Editing Linz (section)

==Notable people ==
===  Public service and thinking ===
[[File:Queen Maria Anna von Österreich.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Mary Anne of Austria]] ca 1729]]
*[[Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria]] (1529–1595), second son of [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor]]
*[[Johann Grueber]] (1623–1680), an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer in China, and noted explorer.<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle= Johann Grueber |volume= 7 |last= Huonder |first= Anthony |author-link= |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli]] (1673–1743), an Austrian Jesuit missionary and cartographer in China.<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle= Xaver Ehrenbert Fridelli |volume= 6 |last= Huonder |first= Anthony |author-link= |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (governor)|Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria]] (1680–1741), the governor of the [[Austrian Netherlands]], 1725 to 1741.
*[[Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller]] (1683–1744), a prominent Austrian [[Field marshal]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Khevenhüller, Ludwig Andreas |volume= 15 |pages=776-777 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Maria Anna of Austria]] (1683–1754), Queen consort of [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]]
* [[Johann Amadeus von Thugut]] (1736–1818), an Austrian diplomat.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Thugut, Johann Amadeus Francis de Paula, Baron |volume= 26 |pages= 896-897 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Ute Bock]] (1942–2018), an Austrian educator, she ran projects helping asylum seekers.
*[[Herwig van Staa]] (born 1942), politician (ÖVP), former governor of [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]]
*[[Shlomo Sand]] (born 1946), professor of history at [[Tel Aviv University]] and author of the controversial book ''[[The Invention of the Jewish People]]''
*[[Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger]] (born 1956), former Benedictine nun who was excommunicated from the Roman [[Catholic Church]]
*[[Volker Türk]] (born 1965), lawyer and the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] since 2022.
*[[Verena Madner]] (born 1965), legal scholar, professor and constitutional judge

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Anton Bruckner.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Anton Bruckner]]]]
[[File:Alois Riegl.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Alois Riegl]] ca 1890]]
*[[Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer]] (1696–1770), a [[Rococo]] [[stucco]]ist and sculptor
*[[Marianne von Willemer]] (1784-1860), actress and dancer, knew [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], appears in his poetry.
*[[Anton Bruckner]] (1824–1896), an Austrian composer and organist of symphonies and sacred music.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Bruckner, Anton |volume= 4 | last= Tovey |first= Donald |author-link= Donald Tovey |page= 678 |short=1}}</ref> 
*[[Ida Pellet]] (1838–1863), a German classical actress
*[[Alois Riegl]] (1858–1905), an Austrian [[art historian]], and is considered a member of the [[Vienna School of Art History]]. 
*[[Hermann Bahr]] (1863–1934), writer, playwright, director and critic.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc |wstitle= Bahr, Hermann |volume= III |last= |first= |page= |short=1 }}</ref>
*Frederic "Fritz" Austerlitz (1868–1923), [[Fred Astaire]]'s father
*[[Richard Tauber]] (1891–1948), an Austrian lyric [[tenor]] and film actor.
*[[Fritz Eckhardt]] (1907–1995), actor, director and writer
*[[Alexandr Hackenschmied]] (1907–2004), a photographer, film director, cinematographer and film editor. 
*[[Othmar Wessely]] (1922–1998), musicologist
*[[Igo Hofstetter]] (1926–2002), an Austrian [[operetta]] composer.
*[[Alfred Peschek]] (1929–2015), composer and musician
*[[Waltraut Cooper]] (born 1937), artist, pioneer of digital art
*[[Valie Export]] (born 1940), an avant-garde Austrian artist.
*[[Frank Elstner]] (born 1942), presenter on German television
*[[Fritz von Thurn und Taxis]] (born 1950), Austrian sportscaster
*[[Anton Koschany]] (born 1953), Canadian news producer, [[W5 (TV series)|W5]]
*[[Kurt Hentschlager]] (born 1960), visual artist
*[[Franz Welser-Möst]] (born 1960), music director of the [[Cleveland Orchestra]] and the [[Vienna State Opera]]
*[[Paul Haslinger]] (born 1962), musician and composer
*[[Fritz Schmid (singer)|Fritz Schmid]] (born 1972), theater performed stage operatic singer
*[[Birgit Minichmayr]] (born 1977), actress
*[[Teresa Präauer]] (born 1979), an Austrian writer and visual artist.
*[[Marco Krainer]] (born 1981), Austrian specialty and TV chef with connections to the United States
*[[Parov Stelar|Marcus Füreder]] (born 1974), producer, DJ
*[[Irene Kepl]] (born 1982), Austrian violinist and composer
*[[Christina Stürmer]] (born 1982), Austrian pop/rock singer

