List of sons and daughters of the city of Dornbirn

This is a list of well-known personalities who were born in the city of Dornbirn in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg .

1401-1800

Ulrich Fabri (≈1494–1544), humanist, poet and doctor
Thomas Rhomberg (≈1572 / 74 or after 1580–1647), Landammann in Dornbirn and captain
Karl Ulmer (1773–1846), industrialist
Joseph Anton Rhomberg (1786–1853), painter, draftsman and graphic artist
Franz Martin Drexel (1792–1863), Austrian / American painter and banker

1801-1850

David Fussenegger (1808–1874), textile entrepreneur and politician
Benedikt Martignoni (1810–1888), doctor and politician, member of the state parliament and deputy governor
Josef Anton Oelz (1812–1893), doctor and politician, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag
Franz Martin Hämmerle (1815–1878), textile entrepreneur, founder of FM Hämmerle
Albert Rhomberg (1819–1884), textile entrepreneur and politician, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag
Guntram Hämmerle (1821–1875), lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament
Wilhelm Rhomberg (1825–1887), textile entrepreneur and politician, mayor of Dornbirn 1864–1867, member of the state parliament and deputy governor
Johann Georg Waibel (1828–1908), Mayor of Dornbirn 1869–1908, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag
August Thurnher (1836–1908), lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament and member of the state committee
August Rhomberg (1838–1912), accountant, authorized signatory and politician, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag
Johannes Thurnher (1838–1909), merchant, wine merchant and politician, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag
Martin Thurnher (1844–1922), teacher and politician, member of the Reichsrat and Landtag, member of the provisional national assembly

1851-1900

Adolf Rhomberg (1851–1921), textile entrepreneur and governor of Vorarlberg
Karl Fußenegger (1858–1933), politician, mayor of Dornbirn 1908–1910
Theodor Hämmerle (1859–1930), textile entrepreneur and patron
Franz Feierle (1861–1926), lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament
Engelbert Luger (1861–1926), politician (CSP), mayor of Dornbirn 1910–1926 and member of the state parliament
Alfons Luger (1869–1945), genre and landscape painter
Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Roman Catholic priest and mycologist
Karl Drexel (1872–1954), politician (CSP), member of the Austrian Reichstag
Martin Hämmerle (1874–1946), textile entrepreneur
Karl Aubert Salzmann (1876–1934), lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament of Upper Austria, mayor of Wels, member of the Federal Council
Anton Zumtobel (1876–1947), lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament
Andreas Ulmer (1880–1953), historian, wrote an important book about the castles and noble residences of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein
Josef Rüf (1882–1934), politician (CSP), mayor of Dornbirn 1926–1934 and member of the state parliament
Julius Diem (1886–1952), engineer and politician, member of the state parliament
Josef Feurstein (1887–1973), priest and politician, member of the state parliament
Ernst Winsauer (1890–1962), Governor of Vorarlberg
Ludwig Kofler (1891–1951), pharmacologist
Josef Anton Fässler (1893–1970), locksmith, post office clerk and politician
Eugen Lecher (1895–1980), savings bank director and politician, member of the state parliament
Johann Bohle (1896–1970), priest and politician, member of the state parliament
Josef Dreher (1896–1963), Mayor of Dornbirn 1940–1945
Hans Feßler (1896–1973), architect
Lorenz Rhomberg (1896–1976), entrepreneur and NSDAP district economic advisor
Alwin Aßmann (1899–1984), politician (WdU), member of the Austrian National Council
Eduard Ulmer (1899–1970), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament, state councilor and state governor
Josef Diem (1900–1962), politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament
Edmund Kalb (1900–1952), painter

