WRudolf Hans Bartsch (born 11 February 1873 in Graz, Styria – died 7 February 1952 in St. Peter in Graz), was an Austrian military officer, and writer. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times.
WFelix Baumgartner is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, USA as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude, vertical freefall distance without a drogue parachute, and vertical speed without a drogue. Though he still holds the two latter records, the first was broken two years later, when on 24 October 2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 135,890 feet—or, 41.42 km (25.74 mi) with a drogue.
WLudwig August Ritter von Benedek, also known as Lajos Benedek, was an Austrian general (Feldzeugmeister) of Hungarian descent, best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in their defeat at the Battle of Königgrätz against the Prussian Army, which ended his career.
WAdolf von Boog was an Austro-Hungarian Army officer who served in World War I, holding senior positions in the General Staff and commanding field units, and later was briefly the commander-in-chief of the Volkswehr of the new postwar rump state of Austria.
WFerdinand, Graf Bubna von Littitz was a Field marshal lieutenant (Feldmarschalleutnant) of the Imperial Austrian Army during the Napoleonic Wars and also an Austrian Privy Councillor. He held some military commands in the Kingdom of Lombardy and Venetia and led the reprisal of the Italian revolutions in 1820–21.
WThe Chief of the General Staff is the head of the General Staff of the Bundesheer.
WPrince August Aleksander Czartoryski, 9 November 1697 – 4 April 1782 was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, and founder of the family fortune.
WKarl Eibl was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He also served in World War 1 as an officer in the Austrian Landwehrregiment 21.
WFerdinand Freiherr Rosenzweig von Drauwehr was an Austrian military officer and architect.
WEmanuel Salomon von Friedberg-Mírohorský was a Czech painter, illustrator, translator, author and officer in the Austrian Army. He was also an advocate of vegetarianism and abstinence. "Mírohorský" was an artistic pseudonym that means the same thing as "Friedberg" in Czech.
WLudwig Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Gablenz was an Austrian general of Saxon origin.
WCount Ferenc Gyulay de Marosnémethi et Nádaska, also known as Ferencz Gyulai, Ferencz Gyulaj, or Franz Gyulai, was a Hungarian nobleman who served as Austrian Governor of Lombardy-Venetia and commanded the losing Austrian army at the Battle of Magenta.
WHeinrich Hentzi von Arthurm was a Hungarian general in the army of the Austrian Empire. He was famous for his refusal to defect to the Hungarian rebels during the Battle of Buda in 1849, defending Buda city and castle on behalf of the Austrian Habsburgs.
WChristian Klien is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver. In total he has scored 14 points in Formula One. Klien currently competes full-time in the Blancpain GT Series.
WFriedrich Maximilian von Klinger was a German dramatist and novelist. His play Sturm und Drang (1776) gave its name to the Sturm und Drang artistic epoch. He was a childhood friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and is often closely associated with Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. Klinger worked as a playwright for the Seylersche Schauspiel-Gesellschaft for two years, but eventually left the Kingdom of Prussia to become a General in the Imperial Russian Army.
WMario Kunasek is an Austrian politician and noncommissioned officer, who served as the Minister of Defense from December 2017 to May 2019.
WGeneralmajor Erwin von Lahousen was a high-ranking Abwehr official during the Second World War, as well as a member of the German Resistance and a key player in attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 13 March 1943 and 20 July 1944.
WMária Lebstück, was a Hussar officer during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848 and 1849 under the name Károly Lebstück. She was the first woman to have been officer of the Hussar.
WAdam Ludwig Lewenhaupt was a Swedish general, particularly known for his participation in the Great Northern War.
WHenry Humphrey Evans Lloyd was a Welsh army officer and military writer. He fought for the French against the Austrians, the Jacobite forces of Charles Stuart against the British, the Austrians against the Prussians and the Prussians against the Austrians, and the Russians against the Turks. He also undertook various diplomatic missions for Britain. His writings on military theory were studied by George Washington and George S. Patton, and were used by J. F. C. Fuller to espouse a science of war.
WRobert Martinek was an Austrian general who served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
WMaximilian Karl Albert, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort was an Austrian military officer and the first Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.
WPrince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of the French Empire.
WPrince Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein, was a military officer in the Austro-Hungarian army and as a Prince of Schönburg-Hartenstein, a member of the Austrian nobility. He briefly served from March to July 1934 as the minister of defense in the First Austrian Republic.
WJohann Joseph von Semlin was the reputed son of Nader Shah. After his father's murder, a loyalist brought Ali Mirza Khan to Maria Theresa in Vienna, Austria, who named him "Johann Joseph Freiherr von Semlin". In 1746, when Von Semlin was 10 years old, he was sent to Graz to learn the German language and European culture. In 1756, he converted to Christianity and two years later returned to Vienna.
WStanisław Stadnicki, a Polish nobleman, Lord Starosta of Żygwulsko (Sigulda), a known troublemaker, called 'the Devil of Łańcut' for his violent behaviour. Lord of the castle in Łańcut. Enemy of Jan Zamoyski, Grand Chancellor of the Crown in 1606 he became one of the leaders of the rokosz of Zebrzydowski. From his Łańcut castle he organised many assaults (zajazdy) at the estates of Łukasz Opaliński and Anna Ostrogska.
WFriedrich Maria "Fritz" Tarbuk von Sensenhorst, aka Friedrich Maria von Tarbuk-Sensenhorst was a lieutenant in the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Navy and captain in the Army, as well as an entrepreneur/businessman, one of the most important businesses in the motor trade in Austria and CEE until the beginning of the 21st century.
WWłodzimierz Zagórski, pseudonymes Chochlik, Publicola, was a Polish writer, popular satirist, prosaist, publicist. Officer of Austrian Army.