Filip Sternberg has died at age 69
Filip Sternberg, a Czech-Austrian lawyer and member of the Sternberg nobility, died on September 5, 2026, aged 69. He belonged to the Sternberg family and was the owner of Český…
Famous Dead People from Austria
Over 700 obituaries for famous people from Austria who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Erni Mangold, died aged 99
Erni Mangold, the Austrian actress and stage director known for roles in films and television including Before Sunrise, Therapy for a Vampire and The Forester of the Silver Wood, died…
Alfred Rohr passed away at age 80
Alfred Rohr, an Austrian politician and member of the Landtag of Burgenland, died on August 27, 2026, aged 80. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the…
Alois Leodolter passes away at age 95
Alois Leodolter, an Austrian skier and ski jumper, died on August 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Mariazell, Austria, on August 16, 1931, he represented Austria in Nordic combined…
Heinz Cibulka died at age 83
Heinz Cibulka, the Austrian photographer and assemblage artist, died on August 14, 2026, aged 83. Born in Vienna on January 16, 1943, he worked as a photographer and assemblage artist…
Death of Hermann Gericke at age 95
Hermann Gericke, an Austrian Olympic swimmer, died on August 6, 2026, aged 95. Born on August 12, 1931, he was a Swiss former swimmer who represented his sport at the…
Maria-Luise Egerer obituary: died at age 80
Maria-Luise Egerer, an Austrian farmer and politician who served in the Landtag of Lower Austria from 1993 to 2003, died on August 5, 2026, aged 80. Born Maria-Luise Fuchs, she…
Egon Rusch obituary: died at age 97
Egon Rusch, the Austrian Olympic boxer, died on August 5, 2026, aged 97. Rusch represented Austria at the Olympic level and is identified in the record as an Austrian boxer…
Obituary: Monika Helfer, dead at age 78
Monika Helfer, the Austrian writer, died on August 2, 2026, aged 78. Born in Au on October 18, 1947, she became one of Austria’s noted literary voices and was invested…
Death of Sepp Puschnig at age 79
Sepp Puschnig, the Austrian Olympic ice hockey player who represented his country at three Winter Games, died on August 2, 2026, aged 79. Born Josef Puschnig in Klagenfurt, Austria, on…
Franz Hasiba dead at age 93
Franz Hasiba, the Austrian politician who served as mayor of Graz, deputy governor of Styria and a member of the Landtag of Styria, died on August 2, 2026, aged 93.…
Ulla Flegel died at age 86
Ulla Flegel, the Austrian athlete who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on August 1, 2026, aged 86. Born in Linz on October 22, 1939, she was a pentathlete,…
Johannes Krisch death at age 59
Johannes Krisch, an Austrian actor, died on July 27, 2026, aged 59. Born in Vienna on December 8, 1966, he worked across stage and screen and was active from 1987…
Hans Michael Maitzen, died aged 83
Hans Michael Maitzen, an Austrian astronomer, died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Graz on March 28, 1943, he studied astronomy, mathematics and physics at…
Georg Ferstl passed away at age 89
Georg Ferstl, an Austrian politician who served in the Landtag of Styria from 2000 to 2005, died on July 13, 2026. Born on December 30, 1936, in Trofaiach, he was…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
Henry O. Pollak dies at 98
Henry O. Pollak, the Austrian-American mathematician, died on July 8, 2026, aged 98. Born Henry Otto Pollak in Vienna on December 13, 1927, he was educated at Yale University and…
Bertram Jäger obituary: died at age 96
Bertram Jäger died on July 6, 2026. He was an Austrian politician. Tags Politicians, 06 July 2026, Austria, Bertram, Bludenz, Libra, Jäger, July 2026, July 6
Andreas Koller died at age 65
Andreas Koller died on June 26, 2026. Tags Journalists, 26 June 2026, Andreas, Austria, Koller, June 2026, June 26
Hans Buzek dies at age 88
Hans Buzek, an Austrian footballer who played for First Vienna, Austria Wien and the national team, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Vienna on…
Peter Kampits passes away at age 83
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Death of Peter Schuster at age 85
Peter Schuster, the Austrian theoretical chemist known for his work on molecular evolution, died on June 15, 2026. He was 85. Born in Vienna on March 7, 1941, Schuster studied…
Wolfgang Schleidt dies at 98
Wolfgang Schleidt, an Austrian scientist and zoologist, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Vienna on December 18, 1927, he worked in the areas of…
Elfie Semotan obituary: died at age 99
Elfie Semotan died on June 6, 2026. She was an Austrian photographer and model. Born in Wels on July 25, 1941, she studied at the Modeschule Wien im Schloss Hetzendorf.…
Heimo Reinitzer dead at age 82
Heimo Reinitzer died on June 5, 2026. He was an Austrian Olympic discus thrower. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Austria, Heimo, Libra, Reinitzer, June 2026, June 5
Wolfgang Steinmayr death at age 81
Wolfgang Steinmayr died on May 19, 2026. He was an Austrian Olympic racing cyclist who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Games. Wolfgang Steinmayr, 81, Austrian Olympic racing cyclist (1972,…
