Christian Tommasini (* 1975), politician
- Silke Bachmann (* 1977), ski racer
- Renate Gebhard (* 1977), lawyer and politician
- Gerti Drassl (* 1978), film and theater actress
- Patrick Gruber (* 1978), luge rider
- Günther Hell (* 1978), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Karen Putzer (* 1978), ski racer
- Barbara Romaner (* 1978), actress
- Patrick Thaler (* 1978), ski racer
- Enrico Dorigatti (* 1979), ice hockey player
- Alexander Egger (* 1979), ice hockey player
- Florian Kostner (* 1979), cross-country skier
- Michela Ponza (* 1979), biathlete
- Manuel Quinziato (* 1979), racing cyclist
- Renate Rungger (* 1979), long-distance runner
- Renate Kasslatter (* 1980), natural track tobogganist
- Sven Knoll (* 1980), politician
- Christian Walcher (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Stefan Zisser (* 1980), ice hockey player
1981 to 2000
- Patrick Bona (* 1981), ice hockey player
- Birgit Nössing (* 1982), journalist
- Sabina Florian (* 1983), ice hockey player
- Rudi Resch (* 1983), natural track tobogganist
- Lucas Senoner (* 1983), ski racer
- Florian Eisath (* 1984), ski racer
- Thomas Haberer (* 1984), actor and presenter
- Max Oberrauch (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Andreas Seppi (* 1984), tennis player
- Tania Cagnotto (* 1985), high diver
- Eva Lechner (* 1985), racing cyclist
- Thomas Pichler (* 1985), ice hockey player
- Anna Unterberger (* 1985), actress
- Magdalena Eisath (* 1986), ski racer
- Stefano Gross (* 1986), ski racer
- Tamara Lunger (* 1986), ski mountaineer
- Philipp Antholzer (* 1987), natural track tobogganist
- Carolina Kostner (* 1987), figure skater
- Patrick Pigneter (* 1987), natural track tobogganist
- Lukas Runggaldier (* 1987), Nordic combined athlete
- Michael Cia (* 1988), football player
- Daniel Dejori (* 1989), ski racer and grass skier
- Lisa Demetz (* 1989), ski jumper
- Valentine Prucker (* 1989), ski jumper
- Armin Bauer (* 1990), Nordic combined athlete
- Andreas Bernard (* 1990), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Simon Kostner (* 1990), ice hockey player
- Elena Runggaldier (* 1990), ski jumper
- Katja Schroffenegger (* 1991), soccer goalkeeper
- Alex Gruber (* 1992), natural track tobogganist
- Ivan Horvat (* 1993), Croatian handball player
- Simona Senoner (1993-2011), ski jumper
- Alex Trivellato (* 1993), ice hockey player
- Jan Pavlu (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Max Reinthaler (* 1995), soccer player
- Sandra Robatscher (* 1995), luge rider
- Alex Vinatzer (* 1999), ski racer
Well-known inhabitants of Bolzano
- Pietro Delai (around 1635 - 1695), builder
- Andrea Delai (around 1648 - after 1698), master builder
- Ulrich Glantschnigg (1661–1722), painter
- Archduke Rainer (1783–1853), main founder of the Rainerum named after him ; buried in the Bolzano parish church
- Albert Knoll (1796–1863), Capuchin and theologian, preacher and pastor in Bolzano
- Archduke Heinrich (1828–1891), sponsor of numerous associations and charitable projects in Bolzano, including the Guntschnapromenade created in 1890–91, which was originally named after him
- Wilhelm Pfaff (1859–1933), botanist
- Karl Theodor Hoeniger (1881–1970), South Tyrolean author and cultural historian; Editor of the Bozner Nachrichten
- Alois Puff (1890–1973), officer, Tyrolean Kaiserjäger, politician and founding member of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)
- May Hofer (1896–2000), textile and enamel artist
- Franz Six (1909–1975), SS brigade leader, NSDAP functionary, convicted as a war criminal and employee of the Gehlen organization and the Federal Intelligence Service
- Carlo Maria Giulini (1914–2005), conductor; grew up in Bolzano
- Silvius Magnago (1914–2010), lawyer and politician, Governor of South Tyrol; grew up in Bozen, lived and worked there and died there too
- Leonie Mann (1916–1986), author and translator
- Rolando Boesso (1920–2008), journalist and politician; lived in Bolzano from 1945 until his death
- Ludvík Aškenazy (1921–1986), Czech writer
- Alcide Berloffa (1922–2011), politician; grew up in the Rentsch district and died in Bolzano
- Marianne Ilmer Ebnicher (* 1959), children's book author, poet and reviewer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kulturstiftung Libertas per Veritatem: RAI portrait: Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer beatification by Pope John Paul II in Trento (from 0:03:42) on YouTube , August 21, 2020, accessed on August 23, 2020.