List of personalities of the city of Graz

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This list shows the articles of personalities related to the city of Graz . After the honorary citizens , citizens and honorary ring bearers , the sons and daughters of the city of Graz and finally other personalities with a connection to the city of Graz follow .

Honorary citizen (excerpt)

  • Ignaz Maria Graf von Attems-Heiligenkreuz (* February 24, 1774; † December 17, 1861) was Governor of Styria.
  • Rudolf Hans Bartsch (born February 11, 1873 - † February 7, 1952) was an Austrian officer and writer (1932).
  • Heinz Fischer (born October 9, 1938) was Federal President of the Republic of Austria.
  • Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski (born April 28, 1877 in Vienna, † July 31, 1956 in Graz) was Prince-Bishop of Seckau (today: Diocese of Graz-Seckau) and most recently titular Archbishop of Velebusdus. He was granted honorary citizenship on June 23, 1937, revoked on May 12, 1938 and solemnly re-awarded on November 26, 1953.

Citizen (excerpt)

  • Peter Freyberger (born November 8, 1922, † June 21, 2009) was a medical doctor and university professor.
  • Karl Frühwirth (* 1924; † April 16, 2009) was Vice President of the Regional Court for Criminal Matters Graz i. R.
  • Ferdinand Friebe (* 1894; † 1980) athlete and entrepreneur
  • Volker Hild († March 25, 2009), Brigadier
  • Rudolf Kellermayr (born January 25, 1921 in Graz; † September 27, 2014 there), long-time director of the Academic Gymnasium Graz , cultural critic and chairman of the editorial board of the Kleine Zeitung
  • Sigrid Reinitzer (* 1941 in Graz), long-time director of the Graz University Library
  • Anne Marie Wicher (* 1934 in Graz), politician

Honorary Ring Bearer (extract)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (2004), the city's former figurehead

Graz has awarded 115 rings of honor since around 1960 and as of June 2020, including 7 to women. Only Schwarzenegger is known to have ever returned a ring.

sons and daughters of the town

The following people were born in Graz. For the mention here, it is irrelevant whether the persons later had their sphere of activity in Graz or not.

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Other personalities related to Graz

Well-known personalities are listed here who have spent part of their life in Graz or who died in Graz.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kronen Zeitung, September 25, 2008
  2. ^ Historical Yearbook of the City of Graz, Volume 18/19; Graz 1988.
  3. ↑ Obituary from the City of Graz in the Kleine Zeitung, June 28, 2009, p. 54
  4. ^ Obituary notice in the Kleine Zeitung, April 22, 2009, p. 55
  5. ^ Obituary notice in the Kleine Zeitung, April 2, 2009
  6. ↑ City portal of the provincial capital Graz Graz honors: Dr. Grete Schurz - City portal of the state capital Graz. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
  7. ↑ ORF Steiermark: Schwarzenegger sends Ehrenring back orf.at, December 19, 2005, accessed January 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ a b Honor where honor is due: Christine Neuper and Hans Sünkel received the ring of honor from the city of Graz. July 4, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019 .