Karl Pischl dies at age 85
Karl Pischl, an Austrian politician who served in the National Council from 1972 to 1990 and in the Federal Council from 1994 to 1997, died on May 19, 2026. He…
Helmut F. Kaplan passes away at age 73
Helmut F. Kaplan died on May 18, 2026. He was an Austrian philosopher. Tags Scientists, 18 May 2026, Austria, Helmut, Kaplan, May 18, May 2026
Valie Export dies at 85
Valie Export, Austrian artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included…
Anna Wagner, died aged 111
Anna Wagner died on May 12, 2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian. Anna Wagner [de], 111, Austrian supercentenarian. Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Anna, Austria, Wagner, 2026-05-12, May 12, May…
Dovid Shmidel died at age 92
Dovid Shmidel, the Israeli rabbi who chaired Asra Kadisha, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 92. Also spelled Dovid Schmidel, he was born in Vienna, Austria, on…
Death of Heinrich Kofler at age 96
Heinrich Kofler, an Austrian politician and former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 96. A member of the Austrian People's Party,…
Günter Pichler dies at age 85
Günter Pichler, Austrian violinist, teacher and conductor, died on April 24, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 85. Pichler was the first violin in the Alban Berg Quartett. Born…
Eugene Braunwald dies at 96
Eugene Braunwald died on April 22, 2026. He was an Austrian-born American cardiologist. Eugene Braunwald, 96, Austrian-born American cardiologist. Tags Doctors, 22 April 2026, America, Austria, Braunwald, Eugene, 2026-04-22, April…
Florian Schneeberger dies at 55
Florian Schneeberger, an Austrian sailor who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died on April 20, 2026, in a bus accident in Salzburg, Austria. He was 55. Schneeberger competed in…
Franz Stocker passes away at age 92
Franz Stocker, Austrian politician and former federal councillor, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 92. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Federal…
Alex Manninger passes away at age 48
Alex Manninger, an Austrian footballer and goalkeeper, died on April 16, 2026. He was 48. Manninger played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro…
Oleg Maisenberg death at age 80
Oleg Maisenberg, a Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Odessa, then in the Ukrainian SSR, he received his first piano lessons…
Ilse von Alpenheim has died at age 99
Ilse von Alpenheim, an Austrian pianist, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Innsbruck, she was trained by her mother, a piano teacher, and made…
Thomas Frost died at age 101
Thomas Frost died on April 10, 2026. He was a producer. Tags Musicians, 10 April 2026, America, Austria, Frost, Thomas, April 10, April 2026
Obituary: Harald Ofner, dead at age 93
Harald Ofner, an Austrian lawyer and politician, died on April 8, 2026. He was 93. Born in Vienna on October 25, 1932, he studied law and received a doctorate in…
Adolf Scherwitzl died at age 87
Adolf Scherwitzl, an Austrian Olympic biathlete, died on April 7, 2026. Adolf Scherwitzl, 87, Austrian Olympic biathlete. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Adolf, Austria, Scherwitzl, 2026-04-07, April 2026, April 7
Christian Schwarz-Schilling dies at age 95
Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Austrian-born German politician and former minister of post and telecommunications and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, died on April 6, 2026. He was 95. Schwarz-Schilling served as…
Rainer Schwarz dies at 59
Rainer Schwarz, an Austrian-born, US-based chef, died April 6, 2026. Rainer Schwarz, 59, Austrian-born, US-based chef. Tags Other, 06 April 2026, Austria, Rainer, Schwarz, 2026-04-06, April 2026, April 6
Obituary: Alfred J. Noll, dead at age 66
Alfred J. Noll, an Austrian lawyer, politician and writer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Salzburg on January 30, 1960, he earned his law degree from the University of…
Zsigmond Ritoók, died aged 96
Zsigmond Ritoók, a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian…
António Lobo Antunes dies at 83
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist and medical doctor, died on March 5, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at age 83. Born in Lisbon on September 1, 1942, he studied at…
Hademar Bankhofer dies at age 84
Austrian journalist and television presenter Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Ora Kedem obituary: died at age 101
Ora Kedem, an Austrian-born Israeli chemist and professor emerita, died on February 25, 2026. She was 101. Kedem taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the…
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber died at age 70
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, an Austrian-born American academic and founding director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, died on February 17, 2026. He taught at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson…
Franz Ceska passes away at age 90
Franz Ceska, an Austrian diplomat, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Vienna on January 31, 1936, he studied law at the University of Vienna,…
