Famous People from Austria — Obituaries

Wolfgang Steinmayr dead at age 81, Austrian Olympic racing cyclist

2026. He was an Austrian Olympic racing cyclist who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Games · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 19 · Virgo

May 19, 2026

Karl Pischl dead at age 85, MP, member of the Federal Council

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 was 85. Pischl was a member of the Austrian People’s Party and… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer

May 19, 2026

Helmut F. Kaplan dead at age 73, Austrian philosopher

2026. He was an Austrian philosopher · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 18

May 18, 2026

Valie Export dead at age 85, Austrian artist

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 provocative public performances and expanded cinema. Her practice also extended to video… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus

May 14, 2026

Anna Wagner dead at age 111, Austrian supercentenarian

2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian · Germany · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini · May 12

May 12, 2026

Dovid Shmidel Israeli rabbi, chairman of Asra Kadisha dead at age 92

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 April 2, 1934, and moved with his family to Mandatory Palestine in… · Egypt · 11 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries

May 11, 2026

Heinrich Kofler dead at age 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg

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, he served in the Landtag from 1974 to 1980 and again from… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026

May 6, 2026

Günter Pichler Austrian violinist, traffic collision dead at age 85

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 on September 9, 1940, in Kufstein, he was accepted at the University… · 24 April 2026 · April 2026

April 24, 2026

Eugene Braunwald Austrian-born American cardiologist dead at age 96

2026. He was an Austrian-born American cardiologist · 22 April 2026 · April 2026 · April 22

April 22, 2026

Florian Schneeberger Austrian Olympic sailor, bus accident dead at age 55

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 the Tornado event at the 1996 Games with Andreas Hagara · 20 April 2026 · April 2026

April 20, 2026

Franz Stocker public figure dead at age 92

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 Council from 1979 to 1983 and in the National Council from 1983… · 18 April 2026 · April 2026

April 18, 2026

Manninger warming up for Juventus in 2010

Alex Manninger Austrian footballer dead at age 48

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 2008, and represented clubs in Italy, Germany, Austria and England. He began… · 16 April 2026 · April 2026

April 16, 2026

Oleg Maisenberg Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist dead at age 80

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 from his mother at age five. He studied at the Central Music… · 16 April 2026 · April 2026

April 16, 2026

Ilse von Alpenheim Austrian pianist dead at age 99

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 her first public appearance as a soloist at age nine in Joseph Haydn's… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026

April 11, 2026

Harald Ofner Austrian lawyer and politician dead at age 93

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 1958. By 1965, he was a lawyer. Ofner began his political career… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026

April 8, 2026

Adolf Scherwitzl Austrian Olympic biathlete dead at age 87

an Austrian Olympic biathlete, died on April 7, 2026 · 07 April 2026 · April 2026

April 7, 2026

Christian Schwarz-Schilling Austrian-born German politician, minister of post and telecommunication…

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 minister of post and telecommunications from 1982 to 1992 and as High… · 06 April 2026 · April 2026

April 6, 2026

Rainer Schwarz Austrian-born, US-based chef dead at age 59

an Austrian-born, US-based chef, died April 6, 2026 · 06 April 2026 · April 2026

April 6, 2026

Alfred J. Noll Lawyer, writer dead at age 66

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 Salzburg and later worked as a lawyer in Vienna. He earned his habilitation… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026

March 16, 2026

Zsigmond Ritoók Classical philologist dead at age 96

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 Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He received the… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other

March 13, 2026

António Lobo Antunes Portuguese novelist (The Land at the End of the World dead at age 83

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 the University of Lisbon and graduated as a medical doctor in 1969, later… · Austria · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Antonio

March 5, 2026

Hademar Bankhofer

Austrian journalist and television presenter · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28

March 1, 2026

Ora Kedem Contributions to thermodynamics and separation processes dead at age 101

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 Negev and received the 1961 Israel Prize for life sciences. In 2005,… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026

February 25, 2026

Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber Austrian-born American academic dead at age 70

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 School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics from 1988,… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026

February 17, 2026

Franz Ceska Austrian diplomat dead at age 90

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, earning a doctorate, and attended the College of Europe in Bruges from… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026

February 9, 2026

Hellmut Lorenz Art historian dead at age 83

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 University of Salzburg and the Free University of Berlin. In 2012, he… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026

February 6, 2026

Elyakim Schlesinger Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva dead at age 104

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 Board of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe.… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026

February 4, 2026

Maximilian Aichern

Austrian Roman Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other

January 31, 2026

Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91

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 a co-founder of the Viennese Actionism. He worked for several years as… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · Dvořák

January 28, 2026

Isaac Witz

Austrian-born Israeli immunologist · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12

January 13, 2026

Dietmar Bachmann

Austrian politician · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8

January 9, 2026

Eva Schloss

Austrian-English memoirist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other

January 4, 2026

Yehezkel Dror

Austrian-born Israeli political scientist · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2

January 3, 2026

Josef Ratzenböck

Austrian politician · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22

December 23, 2025

Arnulf Rainer

Austrian painter · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20

December 21, 2025

Georg Springer

Austrian cultural manager · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other

December 12, 2025

Siegfried Herrmann (politician) Trade unionist dead at age 83

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 of Styria from 1987 to 1991 and in the Federal Council from… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025

December 11, 2025