List of personalities related to the State of Salzburg
This list contains personalities who were born in the city and state of Salzburg or who have had a significant impact here.
politics
- Alfred Bäck (born November 21, 1903 in Saalfelden , † November 3, 1974 in Salzburg ); Mayor and honorary citizen of the city of Salzburg.
- Gabi Burgstaller (born May 23, 1963 in Penetzdorf / Niederthalheim , Upper Austria ) Governor of Salzburg
- Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born September 5, 1948 in Salzburg ), politician
- Franz Hofer (November 27, 1902 in Hofgastein , † 1975 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany); former Gauleiter of Tyrol
- Josef Klaus (born August 15, 1910 in Mauthen , Carinthia , † July 25, 2001 in Vienna ); former Austrian Federal Chancellor and Governor of Salzburg
- Agnes Primocic (born January 30, 1905 in Hallein ; † April 14, 2007 ibid); Politician and resistance fighter
- Franz Rehrl (born December 4, 1890 in Salzburg ; † January 23, 1947 there); former governor of Salzburg
- Alois Winkler (* 1838 in Waidring , Tyrol; † 1925 in Salzburg); former governor of Salzburg
education and Science
- Christian Doppler (born November 29, 1803 in Salzburg , † March 17, 1853 in Venice ), mathematician and physicist
- Friedrich Lepperdinger (* 1927 in St. Georgen near Salzburg ); historian
- Rupert Ursin (born January 26, 1973 in Salzburg ); physicist
- Franz Martin Wimmer (born November 14, 1942 in Sankt Martin bei Lofer; lives in Vienna ), Austrian cultural philosopher
- Leopold Kohr (born October 5, 1909 in Oberndorf near Salzburg , † February 26, 1994 in Gloucester , England ) was a national economist, lawyer, political scientist and practicing philosopher
Literature, theater and film
- Gerhard Amanshauser (born January 2, 1928 in Salzburg ; † September 2, 2006 there); writer
- Martin Amanshauser (* 1968 in Salzburg ); writer
- Ruth Aspöck (born February 7, 1947 in Salzburg ); Writer
- Hans Augustin (born July 5, 1949 in Salzburg ); writer
- Muriel Baumeister (born January 24, 1972 in Salzburg ); actress
- Franz Braumann (born December 2, 1910 Seekirchen am Wallersee , † October 26, 2003 in Köstendorf ); author
- Axel Corti (born May 7, 1933 in Paris , † December 29, 1993 in Oberndorf near Salzburg ); Director
- Wolf Haas (born December 14, 1960 in Maria Alm ); writer
- Robert Hoffmann (born August 30, 1939 in Salzburg ); actor
- Franz Innerhofer (born May 2, 1944 in Krimml , † January 19, 2002 in Graz ); writer
- Robert Kleindienst (born March 4, 1975 in Salzburg ); writer
- Gabriele Neudecker (* 1965 in Salzburg ); Author, director, film producer
- Georg Rendl (born February 1, 1903 in Zell am See , † January 10, 1972 in St. Georgen near Salzburg ); writer
- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (born January 27, 1836 in Lemberg , † March 9, 1895 in Lindheim ); writer
- Vinzenz Maria Süß (born January 15, 1802 in Weißenbach near Strobl , † May 5, 1868 in Salzburg ); Writer and founder of the Salzburg Museum
- Georg Trakl (born February 3, 1887 in Salzburg , † November 3, 1914 in Krakow , Poland ); Lyric poet and poet
- Karl Heinrich Waggerl (born December 10, 1897 in Bad Gastein , † November 4, 1973 in Schwarzach im Pongau ); writer
Fine arts and architecture
- Jakob Adlhart (born April 1, 1898 in Munich , † August 12, 1985 in Hallein ); sculptor
- Wilhelm Holzbauer (born September 3, 1930 in Salzburg ; † June 15, 2019 in Vienna ); architect
- Josef Mayburger (born March 30, 1814 in Straßwalchen , † November 2, 1908 in Salzburg ); Painter, teacher and local politician.
