Writers
- Ingeborg Bachmann, poet, 1926–1973
- Hermann Bahr, playwright, novelist 1863–1934
- Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the Madeline books, 1898–1962.
- Thomas Bernhard, dramatist, novelist, poet, 1931–1989, born in Cloister Heerlen, Netherlands
- Max Brod, writer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary, (Bohemia, present-day Czech Republic) 1884–1968, wrote in German
- Heimito von Doderer, writer, 1896–1966, born in Hadersdorf-Weidlingau near Vienna
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer (style: psychological novelist)
- Franz Grillparzer, poet, 1791–1872, Vienna
- Robert Hamerling, poet 1830–1889
- Peter Handke, author, born in 1942 in Griffen (Carinthia)
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal, dramatist, writer
- Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner, poet, writer, 1800–1890, born in Graz
- Alexander Lernet-Holenia, novelist, poet, dramtist, critic, 1897–1976
- Robert Musil, writer
- Johann Nestroy, famous playwright
- Christine Nöstlinger, writer (especially literature for children)
- Christoph Ransmayr, writer
- Ferdinand Raimund, writer and dramatist
- Rainer Maria Rilke, poet and novelist, born in Prague, (Bohemia, present-day Czech Republic) 1875–1926
- Peter Rosegger, writer, teacher & Styrian hero & visionary 1843–1918
- Adalbert Stifter, poet and artist (died 1869)
- Bertha von Suttner, writer and pacifist Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Prague, (Bohemia, present-day Czech Republic) 1843–1914
- Georg Trakl, poet
- Josef Weinheber, poet and essayist
- Oswald von Wolkenstein, writer and composer 1376–1445
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