SettingsAmerican people of Austrian-Jewish descent
A. Leo Oppenheim
A(dolph) Leo Oppenheim (7 June, 1904 - 21 July, 1974), one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of his generation was editor-in-charge of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental ...
A(dolph) Leo Oppenheim (7 June, 1904 - 21 July, 1974), one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of his generation was editor-in-charge of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental ...
Abraham Brill
Abraham Arden Brill (October 12, 1874, Kańczuga, Austrian Galicia – March 2, 1948, New York City) was an Austrian psychiatrist.
Abraham Arden Brill (October 12, 1874, Kańczuga, Austrian Galicia – March 2, 1948, New York City) was an Austrian psychiatrist.
Abraham Wald
Abraham Wald was a mathematician born in Cluj, in the then Austria–Hungary (present-day Romania) who contributed to decision theory, geometry, and econometrics, and founded the field of statisti...
Abraham Wald was a mathematician born in Cluj, in the then Austria–Hungary (present-day Romania) who contributed to decision theory, geometry, and econometrics, and founded the field of statisti...
Adele Astaire
Lady Charles Cavendish (September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981), better known as Adele Astaire, was an American dancer and entertainer.
Lady Charles Cavendish (September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981), better known as Adele Astaire, was an American dancer and entertainer.
Albert Brooks
Albert Lawrence Brooks is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and director.
Albert Lawrence Brooks is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and director.
Alfred Grünwald (librettist)
Alfred Grünwald (16 February 1884, Vienna – 24 February 1951, New York City) was an Austrian author, librettist, and lyricist.
Alfred Grünwald (16 February 1884, Vienna – 24 February 1951, New York City) was an Austrian author, librettist, and lyricist.
Alfred Polgar
Alfred Polgar (name at birth: Alfred Polak, pseudonyms: Archibald Douglas, L. A. Terne; born 17 October 1873, Leopoldstadt - 24 April 1955, Zürich) was an Austrian-born journalist, one of ...
Alfred Polgar (name at birth: Alfred Polak, pseudonyms: Archibald Douglas, L. A. Terne; born 17 October 1873, Leopoldstadt - 24 April 1955, Zürich) was an Austrian-born journalist, one of ...
Alois Kaiser
Alois Kaiser American chazzan and composer, and considered to be the founder of American cantorate.
Alois Kaiser American chazzan and composer, and considered to be the founder of American cantorate.
Amos Vogel
Amos Vogel was one of the most influential cineasts in New York City.
Amos Vogel was one of the most influential cineasts in New York City.
Anne Bernays
Anne Bernays (born September 14, 1930, in New York) is an American novelist, editor, and teacher.
Anne Bernays (born September 14, 1930, in New York) is an American novelist, editor, and teacher.
Anthony Mann
Anthony Mann was an American actor and film director.
Anthony Mann was an American actor and film director.
Anton Kuh
Anton Kuh (12 July, 1890, Vienna - 18 January, 1941, New York) was an Austrian-Jewish journalist and essayist.
Anton Kuh (12 July, 1890, Vienna - 18 January, 1941, New York) was an Austrian-Jewish journalist and essayist.
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Arthur Murray was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Arthur Schneier
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, (b. March 20, 1930 in Vienna, Austria) Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation since 1965, and Senior Rabbi, Park East Synagogue, New York since 1962...
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, (b. March 20, 1930 in Vienna, Austria) Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation since 1965, and Senior Rabbi, Park East Synagogue, New York since 1962...
Artur Bodanzky
Artur Bodanzky (also written as Artur Bodzansky) (16 December 1877 in Vienna – 23 November 1939 in New York) was an Austrian-American conductor particularly associated with the operas of W...
Artur Bodanzky (also written as Artur Bodzansky) (16 December 1877 in Vienna – 23 November 1939 in New York) was an Austrian-American conductor particularly associated with the operas of W...
Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach (born Barbara Goldbach; August 27, 1947) is an American actress and model known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
Barbara Bach (born Barbara Goldbach; August 27, 1947) is an American actress and model known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer.
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer.
Bernard Madoff
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (; born April 29, 1938) is a former American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier.
