Notable People
- Palman (fl. 1310 - 1363), knight and mercenary commander of the Serbian Empire
- Johann Joseph Fux (1660 - 1741), composer and music theorist, wrote Gradus ad Parnassum - a composition manual used by Beethoven and Mozart
- Johann Puch (1862 - 1914), founded Johann Puch Erste Steiermärkische Fahrrad-Fabriks-Aktiengesellschaft at Graz in 1899.
- Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918), honoured poet
- Fritz Vogt (1918 - 1945), Major in the Waffen-SS
- Jochen Rindt (1942–1970), Formula 1 World Champion
- Bert Isatitsch (1911 - 1994), first president of the International Luge Federation
- Frank Stronach (b. 1932), founder of Magna International, billionaire
- Dr. Helmut Marko (b. 1943), former racing driver
- Klaus Maria Brandauer (b. 1944), actor and director
- Dietrich Mateschitz (b. 1944), founder and CEO of Red Bull, billionaire
- Elfriede Jelinek (b. 1946), Nobel Prize in Literature winner
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), Hollywood actor and former Governor of California
- Thomas Muster (b. 1967), former World No. 1 tennis player
- Ulla Weigerstorfer (b. 1967), Miss Austria and Miss World 1987
- Renate Götschl (b. 1975), alpine skiing World Champion
- Elisabeth Görgl (b. 1981), professional alpine skier
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