[[File:Julius von Hann.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Julius von Hann]], 1885]]
=== Science & business ===
* [[Julius von Hann]] (1839–1921), an Austrian [[meteorologist]]; seen as a father of modern meteorology.<ref>{{cite EB1922 |wstitle= Hann, Julius von |volume = 31 |last= |first= |page = |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Andreas Reischek]] (1845–1902), an Austrian taxidermist, naturalist, ornithologist and grave robber
*[[Hans Kronberger (physicist)|Hans Kronberger]] (1920–1970), British nuclear physicist
*[[Paul Achleitner]] (born 1956), banker and businessman
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Reinhard Rieger|Reinhard Rieger]] (1943-2006), Austrian zoologist

[[File:Mon Cherie 2 1980-1-.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Elisabeth Theurer]] & Mon Cherie, 1980]]
[[File:FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen SK Rapid Wien (19. September 2021) 20.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Andreas Ulmer]], 2021]]
=== Sport ===
*[[Viktor Kalisch]] (1902–1976), sprint canoeist and silver medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].
*[[Adolf Kainz]] (1903–1948), sprint canoeist and gold medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Karl Steinhuber]] (1906–2002), sprint canoeist, silver medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Erika Mahringer]] (1924–2018), an Austrian alpine skier, two time bronze medallist at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Walter Oswald]] (born 1955), a former footballer who played over 510 games
*[[Elisabeth Theurer]] (born 1956), equestrienne, gold medallist in the [[Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage|1980 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage]]
*[[Klaus Lindenberger]] (born 1957), former football player and coach, he played 430 games and 43 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]].
*[[Franz Schumann]] (born 1960), professional wrestler
*[[Herwig Drechsel]] (born 1973) a retired football player who played over 460 games
*[[Vera Lischka]] (born 1977), breaststroke swimmer and politician, (SPÖ)
*[[Sybille Bammer]] (born 1980), tennis player
*[[Andreas Ulmer]] (born 1985), footballer who has played 394 games and 32 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]].
*[[Florian Klein]] (born 1986), footballer who has played over 440 games 
*[[Niklas Hoheneder]] (born 1986), football coach and a former defender who played over 390 games
*[[Heinz Lindner]] (born 1990), football goalkeeper who has played over 390 games and 36 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]].
*[[Gernot Trauner]] (born 1992), footballer who has played over 290 games and 10 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]].
*[[Mateo Kovačić]] (born 1994), Croatian footballer, played 370 games and 97 for [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
*[[Xaver Schlager]] (born 1997), footballer who has played over 220 games and 42 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]].
*[[Thomas Preining]] (born 1998), racing driver

=== Living/Lived in Linz ===
*[[János Batsányi]] (1763 in [[Tapolca]] – 1845 in Linz), a Hungarian poet.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Bacsanyi, Janos |volume= 3 |page=156 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Adalbert Stifter]] (1805, Oberplan – 1868, Linz), a Bohemian-Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Stifter, Adalbert |volume= 25 |page=917 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Adolf Hitler]], (1889, [[Braunau am Inn]] – 1945, [[Berlin]]) [[Führer]] of Germany
*[[Doug Hammond]] (born in [[Tampa, Florida]], 1942), an American free funk/avant-garde jazz drummer, composer, poet and producer.<ref name="DougHammondbiog">{{cite web |url=http://www.doughammond.org/ |title=Doug Hammond biog |publisher=Doug Hammond |access-date=6 April 2008}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Edge]] (born in [[Leeds]], England, 1956), musician, moved to Linz in the late 1980s