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (; born April 29, 1938) is a former American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier.
Bernard Rudofsky
Bernard Rudofsky (April 19 1905 - March 12, 1988) was an Moravian-born American writer, architect, collector, teacher, designer, and social historian.
Bernard Rudofsky (April 19 1905 - March 12, 1988) was an Moravian-born American writer, architect, collector, teacher, designer, and social historian.
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
Beyle (or Bella) Schaechter-Gottesman (born August 7, 1920) is a Yiddish poet and songwriter.
Beyle (or Bella) Schaechter-Gottesman (born August 7, 1920) is a Yiddish poet and songwriter.
Boris Kodjoe
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe, better known as Boris Kodjoe, is an Austrian-born German actor and former fashion model who works primarily in the United States.
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe, better known as Boris Kodjoe, is an Austrian-born German actor and former fashion model who works primarily in the United States.
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer.
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer.
Bruno Granichstaedten
Bruno Bernhard Granichstaedten was an Austrian composer and librettist.
Bruno Bernhard Granichstaedten was an Austrian composer and librettist.
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi is an Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of oral contraceptive pills.
Carl Djerassi is an Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of oral contraceptive pills.
Charlotte Parker
Charlotte Parker (born in Vienna, Austria) is the founder of Parker Communications, a full-service boutique media company that includes Parker Public Relations.
Charlotte Parker (born in Vienna, Austria) is the founder of Parker Communications, a full-service boutique media company that includes Parker Public Relations.
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party.
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party.
Curt Leviant
Curt Leviant is a retired Jewish Studies professor, as well as a novelist and translator.
Curt Leviant is a retired Jewish Studies professor, as well as a novelist and translator.
Deborah Hautzig
Deborah Hautzig (born 1956, New York) is the author of several children's books, including the Little Witch series.
Deborah Hautzig (born 1956, New York) is the author of several children's books, including the Little Witch series.
E. Randol Schoenberg
E. Randol Schoenberg (born 1966) is a U.S. attorney, based in Los Angeles, California.
E. Randol Schoenberg (born 1966) is a U.S. attorney, based in Los Angeles, California.
Edgar Zilsel
Edgar Zilsel (August 11, 1891 in Vienna – March 11, 1944 in Oakland, United States) was an Austrian historian and philosopher of science.
Edgar Zilsel (August 11, 1891 in Vienna – March 11, 1944 in Oakland, United States) was an Austrian historian and philosopher of science.
Edmund Bergler
Edmund Bergler (1899 – 1962) was an American psychoanalyst.
Edmund Bergler (1899 – 1962) was an American psychoanalyst.
Eduard Steuermann
Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 in Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Ukraine) – November 11, 1964 in New York City) was an Austrian (and later American) pianist and composer.
Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 in Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Ukraine) – November 11, 1964 in New York City) was an Austrian (and later American) pianist and composer.
Edward Bernays
Edward Louis Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995), was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public r...
Edward Louis Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995), was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public r...
Efraim Racker
Efraim Racker (1913–1991) was an Austrian biochemist who was responsible for identifying and purifying Factor 1 (F1), the first part of the ATP synthase enzyme to be characterised.
Efraim Racker (1913–1991) was an Austrian biochemist who was responsible for identifying and purifying Factor 1 (F1), the first part of the ATP synthase enzyme to be characterised.
Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer
Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer (September 4, 1894, in Ranshofen/Braunau am Inn – December 27, 1957, in New York) was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state.
Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer (September 4, 1894, in Ranshofen/Braunau am Inn – December 27, 1957, in New York) was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state.
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.
Else Frenkel-Brunswik
Else Frenkel-Brunswik was a Polish-Austrian Jewish psychologist.
Else Frenkel-Brunswik was a Polish-Austrian Jewish psychologist.
Emery Roth
Emery Roth was an American architect who designed many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details.
Emery Roth was an American architect who designed many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details.
Emile Zuckerkandl
Emile Zuckerkandl is an Austrian-American biologist considered one of the founders of the field of molecular evolution.
Emile Zuckerkandl is an Austrian-American biologist considered one of the founders of the field of molecular evolution.
