Editing Villach (section)

==Notable citizens==
[[File:Potiorek oskar fzm 1853 1933 photo2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Oskar Potiorek]], 1908]]
[[File:Eva Glawischnig.jpeg|thumb|150px|[[Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek|Eva Glawischnig]], 2006]]
[[File:Marc Sand - Österreich U-21 (1).jpg|thumb|150px|[[Marc Sand]], 2009]]
[[File:Guido Burgstaller - AUT-ROM-freundschaftsspiel - 2012-06-05.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Guido Burgstaller]], 2012]]
* [[Ludwig Willroider]] (1845–1910), an Austrian landscape painter and etcher.
* [[Oskar Potiorek]] (1853 in [[Bad Bleiberg]] – 1933), [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] officer, [[Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in Sarajevo from 1911 to 1914, when [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] was assassinated there
* [[Anton Ghon]] (1866 in Villach – 1936), Austrian [[pathologist]] viz [[Ghon focus]] and [[Ghon's complex]] 
* [[:de:Oskar Kraus (Politiker, 1887)|Oskar Kraus, (DE Wiki)]] (1887–1973 in Villach), mayor of Villach 1938–1945 
* [[Hans Kurath]] (1891 in Villach – 1992), American linguist, emigrated to the US in 1907
* [[Carl-Heinz Birnbacher]] (1910 in Villach – 1991), German naval officer, [[Vice admiral]] of the German Navy
* [[Albert Bach]] (1910 in [[Treffen]] – 2003), soldier, [[Generalmajor]], and skier, competed at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]].
* [[Heidemarie Hatheyer]] (1918 in Villach – 1990), film actress, appearing in 43 films between 1938 and 1988
* [[Paul Watzlawick]] (1921 in Villach – 2007), Austrian-American therapist, psychologist and communications theorist.
* [[Kurt Diemberger]] (born 1932), author and mountaineer
* [[Bruno Gironcoli]] (1936 in Villach – 2010), Austrian modern artist
* [[Heidelinde Weis]] (1940–2023), Austrian actress
* [[Peter Brabeck-Letmathe]] (born 1944 in Villach), former [[CEO]] of the [[Nestlé]] Group and of [[Formula One Group]]
* [[George Zebrowski]] (born 1945 in Villach), American science fiction author and editor
* [[Zoltan Acs|Zoltan J. Acs]] (born 1947 in Villach), American economist and Professor of Management at The [[London School of Economics|LSE]] 
* [[Felix Tretter]] (born 1949 in Villach), Austrian psychologist, psychiatrist and cybernetician
* [[Werner Kofler]] (1947 in Villach – 2011), Austrian [[postmodernism]] novelist
* [[Konrad Paul Liessmann]] (born 1953), philosopher, essayist and cultural publicist.
* [[Gerald Kargl]] (born 1953 in Villach), Austrian film director, directed the 1983 film [[Angst (1983 film)|Angst]]
* [[Wolfgang Ilgenfritz]] (1957 in Villach – 2013), Austrian politician and notably a [[non-attached]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]
* [[Gernot Rumpold]] (born 1957 in Villach), Austrian politician, associate of [[Jörg Haider]]
* [[Peter Löscher]] (born 1957 in Villach), Austrian businessman with [[Merck & Co]] and former CEO of [[Siemens]] 
* [[Michael Martin Kofler]] (born 1966), classical flautist with the [[Munich Philharmonic]]
* [[Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek]] (born 1969 in Villach), Austrian politician of the [[Austrian Green Party]]
* [[Alexander Kaimbacher]] (born 1969), Austrian operatic tenor
* [[Thomas Smolej]] (1982 in Villach), Austrian actor and director
* [[Florian Hufsky]] (1986 in Villach – 2009), Austrian new media artist, board member of the [[Pirate Party of Austria]]

===Sport ===
* [[Ernst Melchior]] (1920 in Villach – 1978), Austrian football player for [[Austria Wien]], [[FC Rouen]] and [[FC Nantes]], he played almost 400 games and 36 games for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Hanns Brandstätter]] (born 1949 in Villach), fencer; competed in at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|72]], [[1976 Summer Olympics|76]], and [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Alex Antonitsch]] (born 1966 in Villach), former tennis player from Austria, turned professional in 1988
* [[Christian Mayer (skier)|Christian Mayer]] (born 1972), former alpine skier, twice bronze medallist in the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] & [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Bärbel Jungmeier]] (born 1975 in Villach), road cyclist and mountain bike rider, rode at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Gerhard Unterluggauer]] (born 1976 in Villach), Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman
* [[Roland Kollmann]] (born 1976 in Villach), retired footballer for [[Grazer AK]], played 343 games and 11 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Daniel Mesotitsch]] (born 1976 in Villach), Austrian [[biathlete]] twice Olympic team medallist 
* [[Jürgen Pichorner]] (born 1977), an Austrian football midfielder who has played over 330 games
* [[Friedrich Pinter]] (born 1978 in Villach), Austrian former [[biathlete]]
* [[Martin Koch (ski jumper)|Martin Koch]] (born 1982 in Villach), former ski jumper, team gold medallist at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Michael Grabner]], (born 1987 in Villach), Austrian professional ice hockey player for [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
* [[Marc Sand]] (born 1988 in [[Rosegg]]), Austrian footballer, who plays for [[SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007)|SK Austria Klagenfurt]]
* [[Michael Raffl]] (born 1988 in Villach), professional ice hockey left winger for [[Dallas Stars]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
* [[Guido Burgstaller]] (born 1989 in Villach), footballer who plays for [[Rapid Wien]], has played 26 games for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Christopher Wernitznig]] (born 1990), an Austrian footballer who has played over 470 games
* [[Anna Gasser]] (born 1991 in Villach), [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]], two-time Olympic gold medalist in Big Air ([[Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's big air|2018]] and [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's big air|2022]])
* [[Marco Schwarz]] (born 1995 in Villach), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer
* [[Christopher Höher]] (born 1997 in Villach), Austrian racing driver
* [[Daniela Ulbing]] (born 1998), an Austrian snowboarder, silver medallist at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]