Notable Residents
The following are past and present notable residents of Graz.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former bodybuilding champion, actor and former governor of California. Born and raised in the farming village Thal, 2 km from Graz. In 2005, the Graz football stadium named after Schwarzenegger was renamed Stadion Graz-Liebenau after controversy over the use of the death penalty in California; now it is called the UPC-Arena.
- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, writer and journalist, studied in Graz. The term masochism is derived from his name.
- Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, architect of the Baroque period.
- Johann Puch, Slovenian inventor, mechanic and vehicle producer.
- Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist, Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Graz (1869), chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Graz (1876–1890).
- Robert Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor.
- Friedrich St. Florian, Austrian-American architect.
- Olga Neuwirth, one of the most important contemporary Austrian composers.
- Nicolaus Harnoncourt, born in Berlin and raised in Graz, a conductor known for his performances of classical works on period instruments.
- Jochen Rindt, the first Austrian Formula One champion raised in Graz by his grandmother.
- Otto Wanz, former professional wrestler who held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
- Wolfgang Bauer, Austrian writer.
- Werner Schwab, playwright and visual artist.
- Bernd Brückler, professional ice hockey player
- Thomas Tebbich, decathlete and pole vaulter
- Thomas Vanek, professional hockey player, born in Baden bei Wien, raised in Graz.
- Helmut Marko, former racing driver
- Emanuel Pogatetz, Middlesbrough F.C. defender and captain.
- Markus Schopp, former football midfielder
- August Musger, inventor of the slow motion technique in cinema.
- Karl Böhm, an Austrian conductor.
- Lili Novy, Slovenian poet.
- Otto Loewi Nobel prize-winning physiologist.
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Archduke of Austria-Este and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
- Nikola Tesla studied electrical engineering in Graz.
- Gert Schnider, Abalone-champion
- Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg, a prominent figure in the Russian White movement and dictator of Mongolia in 1921.
- Eduard Roschmann
- Rainer Binder-Krieglstein, contemporary musician.
- Anton Rintelen, Cabinet Minister and Nazi conspirator.
- Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg, Austrian statesman and early "prime minister" during the Thirty Years' War
- Mick Blue, an actor.
- Manfred Hoeberl, Powerlifter and Strongman.
- Gregor Hammerl, President of the Federal Council of Austria
- Paul von Baich, well-known Canadian photographer and author of several books.
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