Emmerich Kálmán
Emmerich Kálmán (24 October 1882 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian-born composer of operettas.
Emmerich Kálmán (24 October 1882 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian-born composer of operettas.
Eric Kandel
Eric Richard Kandel is an American neuropsychiatrist who was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.
Eric Richard Kandel is an American neuropsychiatrist who was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.
Eric Pleskow
Eric Pleskow (April 24, 1924 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film producer and was the former president of the movie studios United Artists and Orion Pictures.
Eric Pleskow (April 24, 1924 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film producer and was the former president of the movie studios United Artists and Orion Pictures.
Eric Rosenblith
Eric Rosenblith, is an Austrian-born American violinist.
Eric Rosenblith, is an Austrian-born American violinist.
Erich Fritz Schweinburg
Erich Fritz Schweinburg (November 6, 1890 – July 7, 1959) was a Jewish-Austrian writer and attorney.
Erich Fritz Schweinburg (November 6, 1890 – July 7, 1959) was a Jewish-Austrian writer and attorney.
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.
Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer.
Erich Zeisl
Erich Zeisl (May 18, 1905 – February 18, 1959) was an Austrian-born Jewish American composer.
Erich Zeisl (May 18, 1905 – February 18, 1959) was an Austrian-born Jewish American composer.
Erna Furman
Erna Furman was a Vienna, Austrian-born American child psychoanalyst, psychologist and teacher.
Erna Furman was a Vienna, Austrian-born American child psychoanalyst, psychologist and teacher.
Ernst Kris
Ernst Kris (April 26, 1900 - February 27, 1957) was an Austrian psychoanalyst and art historian.
Ernst Kris (April 26, 1900 - February 27, 1957) was an Austrian psychoanalyst and art historian.
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Eva Gabor
Éva Gábor (11 February 1919 – 4 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born American socialite and actress.
Éva Gábor (11 February 1919 – 4 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born American socialite and actress.
Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Felix Galimir
Felix Galimir (May 12, 1910, Vienna – November 10, 1999, New York) was an Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher.
Felix Galimir (May 12, 1910, Vienna – November 10, 1999, New York) was an Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher.
Felix Kaufmann
Felix Kaufmann (4 July 1895, Vienna - 23 December 1949, New York) was an Austrian-American philosopher of law.
Felix Kaufmann (4 July 1895, Vienna - 23 December 1949, New York) was an Austrian-American philosopher of law.
Felix Rohatyn
Felix George Rohatyn (born May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria) is an American investment banker known for his role in preventing the bankruptcy of New York City in the 1970s, who also served as Uni...
Felix George Rohatyn (born May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria) is an American investment banker known for his role in preventing the bankruptcy of New York City in the 1970s, who also served as Uni...
Frank Tannenbaum
Frank Tannenbaum (1893, ?, Austria - 1969, New York) was an Austrian-American historian, sociologist and criminologist who immigrated to the United States in 1905.
Frank Tannenbaum (1893, ?, Austria - 1969, New York) was an Austrian-American historian, sociologist and criminologist who immigrated to the United States in 1905.
Franz Alt
Franz Leopold Alt (November 30, 1910 – July 21, 2011) was an Austrian-born American mathematician who made major contributions to computer science in its early days.
Franz Leopold Alt (November 30, 1910 – July 21, 2011) was an Austrian-born American mathematician who made major contributions to computer science in its early days.
Franz Mittler
Franz Mittler (April 14, 1893, in Vienna – December 28, 1970, in Munich) was an Austrian (and later on an American) composer, musician, and humorist.
Franz Mittler (April 14, 1893, in Vienna – December 28, 1970, in Munich) was an Austrian (and later on an American) composer, musician, and humorist.
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor.
Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor.
Fred Fehl
Fred Fehl was an American photographer of Viennese birth and upbringing.
Fred Fehl was an American photographer of Viennese birth and upbringing.
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
Friedrich Katz
C. Friedrich Katz (13 June 1927 – 16 October 2010) was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America; particularly, in the Mexican R...
C. Friedrich Katz (13 June 1927 – 16 October 2010) was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America; particularly, in the Mexican R...
