Editing Sankt Pölten (section)

== Notable people ==
{{Category see also|People from Sankt Pölten}}
[[File:Julius-Raab-1961.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Julius Raab]], 1961]]
* [[Jakob Prandtauer]] (1660-1726), an Austrian Baroque architect, died locally.
* [[Ernst Stöhr]] (1860–1917), painter, graphic artist, writer and founding member of the [[Vienna Secession]].
* [[Julius Raab]], (1891–1964), conservative politician, [[Chancellor of Austria]], 1953–1961
* [[Walter Fischer (politician)|Walter Fischer]] (1901–1978), medical doctor, journalist, radio broadcaster, poet and resistance fighter
* [[Maria Emhart]] (1901-1981), resistance activist, survived the Hitler years and became a national politician (SPÖ)
* [[Otto Demus]] (1902-1990), art historian and Byzantinist; member of the [[Vienna School of Art History]]
* [[Walter Graf (musicologist)|Walter Graf]] (1903–1982), musicologist
* [[Heinrich Maier]] (1908–1945), priest and resistance fighter against Nazi Germany, attended local gymnasium
* [[Bernhard Wicki]]  (1919–2000), Austrian-Swiss actor, film director and screenwriter
* [[Karl Österreicher]] (1923–1995), conductor, music educator, died locally
* [[Peter Minich]] (1927–2013), stage actor who became a tenor performing in operas, operettas and musical films
* [[Jörg Demus]], (1928–2019), Austrian classical pianist
* [[Lolita (Austrian singer)|Lolita]] (1931–2010), singer and actress
* [[Erwin Leder]], (born 1951), actor e.g. ''[[Das Boot]]'' & ''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]''
* [[Alfred Gusenbauer]], (born 1960), politician (SPÖ) and former [[Chancellor of Austria]], 2007/2008
* [[:de:Martin Fiala (Komponist)|Martin Fiala, (DE Wiki)]] ((born 1961) Austrian composer.
* [[Oliver Stummvoll]] (born 1995), model
* [[The Clairvoyants]] (founded 2011), (Thommy Ten and Amélie van Tass) magician and [[Mentalism|mentalist]] duo.
=== Sport ===
* [[Franz Binder]] (1911–1989), a footballer and coach; played 242 games and 28 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]] & [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
* [[Karl Daxbacher]] (born 1953), football manager and player; played 393 games for [[FK Austria Wien]] & 6 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Jochen Fallmann]] (born 1979), a football coach and a former player who played over 450 games.
* [[Markus Wagesreiter]] (born 1982), an handball player who has played 134 games for [[Austria men's national handball team|Austria]]
* [[Lukas Mössner]] (born 1984), a footballer who played over 370 games 
* [[Maria Gstöttner]] (born 1984), football striker, played 467 games for [[SV Neulengbach]] and also for [[Austria women's national football team|Austria women]]
* [[Benjamin Karl]] (born 1985), a snowboarder with medals from three Winter Olympics