List of personalities of the city of Eisenstadt

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Coat of arms of the city of Eisenstadt

The list of personalities of the city of Eisenstadt includes encyclopaedically relevant personalities from history and contemporary history who have a clear biographical reference to the Burgenland provincial capital Eisenstadt ( Hungarian : Kismarton , Croatian : Željezno , Romani : Srasta ).

Personalities born in Eisenstadt

Irrespective of their subsequent place of work, those personalities whose place of birth is Eisenstadt are listed here. This partial list is arranged chronologically according to the year of birth.

  • Selected portraits

  • Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galantha

  • Josef Hyrtl

  • Akiba Eger

  • Joseph Weigl

  • Moriz Benedict

  • Matthias Klaus

  • Nikolaus Berlakovich

  • Thomas Mandl

  • Anton Pauschenwein

  • Silvia Fuhrmann

Surname Year of birth Year of death to person
Siegfried von Kollonitsch 1572 1624 imperial field marshal
Paul I. Esterházy de Galantha 1635 1713 Majority lord of the Esterházy family
Joseph I. Esterházy de Galantha 1688 1721 Majority lord of the Esterházy family
Karlmann Pachschmidt 1700 1734 Benedictine and composer
Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galantha 1711 1762 Majority lord of the Esterházy family
Isaiah Berlin 1725 1799 rabbi
Matthias Klaus 1758 1833 Mayor of St. Pölten
Akiba Eger 1761 1837 rabbi
Joseph Weigl 1766 1846 Composer and conductor
Josef Hyrtl 1810 1894 anatomist
Ferdinand von Rosenzweig 1812 1892 Feldzeugmeister
Franz Storno the Elder 1821 1907 Painter, architect, restorer and art collector
Josef Kis 1833 1900 Portrait, history and genre painter
Moriz Benedict 1835 1920 neurologist
Hirsch Hildesheimer 1855 1910 Jewish scholar, lecturer, writer and activist against the ban on the Shekhita
Sándor Wolf 1871 1946 Collector and founder of the Burgenland State Museum
Josef Wagast 1881 1946 Politician
Gustinus Ambrosi 1893 1975 Sculptor and poet
Julius of Farkas 1894 1958 linguist
Paul V. Esterházy de Galantha 1901 1989 Majority lord of the Esterházy family
Josef Palham 1905 1988 Politician and middle school professor
Otto Roessler 1907 1991 Semitist and Africanist
Hans Tinhof 1915 1979 Politician
Rudolf Heinz Fischer 1916 2011 Politician
Franz Soronics 1920 2009 Politician
Josef Handler 1927 Politician
Herbert Hoffmann 1930 2012 archaeologist
Moshe Se'ev Feldman 1930 1997 Deputy and Deputy Minister in Israel
Linden Rotta 1937 Writer
Helmut Schatz 1937 Mediciners
Maria Perschy 1938 2004 Film actress
Elfriede Krismanich 1940 Politician and AHS teacher
Achim Leutz 1940 2017 Aviation engineer and flight instructor
Peter Pongratz 1940 Painter, set designer and jazz drummer
Elisabeth Ficker 1941 Member of Parliament (SPÖ)
Günter Unger 1941 Writer, publicist and director
Karl-Heinz Rieder 1942 2017 physicist
Christian Prosl 1946 diplomat
Gertrude Spieß 1947 Politician and secondary school teacher
Ernst Schmid 1949 Politician
Christa Agnes Tuczay 1952 Old Germanist and cultural scientist
Ewald Ivanschitz 1953 2014 Clarinetist and music teacher
Johannes Haider 1954 2014 Artist
Rudolf Simek 1954 Philologist, Scandinavian and Germanistic Medievalist
Andrea Fraunschiel 1955 2019 Mayoress of Eisenstadt
Martin Nehrer 1955 Politician and doctor
Johann Dihanich 1958 Soccer player and coach
Doris Mayer 1958 2018 Actress and writer
Oswald Klikovits 1959 Politician
Johann Tschürtz 1959 Politician and policeman
Josef Bernhardt 1960 Artist
Nikolaus Berlakovich 1961 Politician and farmer
Manfred Horvath 1962 photographer
Manuela Khom 1963 politician
Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger 1964 Computer scientist
Andreas Liegenfeld 1964 Politician
Richard Saringer 1967 actor
Eva Maria Marold 1968 actress and singer
Verena Moritz 1969 Historian
Rainer Windholz 1969 Politician (SPÖ)
Elvira Schmidt 1970 Politician (SPÖ)
Thomas Bugnyar 1971 Behaviorists, scientists
Michel Reimon 1971 Author, politician
Harald Tauber 1971 Singer and actor
Christian Ries 1972 Politician
Ursula Bredlinger 1973 Long distance runner
Simone Fuith 1973 actress
Icarus 1974 Musician and producer
Hans-Jürgen Mader 1974 Basketball player
Beate Schreiter-Radel 1974 Painter and glass artist
Barbara Eder 1976 Director
March Höld 1976 Writer
Harald Suchard 1976 Soccer player
Michael Fuith 1977 actor
Wolfgang Millendorfer 1977 Journalist and author
Jürgen Wutzlhofer 1977 Politician
Markus Morawitz 1978 Western rider
Thomas Mandl 1979 Soccer player
Thomas Borenitsch 1980 Soccer player
Mari Lang 1980 Moderator and journalist
Michael Mörz 1980 Soccer player
Christoph Zarits 1980 Politician
Jürgen Bauer 1981 author
Silvia Fuhrmann 1981 politician
Anton Pauschenwein 1981 Soccer player
Barbara Zeman 1981 Author
Andreas Ivanschitz 1983 Soccer player
Robert Weinstabl 1983 Soccer goalkeeper and coach
Astrid Eisenkopf 1984 politician
The Mayerin 1984 Singer-songwriter
Jürgen Rauchbauer 1984 Soccer player
Simon Schumich 1985 Business economist and author
Patrick Niklas 1987 Soccer player
Thomas Sailer 1987 author
Philipp Hosiner 1989 Soccer player
Maximilian Koellner 1991 Politician (SPÖ)
Lukas Rotpuller 1991 Soccer player
Felix Wendelin 1992 Soccer player
Mario Pavelic 1993 Soccer player
Marko Daňo 1994 Ice hockey player
Caroline Hat 1996 musician
David Nemeth 2001 Soccer player