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.
Gabe Saporta
Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra Starship.
Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra Starship.
Georg Kreisler
Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria; died 22 November 2011) was an Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author.
Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria; died 22 November 2011) was an Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author.
Gerd Oswald
Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 - May 22, 1989) was a director of American films and television.
Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 - May 22, 1989) was a director of American films and television.
Gerda Lerner
Gerda Lerner (born April 30, 1920) is a historian, author and teacher.
Gerda Lerner (born April 30, 1920) is a historian, author and teacher.
Gerson Goldhaber
Gerson Goldhaber (February 20, 1924 – July 19, 2010) was a German-born American particle physicist and astrophysicist.
Gerson Goldhaber (February 20, 1924 – July 19, 2010) was a German-born American particle physicist and astrophysicist.
Gerty Cori
Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz, August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist who became the third woman—and first American woman—to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the...
Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz, August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist who became the third woman—and first American woman—to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the...
Gina Kaus
Gina Kaus, née Regina Wiener (21 October 1893, Vienna, Austria – 23 December 1985, Los Angeles, California) was an Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter.
Gina Kaus, née Regina Wiener (21 October 1893, Vienna, Austria – 23 December 1985, Los Angeles, California) was an Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter.
Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath (born 1958) is a Yiddish-language poet who was born in The Bronx, New York.
Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath (born 1958) is a Yiddish-language poet who was born in The Bronx, New York.
Gotthard Deutsch
Gotthard Deutsch (31 January 1859 – 14 October 1921), also spelled Gottard Deutsch, was a scholar of Jewish history.
Gotthard Deutsch (31 January 1859 – 14 October 1921), also spelled Gottard Deutsch, was a scholar of Jewish history.
Gustav Bergmann
Gustav Bergmann (May 4, 1906, Vienna – April 21, 1987, Iowa City) was a philosopher born in Vienna, Austria.
Gustav Bergmann (May 4, 1906, Vienna – April 21, 1987, Iowa City) was a philosopher born in Vienna, Austria.
Hans Habe
Janos Békessy, better known under his pen name Hans Habe (12 February 1911, Budapest – 29 September 1977, Locarno) was an Hungarian-Austrian writer and newspaper publisher.
Janos Békessy, better known under his pen name Hans Habe (12 February 1911, Budapest – 29 September 1977, Locarno) was an Hungarian-Austrian writer and newspaper publisher.
Hans Kelsen
Hans Kelsen (October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian jurist and legal philosopher.
Hans Kelsen (October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian jurist and legal philosopher.
Hans Kmoch
Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch (July 25, 1894, Vienna – February 13, 1973, New York City) was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess ...
Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch (July 25, 1894, Vienna – February 13, 1973, New York City) was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess ...
Hans P. Kraus
Hans Peter Kraus (October 12, 1907 – November 1, 1988), also known as H. P. Kraus or HPK, was an Austrian-born book dealer described as “without doubt the most successful and dominan...
Hans Peter Kraus (October 12, 1907 – November 1, 1988), also known as H. P. Kraus or HPK, was an Austrian-born book dealer described as “without doubt the most successful and dominan...
Harry Golden
Harry Lewis Golden (May 6, 1902–October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher.
Harry Lewis Golden (May 6, 1902–October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher.
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.
Harry Shearer
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director.
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director.
Hattie Carnegie
Hattie Carnegie (15 March 1889 - 22 February 1956) was a fashion entrepreneur based in New York City from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Hattie Carnegie (15 March 1889 - 22 February 1956) was a fashion entrepreneur based in New York City from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress, celebrated for her great beauty, who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress, celebrated for her great beauty, who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".
Heinrich Conried
Heinrich Conried (born September 3, 1855 in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia; died April 27, 1909 in Meran, County of Tyrol) was a theatrical manager and director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Heinrich Conried (born September 3, 1855 in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia; died April 27, 1909 in Meran, County of Tyrol) was a theatrical manager and director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Heinz Politzer
Heinz Politzer was an Austrian writer, literary critic, and historian of literature; particularly of Franz Kafka.