1901-1950

Meinrad Hämmerle (1901–1973), factory worker and politician (NSDAP / SPÖ), member of the state parliament
Emanuel Thurnher (1902 – after 1952), architect
Paul Waibel (1902–1994), politician and lawyer, Mayor of Dornbirn 1938–1940
Armin Diem (1903–1951), dialect poet
Herbert Rüsch (1903–1979), engineer
Rudolf Hämmerle (1904–1984), textile industrialist, politician (ÖVP), member of the Austrian National Council
Ulrich Ilg (1905–1986), politician (ÖVP), governor of Vorarlberg
Johann Kaufmann (1906–1974), typesetter and politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament
Walter Zumtobel (1907–1990), engineer and entrepreneur
Hugo Kleinbrod (1910–1970), priest and founder of the Vorarlberg Children's Village
Friedrich Nickel (1910–1985), textile draftsman, illustrator and comic artist
Albert Danner (1913–1991), master confectioner and politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament
Karl Ilg (1913-2000), folklorist
Herbert Stohs (1913–1997), politician (FPÖ), member of the Austrian National Council
Franz Grubhofer (1914–1970), politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council and State Secretary
Werner Hinterauer (1917–2013), lawyer and highest judge at the VwGH and VfGH
Herta-Maria Witzemann (1918–1999), interior designer
Werner Kresser (1919–2008), hydrologist
Gerold Ratz (1919–2006), politician (ÖVP), state governor of Vorarlberg
Karl Bohle (1920–1987), politician (ÖVP), mayor of Dornbirn 1965–1983
Rudolf Rhomberg (1920–1968), actor
Artur Doppelmayr (1922–2017), entrepreneur and cable car pioneer
Lore Rhomberg (1923–2016), artist
Hans Gruber (1924–2000), entrepreneur, journalist and dialect author
Oswin Martinek (1924–1997), legal scholar
Wolfgang Blenk (1926–1996), politician (ÖVP), member of the Austrian National Council
Margret Dünser (1926–1980), journalist
Franz Josef Huber (* 1926), electrical engineer, inventor, castle researcher, author
Edwin Oberhauser (1926-2019), preservationists
Heinz Feierle (1927–2018), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
Elmar Rümmele (1927–2008), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament and state councilor
Sepp Moosmann (1928–2017), artist and writer
Walter Salzmann (1930–2008), sculptor and ceramicist
Fritz Mayer (1933–1988), politician (SPÖ), member of the Vorarlberg state parliament
August Paterno (1935–2007), Roman Catholic television pastor
Günter Vetter (* 1936), politician (ÖVP), regional councilor in the Vorarlberg regional government
Eugen Gabriel (* 1937), linguist, dialectologist and name researcher
Wolfgang Nussbaumer (* 1937), politician (FPÖ), member of the Austrian National Council, member of the European Parliament
Ludwig Nosko (1938–1992), politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament
Armin Pramstaller (1938–2002), artist
Arnulf Stefenelli (1938–2002), Romance studies and linguist
Gerald Nosko (* 1939), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
Rudolf Sohm (* 1939), politician (ÖVP), mayor of Dornbirn 1984–1999
Friedrich Rafreider (1942–2007), national soccer player
Traudl Herrhausen (* 1943), German politician (CDU), member of the Hessian state parliament
Dolf Bissinger (* 1944), architect and painter
Gerhard Heufler (1944–2013), industrial designer and course director
Armin Pinggera (* 1944), South Tyrolean politician (SVP)
Wolfgang Rümmele (1946–2019), politician (ÖVP), Mayor of Dornbirn 1999–2013
Ulrich Gabriel (* 1947), artist
Reinold Geiger (* 1947), cosmetics entrepreneur
Heliane Canepa (* 1948), Swiss manager
Karl Cordin (* 1948), ski racer
Hans Hammerer (* 1948), entrepreneur, musician and author
Paul Rachbauer (1948–2014), ethnologist and sociologist
Manfred Rein (1948–2016), President of the Chamber of Commerce, Regional Councilor in the Vorarlberg regional government
Hubert Österle (* 1949), professor at the University of St. Gallen