Hellmut Lorenz dead at age 83
Hellmut Lorenz, an Austrian art historian, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on June 11, 1942, in Vienna, he was a longtime professor at the…
Elyakim Schlesinger passes away at age 104
Elyakim Schlesinger, an Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva, died on February 4, 2026. He was an international authority and served as president, chairman and head of the Rabbinical…
Maximilian Aichern obituary: died at age 93
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Josef Dvorak dies at age 91
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and…
Isaac Witz passed away at age 91
Austrian-born Israeli immunologist Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Death of Dietmar Bachmann at age 91
Austrian politician Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Yehezkel Dror passed away at age 97
Austrian-born Israeli political scientist Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Josef Ratzenböck dies at age 96
Austrian politician Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Arnulf Rainer obituary: died at age 96
Austrian painter Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Georg Springer dead at age 79
Austrian cultural manager Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Siegfried Herrmann passes away at age 83
Siegfried Herrmann, an Austrian politician and trade unionist, died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 83. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag…
Hubert Raudaschl death at age 83
Austrian sailor Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Wilfried Auerbach has died at age 65
Austrian Olympic rower (1980 Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
Klaus Madritsch dead at age 82
Austrian politician Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Death of Kai T. at age 94
Austrian-born American sociologist Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Thomas Daniel, died aged 68
Austrian composer Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Peter Skalicky dead at age 84
Austrian academic Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Cony Staudinger dies at 98
Austrian ice hockey player Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Lotte Ledl death at age 95
Austrian actress (The Forester of the Silver Wood Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Death of Gerfried Hodschar at age 80
Austrian footballer Died on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Georg Stefan death at age 103
Austrian-born French interviewer Died on Saturday September 27th 2025
Dieter Kaufmann passes away at age 84
Austrian composer Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Obituary: Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat, dead at age 79
Austrian art historian Died on Thursday September 18th 2025
Julia Marie dead at age 23
Austrian skater Died on Monday September 15th 2025
Obituary: Harald Serafin, dead at age 92
Austrian opera singer and actor Died on Monday September 15th 2025
Elfi Deufl dies at age 66
Austrian alpine skier Died on Thursday August 28th 2025
Biko Botowamungu has died at age 68
Austrian boxer Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Leo Windtner passes away at age 74
Austrian football administrator Died on Friday August 8th 2025
Helmut Swiczinsky passes away at age 81
Austrian architect Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Carl Auteried, died aged 81
Austrian Olympic sailor Died on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Herbert Brandl passes away at age 66
Austrian painter Died on Monday July 28th 2025
Felix Baumgartner passes away at age 56
Austrian parachutist Died on Thursday July 17th 2025
Ossi Huber passed away at age 70
Austrian singer-songwriter Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Obituary: Rainer Wimmer, dead at age 69
Austrian politician Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Margit Palme has died at age 85
Austrian painter Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Detlef Gruber, died aged 72
Austrian politician Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Alfred Brendel passes away at age 94
Austrian pianist and composer Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Topsy Küppers died at age 93
Austrian actress Died on Saturday June 14th 2025
Obituary: Heidemarie Unterreiner, dead at age 81
Austrian politician Died on Wednesday June 4th 2025
Johnny Parth died at age 95
Austrian record producer and musician Died on Thursday May 29th 2025
Death of Ernst Hilger at age 75
Austrian gallery owner Died on Tuesday May 27th 2025
Elisabeth Orth dies at age 89
Austrian actress (Kurzer Prozess Died on Tuesday May 27th 2025
George Leitmann obituary: died at age 99
Austrian-American engineer and scientist Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025
Gerda Fassel dead at age 83
Austrian sculptor Died on Friday May 9th 2025
Death of Hannes Primus at age 48
Austrian politician Died on Friday May 9th 2025
Death of Johanna Matz at age 92
Austrian actress Died on Wednesday April 23rd 2025
Obituary: Waltraut Haas, dead at age 97
Austrian actress (Der Hofrat Geiger Died on Wednesday April 23rd 2025