Heinz Politzer was an Austrian writer, literary critic, and historian of literature; particularly of Franz Kafka.
Henry Ellenbogen
Henry Clayton Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900–July 4, 1985) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Henry Clayton Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900–July 4, 1985) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Henry Lehrman
Henry Lehrman (April 21, 1886 – November 7, 1946) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director and producer.
Henry Lehrman (April 21, 1886 – November 7, 1946) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director and producer.
Henry Mann
Henry Berthold Mann (27 October 1905, Vienna – 1 February 2000, Tucson) was a professor of mathematics and statistics at Ohio State University.
Henry Berthold Mann (27 October 1905, Vienna – 1 February 2000, Tucson) was a professor of mathematics and statistics at Ohio State University.
Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian philosopher and a member of the Vienna Circle.
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian philosopher and a member of the Vienna Circle.
Herbert Zipper
Herbert Zipper (April 24, 1904 in Vienna, Austria – April 21, 1997 in Santa Monica, California) was an internationally renowned composer, conductor, and arts activist.
Herbert Zipper (April 24, 1904 in Vienna, Austria – April 21, 1997 in Santa Monica, California) was an internationally renowned composer, conductor, and arts activist.
Herman Francis Mark
Herman Francis Mark (May 3, 1895 - April 6, 1992) was an Austrian-American chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science.
Herman Francis Mark (May 3, 1895 - April 6, 1992) was an Austrian-American chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science.
Herta Freitag
Herta Freitag was an Austrian-American mathematician, a professor of mathematics at Hollins College, known for her work on the Fibonacci numbers.
Herta Freitag was an Austrian-American mathematician, a professor of mathematics at Hollins College, known for her work on the Fibonacci numbers.
Hilda Geiringer
Hilda Geiringer, also known as Hilda von Mises, was an Austrian mathematics professor.
Hilda Geiringer, also known as Hilda von Mises, was an Austrian mathematics professor.
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor and photographer best known for his radio show which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005.
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor and photographer best known for his radio show which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005.
Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was a Jewish Austrian-American composer.
Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was a Jewish Austrian-American composer.
Igor Gorin
Igor Gorin was an Austrian baritone and music teacher.
Igor Gorin was an Austrian baritone and music teacher.
Ira Schnapp
Ira R. Schnapp was a logo designer and letterer who defined the DC Comics house style for thirty years.
Ira R. Schnapp was a logo designer and letterer who defined the DC Comics house style for thirty years.
Isaac Mayer Wise
Isaac Mayer Wise (March 29, 1819, Steingrub (now Lomnička), Bohemia, Austrian Empire - March 26, 1900, Cincinnati), was an American Reform rabbi, editor, and author.
Isaac Mayer Wise (March 29, 1819, Steingrub (now Lomnička), Bohemia, Austrian Empire - March 26, 1900, Cincinnati), was an American Reform rabbi, editor, and author.
Isidore Singer
Isidore Singer (1859, Hranice (Přerov District), Moravia - d. 1939, New York City) was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.
Isidore Singer (1859, Hranice (Přerov District), Moravia - d. 1939, New York City) was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the c...
Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the c...
Jacob L. Moreno
Jacob Levy Moreno was a Jewish Romanian-born Austrian-American leading psychiatrist and psychosociologist, thinker and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psy...
Jacob Levy Moreno was a Jewish Romanian-born Austrian-American leading psychiatrist and psychosociologist, thinker and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psy...
Jascha Horenstein
Jascha Horenstein was an American conductor.
Jascha Horenstein was an American conductor.
Jed Harris
Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz in Lviv, Austria-Hungary) (February 25, 1900 - November 15, 1979) was a renowned Austrian-American theater producer and director, and writer of film.
Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz in Lviv, Austria-Hungary) (February 25, 1900 - November 15, 1979) was a renowned Austrian-American theater producer and director, and writer of film.
Jeffrey Steiner
Jeffrey Steiner (March 31, 1937, Vienna - November 1, 2008) was the chief executive officer of the Fairchild Corporation, the successor corporation of Fairchild Industries, Inc.