- Karlheinz Schönswetter (born February 13, 1941 in Vienna , † July 18, 2006 in St. Georgen near Salzburg ); Artist and chairman of the Georg Rendl Society
music
- Klaus Ager (born May 10, 1946 in Salzburg), composer and conductor
- Ignaz Aßmayer (born February 11, 1790 in Salzburg, † August 31, 1862 in Vienna), composer and church musician
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (baptized August 12, 1644 in Wartenberg, Bohemia, † May 3, 1704 in Salzburg), composer and violinist
- Cesar Bresgen (born October 16, 1913 in Florence, † April 7, 1988 in Salzburg), composer
- Anton Diabelli (born September 5, 1781 in Mattsee , † April 8, 1858 in Vienna ), composer and music publisher
- Sabina Hank (born May 2, 1976 in Salzburg ), jazz pianist, singer and composer
- Paul Hofhaimer (born January 25, 1459 in Radstadt , † 1537 in Salzburg ), composer and organist
- Caspar Glanner (* 1515, † before August 17, 1577 in Salzburg ), composer and court organist
- Albert Hartinger (born July 13, 1946 in Seekirchen near Salzburg ; † January 22, 2020 in Salzburg), music teacher, singer and conductor, founder of the Salzburg Bach Society
- Herbert von Karajan (born April 5, 1908 in Salzburg , † July 16, 1989 in Anif ), conductor
- Ernst Märzendorfer (born May 26, 1921 in Oberndorf near Salzburg ; † September 16, 2009 in Vienna), conductor, composer and music researcher
- Franz Xaver Gruber (born November 25, 1787 in Unterweitzberg , municipality of Hochburg-Ach; † June 7, 1863 in Hallein), composer (Silent Night, Holy Night)
- Josef Friedrich Hummel (born August 14, 1841 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, † August 29, 1919 in Salzburg), composer
- Monk of Salzburg (* around 1550), minstrel
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg , † December 5, 1791 in Vienna ), composer
- Leopold Mozart (born November 14, 1719 in Augsburg, † May 28, 1787 in Salzburg), composer and violinist
- Georg Muffat (born June 1, 1653 in Megève, Savoy, † February 23, 1704 in Passau), composer and organist
- Franz Richter Herf (born December 17, 1920 in Vienna; † July 4, 1989 in Salzburg), composer, music teacher and conductor
- Josef Anton Singer , religious name: Father Peter Singer (born July 18, 1810 in Häselgehr, Tyrol, † January 25, 1882 in Salzburg), composer
- Gerhard Wimberger (born August 30, 1923 in Vienna; † October 13, 2016), composer and conductor
- Hugo Wolf (born March 13, 1860 in Windischgrätz; † February 22, 1903 in Vienna), composer
religion
- Georg Eder (born March 6, 1928 in Mattsee ; † September 19, 2015 ibid); Archbishop of Salzburg
- Marko Feingold (born May 28, 1913 in Neusohl ; † September 19, 2019 in Salzburg ), President of the Israelite Community of Salzburg
- Alois Kothgasser (born May 29, 1937 in Lichtenegg , Styria ); Archbishop of Salzburg
- Eduard Macheiner (born August 18, 1907 in Fresen , Styria , † July 17, 1972 in Salzburg ) Archbishop of Salzburg
- Andreas Rohracher (born May 31, 1892 in Lienz , East Tyrol ; † August 6, 1976 in Altötting , Upper Bavaria ) Archbishop of Salzburg
- Franz Scharl (born March 5, 1958 in Oberndorf near Salzburg ); Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna
Sports
- Franz Aigner (born September 14, 1967 in St. Johann im Pongau ); Former national soccer player and UEFA Cup finalist with Austria Salzburg
- Martin Amerhauser (born July 23, 1974); National soccer player and UEFA Cup finalist with Austria Salzburg
- Paul Ausserleitner (born February 3, 1925 in Bischofshofen ; † January 9, 1952 there); Ski jumper and namesake of the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
- Hans-Peter Berger (born September 28, 1981 in Salzburg ); Soccer player
- Wolfgang Feiersinger (born January 30, 1965 in Saalfelden ); Former national soccer player and UEFA Cup finalist with Austria Salzburg
- Anna Fenninger (born June 18, 1989 in Salzburg ); Ski racer
- Andrea Fischbacher (born October 14, 1985 in Schwarzach im Pongau ); current Austrian ski racer
- Michael Gruber (born December 5, 1979 in Schwarzach im Pongau ); Olympic Champion Nordic Combined
- Hans Grugger (born December 13, 1981 in Bad Hofgastein ); Ski racer
- Reinfried Herbst (born October 11, 1978 in Salzburg ); Ski racer
- Andreas Ibertsberger (born July 27, 1982 in Salzburg ); National soccer player
- Robert Ibertsberger (born January 20, 1977 in Neumarkt am Wallersee ); former national soccer player
- Herbert Ilsanker (born May 24, 1967 in Hallein ); former soccer player
- Eduard Kainberger (born November 20, 1911 in Salzburg ; † March 7, 1974 there); Soccer player and Olympic medalist
- Michaela Kirchgasser (born March 18, 1985 in Schwarzach im Pongau ); Ski racer
- Hermann Maier (born December 7, 1972 in Altenmarkt im Pongau ); Ski racer, world champion and Olympic champion
- Walter Mayer (born March 17, 1957 in Radstadt ); Former cross-country skier and ÖSV cross-country trainer
- Brigitte Obermoser (born July 2, 1976 in Radstadt ); former ski racer
- Wolfgang Rottmann (born May 15, 1973); former biathlon world champion
- Roswitha Steiner-Stadlober (born June 19, 1963 in Radstadt ); former ski racer
- Andreas Schifferer (born August 3, 1974 in Radstadt ); current Austrian ski racer and alpine ski world champion
- Michael Walchhofer (born April 28, 1975 in Radstadt ); current ski racer and former downhill world champion
- Thomas Winklhofer (born December 30, 1970 in Seekirchen am Wallersee ); National soccer player
Entrepreneur and Inventor
- Michael Aufhauser (born April 25, 1952 in Augsburg , Bavaria ); German animal rights activist and founder of Gut Aiderbichl,
- Siegfried Gmelin (born January 5, 1897 in Geislingen , Württemberg , † March 18, 1976 in Salzburg ), founder of the Austrian building society society
- Johanna Maier (* 1951 in Radstadt ); Award-winning chef
- Alois Rohrmoser , (born July 11, 1932 in Grossarl ; † February 4, 2005 in Wagrain ), founder of the Atomic ski factory
- Eckart Witzigmann (born July 4, 1941 in Bad Gastein ); Award-winning chef
Other personalities
- Gerd Bacher (born November 18, 1925 in Salzburg ; † June 27, 2015 there); Journalist and former ORF general director
- Kaspar Steger , (* 1780 in Flachau , † 1860 in Seekirchen am Wallersee ); Captain and leader of the Radstadt rifle in the defensive battle against the French-Bavarian troops in 1809
- Virgil von Helmreichen zu Brunnfeld (* 1805 in Salzburg , † 1852 in Rio de Janeiro ); Explorer and explorer