1951-1970

Otto Neumaier (* 1951), philosopher
Sigrid Eberle (* 1952), ski racer
Wolfgang Flatz (* 1952), action artist, stage designer, musician and composer
Elfi Graf (* 1952), pop singer
Elisabeth Neier (* 1953), doctor
Eva Maria Waibel (* 1953), university professor and politician (ÖVP), regional councilor in the Vorarlberg regional government
Günther Alster (* 1955), ski racer
Angelika Fußenegger (* 1955), management consultant and politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament
Johann Nikolussi (* 1956), actor
Karl Stoss (* 1956), Casinos Austria General Manager and ÖOC President
Hans-Jörg Vogl (* 1956), lawyer
Reinhard Eugen Bösch (* 1957), historian and politician (FPÖ), member of the Austrian National Council
Ingrid Eberle (* 1957), ski racer
Markus Hofer (* 1957), theologian and author
Andi Schreiber (* 1957), jazz musician
Klaudia Thalhammer-Koch (* 1958), figure skater, women's rights activist and entrepreneur
Gebhard Aberer (* 1959), ski jumper
Eva Cavalli (* 1959), fashion designer and beauty queen
Markus Linder (* 1959), cabaret artist
Gernot Grabher (* 1960), economic geographer
Peter Melichar (* 1960), historian
Doris Sottopietra (1960–2006), historian and political scientist
Adi Gross (* 1961), politician (GREEN), member of the state parliament
Hans-Peter Ludescher (* 1961), State Police Director of Vorarlberg
Tobias G. Natter (* 1961), art historian
Helga Kohler-Spiegel (* 1962), theologian
Richard Wilhelm (* 1962), politician (SPÖ), member of the Federal Council
Arno Böhler (* 1963), philosopher
George Nussbaumer (* 1963), musician
Michael Amann (* 1964), composer
Arno Gisinger (* 1964), photographer
Hanno Settele (* 1964), radio and television journalist
Wolfgang Weber (* 1964), historian
Wolfgang Bleier (* 1965), author and bookseller
Alexander Meschnig (* 1965), political scientist and journalist
Gerhard Jäger (1966–2018), journalist and writer
Josef Moosbrugger (* 1966), politician (ÖVP), President of the Chamber of Agriculture
Martin Natter (* 1966), business economist, professor of marketing
Herbert Walser (* 1967), musician
Lena Reichmuth (* 1968), actress
Andrea Kaufmann (* 1969), politician (ÖVP), mayor of Dornbirn
Irmgard Kramer (* 1969), author of books for children and young people
Indra Collini (* 1970), politician (NEOS), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
Martin E. Greil (* 1970), artist and writer
Gert Wiesenegger (* 1970), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament

From 1971

Thomas Gangl (* 1971), soccer referee
Angelika Birck (1971-2004), psychologist
Dieter Grabner (* 1972), marksman
Gerald Loacker (* 1973), politician (NEOS), member of the Austrian National Council
Robert Schörgenhofer (* 1973), football referee
Garry Thür (* 1973), politician (NEOS), member of the state parliament
Markus Abwerzger (* 1975), politician (FPÖ), member of the Tyrolean state parliament
Christoph Winder (* 1975), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
Iris Murray (* 1978), show jumper
Michael Waibel (* 1980), lawyer and university professor
Martin Eberle (* 1981), jazz and improvisation musician
Georg Furxer (* 1981), composer
Sabine Reiner (* 1981), long-distance runner, national marathon champion (2011)
Patrick Bechter (* 1982), skier
Nicole Hosp (* 1982), politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament
Yvonne Meusburger-Garamszegi (* 1983), tennis player
Sandro Burgstaller (* 1984), bobsleigh athlete and Nordic combined athlete
Michael Gmeiner (* 1985), ski racer
Julian Fässler (* 1986), politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
Martin Fischer (* 1986), tennis player
Caroline Weber (* 1986), rhythmic gymnast
Eva Beiter-Schwärzler (* 1988), ice hockey player
Bernhard Graf (* 1988), ski racer
Eva Pinkelnig (* 1988), ski jumper
Martin Ulmer (* 1988), ice hockey player
Philipp Fussenegger (* 1989), director, screenwriter, producer and photographer
Raphael Herburger (* 1989), ice hockey player
Franco Joppi (* 1989), football player
Deniz Mujić (* 1990), football player
Tamira Paszek (* 1990), tennis player
Patrick Spannring (* 1990), ice hockey player
Stefan Ulmer (* 1990), ice hockey player
Martin Bader (* 1992), triathlete
Bernhard Fechtig (* 1993), ice hockey player
Patrick Obrist (* 1993), ice hockey player
Christian Zoll (* 1993), politician (ÖVP), former chairman of the federal youth council
Johannes Bischofberger (* 1994), ice hockey player
Matthias Troy (* 1995), ski jumper
Julia Grabher (* 1996), tennis player
Maya Rinderer (* 1996), author and poet
Bünyamin Uyanik (* 1996), football player
Dominic Zwerger (* 1996), ice hockey player
Fabian Gmeiner (* 1997), soccer player
Felix Gurschler (* 1998), soccer player
Anes Omerovic (* 1998), football player
Florian Prirsch (* 1998), soccer player
Dragan Marceta (* 2000), football player

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