Jeffrey Steiner (March 31, 1937, Vienna - November 1, 2008) was the chief executive officer of the Fairchild Corporation, the successor corporation of Fairchild Industries, Inc.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in t...
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in t...
Joachim Neugroschel
Joachim Neugroschel (January 13, 1938 – May 23, 2011) was a well known literary translator from French, German, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish, and also to German.
Joachim Neugroschel (January 13, 1938 – May 23, 2011) was a well known literary translator from French, German, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish, and also to German.
Joe May
Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director and film producer born in Austria and one of the pioneers of German cinema.
Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director and film producer born in Austria and one of the pioneers of German cinema.
John Banner
John Banner (28 January 191028 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria.
John Banner (28 January 191028 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria.
John Gottman
John Mordecai Gottman is a PhD psychologist known for his work on marital stability and relationship analysis through scientific direct observations published in peer-reviewed literature.
John Mordecai Gottman is a PhD psychologist known for his work on marital stability and relationship analysis through scientific direct observations published in peer-reviewed literature.
Jolie Gabor
Jolie Gabor de Szigethy (29 September c. 1896 - 1 April 1997) was a Hungarian-American entrepreneur, jeweler, and memoirist, best known as the mother of actresses and socialites Magda, Zsa Zsa a...
Jolie Gabor de Szigethy (29 September c. 1896 - 1 April 1997) was a Hungarian-American entrepreneur, jeweler, and memoirist, best known as the mother of actresses and socialites Magda, Zsa Zsa a...
Josef Gerstmann
Josef Gerstmann (July 17, 1887, Lemberg - March 23, 1969, New York) was an Austrian neurologist.
Josef Gerstmann (July 17, 1887, Lemberg - March 23, 1969, New York) was an Austrian neurologist.
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) — born Jonas Sternberg — was an Austrian-American film director.
Josef von Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) — born Jonas Sternberg — was an Austrian-American film director.
Joseph Lewi
Joseph Lewi (August 17, 1820, Radnitz (Radnice), Bohemia - December 19, 1897, Albany, New York) was an American physician of Czech Jewish extraction.
Joseph Lewi (August 17, 1820, Radnitz (Radnice), Bohemia - December 19, 1897, Albany, New York) was an American physician of Czech Jewish extraction.
Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer ( April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), born Politzer József, was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World.
Joseph Pulitzer ( April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), born Politzer József, was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World.
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies (pronounced ; born June 8, 1966) is an American actress and producer.
Julianna Luisa Margulies (pronounced ; born June 8, 1966) is an American actress and producer.
Juliet Landau
Juliet Rose Landau is an American actress best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nom...
Juliet Rose Landau is an American actress best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nom...
Julius Steinfeld
Julius (יעקב שלמה Yaakov Shlomo) Steinfeld (1884 - March 25, 1974) was born in Neunkirchen, Austria.
Julius (יעקב שלמה Yaakov Shlomo) Steinfeld (1884 - March 25, 1974) was born in Neunkirchen, Austria.
Karl H. Pribram
Karl H. Pribram is a professor at Georgetown University, in the United States, and an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University.
Karl H. Pribram is a professor at Georgetown University, in the United States, and an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University.
Leo Castelli
Leo Castelli was an American art dealer.
Leo Castelli was an American art dealer.
Leon Askin
Leon Askin (September 18, 1907 – June 3, 2005) was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes.
Leon Askin (September 18, 1907 – June 3, 2005) was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes.
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber, commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
Isaac Liev Schreiber, commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
Lisette Model
Lisette Model (born Elise Amelie Felicie Stern, November 10, 1901 – March 30, 1983) was an Austrian-born American photographer.
Lisette Model (born Elise Amelie Felicie Stern, November 10, 1901 – March 30, 1983) was an Austrian-born American photographer.
Lore Segal
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Louis V. Arco
Louis V. Arco was an Austrian-born actor who was born Lutz Altschul in Baden, Austria-Hungary, about 5 miles south of Vienna.
Louis V. Arco was an Austrian-born actor who was born Lutz Altschul in Baden, Austria-Hungary, about 5 miles south of Vienna.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a philosopher, Austrian School economist, and classical liberal.
