Editing Linz (section)

===  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