Other personalities related to the city

This partial list includes those personalities who were not born in Eisenstadt but who owned or have their main place of work in Eisenstadt. It is arranged alphabetically according to the surnames of the personalities.

  • Selected portraits

  • Joseph Haydn

  • Esriel Hildesheimer

  • Klara Köttner-Benigni

  • Niccolò Mestrino

  • Samson Wertheimer

Surname Year of birth Year of death to person Related to Eisenstadt
Nicholas Bencsics 1937 Linguist, historian, educator and writer Pedagogue at the episcopal boarding school and at the pedagogical college
Walter Benigni 1934 2019 Art photographer Main residence
Heinz Birthelmer 1884 1940 NSDAP politician General director of Eisenstädter Elektrizitäts AG
Vinzenz Böröcz 1915 1994 Politician and printer City Councilor of Eisenstadt
Edmund Brauner 1899 1960 NSDAP politician and SA leader from 1938 district leader of the NSDAP in Eisenstadt
Helga Braunrath 1944 Politician and BHS professor Member of the Eisenstadt municipal council and city senate
Rudolf Burgmann 1874 1943 Politician Primary school director in Eisenstadt
Melinda Esterházy 1920 2014 Hungarian-Austrian nobles Sole heir to Esterházy Palace
Anton Forti 1790 1859 Singer and violist Chamber singer in the Princely Eszterházy Chapel
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs 1766 1839 Composer and conductor Court conductor of the Esterházy
Michael Gangl 1885 1977 Clergyman and politician Roman Catholic parish priest of Eisenstadt from 1929 to 1962
Joseph Haydn 1732 1809 composer Hofkapellmeister in Eisenstadt
Esriel Hildesheimer 1820 1899 Co-founder of modern orthodoxy in Judaism Rabbi in Eisenstadt from 1851 to 1869
Norbert Hofer 1971 Politician Eisenstadt municipal council
Wolfgang Horvath 1966 Conductor and church musician Cathedral organist at St. Martin's Cathedral
Paul Iby 1935 Clergyman and canon lawyer since 1992 Bishop of Eisenstadt
Herwig Ilkow Politician
Thomas Katsich 1919 2004 Politician and lawyer Eisenstadt municipal council
Josef Kirchknopf 1930 Politician Eisenstadt municipal council
Paul Koller 1889 1950 Politician Mayor of Eisenstadt
Kurt Korbatits 1937 Politician Mayor of Eisenstadt
Klara Köttner-Benigni 1928 2015 Writer, publicist and conservationist Radio Burgenland, main residence
Günter Kovacs 1968 Politician Vice Mayor of Eisenstadt
Heinrich Kunnert 1904 1979 Librarian and archivist Head of the cultural department of the Burgenland Provincial Government
Stephan László 1913 1995 Clergyman from 1960 to 1992 Bishop of Eisenstadt
Wolfgang Lentsch 1939 Musician and conductor Pedagogue in Eisenstadt
Niccolò Mestrino 1748 1789 Italian violinist and composer worked in Eisenstadt from 1780 to 1785
Géza Molnár 1984 Politician Eisenstadt municipal council
Rudolf Perthen 1884 1941 architect Architect of the country house and other buildings in Eisenstadt
Regina Petrik 1963 Politician Councilor of Eisenstadt
Georg Poch 1895 1970 doctor Head of maternal health care in Eisenstadt
Adalbert Riedl 1898 1978 Teacher, museum director and politician Director of the Landesmuseum Burgenland
Josef Rittsteuer 1914 2015 Roman Catholic priest City priest in Eisenstadt Cathedral
Heinrich Schmidt 1779 1857 Actor and theater director Head of the royal court theater in Eisenstadt
Gaby Schwarz 1962 TV and radio presenter and politician Editor at the ORF regional studio Burgenland
Anton Stirling 1926 2011 Clergyman from 1977 Vicar General of the Diocese of Eisenstadt
Otto Strobl 1927 2019 Teacher, choir director, composer Teacher at PÄDAK Burgenland, choirmaster of the Haydn Choir Eisenstadt
Luigi Tomasini 1741 1808 Italian violinist and composer worked in Eisenstadt from 1761
Helmuth Vogl 1928 Politicians and trade unionists from 1956 local council in Eisenstadt
Gregor Joseph Werner 1693 1766 composer Hofkapellmeister in Eisenstadt
Samson Wertheimer 1658 1724 Court factor, chief rabbi and promoter of Judaism Rabbi in Eisenstadt
Gerhard J. Winkler 1956 2012 Musicologist Head of the Haydn Museum
Alfred Zistler 1929 2009 Clergyman Roman Catholic parish priest of Eisenstadt from 1972 to 1998

Honorary citizen

Here is a selection of the honorary citizens of the city of Eisenstadt.

literature

  • Karl Semmelweis: Eisenstadt: a guide through the state capital with special consideration of the Haydn memorials . 7th edition. Burgenland-Verlag, Eisenstadt 1998, ISBN 3-85374-295-5