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a philosopher, Austrian School economist, and classical liberal.
Margot Adler
Margot Adler is an author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio.
Margot Adler is an author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio.
Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria, noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim five family-owned paintings by th...
Maria Altmann (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria, noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim five family-owned paintings by th...
Marina Elizabeth Habe
Elizabeth Habe (1951 - December 29, 1968) was the daughter of Hans Habe and a student at the University of Hawaii.
Elizabeth Habe (1951 - December 29, 1968) was the daughter of Hans Habe and a student at the University of Hawaii.
Martha Schlamme
Martha Schlamme was born Martha Haftel to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria in 1923.
Martha Schlamme was born Martha Haftel to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria in 1923.
Martin Karplus
Martin Karplus (born March 15, 1930, Vienna) is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist.
Martin Karplus (born March 15, 1930, Vienna) is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist.
Maurice Bloomfield
Maurice Bloomfield, Ph. D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.
Maurice Bloomfield, Ph. D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.
Maurice Goldhaber
Maurice Goldhaber (April 18, 1911 – May 11, 2011) was an Austrian-born American physicist, who in 1957 (with Lee Grodzins and Andrew Sunyar) established that neutrinos have negative helicity.
Maurice Goldhaber (April 18, 1911 – May 11, 2011) was an Austrian-born American physicist, who in 1957 (with Lee Grodzins and Andrew Sunyar) established that neutrinos have negative helicity.
Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 – October 30, 1943) was an Austrian (later naturalized American) theater and film director and actor.
Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 – October 30, 1943) was an Austrian (later naturalized American) theater and film director and actor.
Michael Artin
Michael Artin is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematics department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Michael Artin is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematics department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Mordkhe Schaechter
Itsye Mordkhe Schaechter was a leading Yiddish linguist, as well as a writer and educator who spent a lifetime studying, standardizing and teaching the language.
Itsye Mordkhe Schaechter was a leading Yiddish linguist, as well as a writer and educator who spent a lifetime studying, standardizing and teaching the language.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and discovery of the quark.
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and discovery of the quark.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Nathan H. Juran
Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for di...
Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for di...
Nettie Rosenstein
Nettie Rosenstein was an acclaimed Jewish-American fashion designer, based in New York between c.1913 and 1975.
Nettie Rosenstein was an acclaimed Jewish-American fashion designer, based in New York between c.1913 and 1975.
Oscar Chajes
Oscar Chajes (pronounced "HA-yes") (December 14, 1873 – February 28, 1928) was an Austrian, then American chess player.
Oscar Chajes (pronounced "HA-yes") (December 14, 1873 – February 28, 1928) was an Austrian, then American chess player.
Oskar Morgenstern
Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born Austrian economist.
Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born Austrian economist.
Otto Fenichel
Otto Fenichel was a psychoanalyst of the so-called "second generation".
Otto Fenichel was a psychoanalyst of the so-called "second generation".
Otto Redlich
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Wahle
Otto Wahle (born November 5, 1879, in Vienna – August 11, 1963, in New York City, United States) was a Jewish Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Otto Wahle (born November 5, 1879, in Vienna – August 11, 1963, in New York City, United States) was a Jewish Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Paul Lazarsfeld
Paul Felix Lazarsfeld (February 13, 1901 – August 30, 1976) was one of the major figures in 20th-century American sociology.
Paul Felix Lazarsfeld (February 13, 1901 – August 30, 1976) was one of the major figures in 20th-century American sociology.
Paul Muni
Paul Muni was a Polish-born American stage and film actor.
Paul Muni was a Polish-born American stage and film actor.
Paul Pisk
Paul Amadeus Pisk (May 16, 1893, Vienna - January 12, 1990, Los Angeles) was an Austria-born composer and musicologist.
Paul Amadeus Pisk (May 16, 1893, Vienna - January 12, 1990, Los Angeles) was an Austria-born composer and musicologist.
Paul Wittgenstein
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic.
Peter Bogdanovich is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic.
Peter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.” His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the busi...
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.” His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the busi...
Peter Paret
Peter Paret (born April 13, 1924) is American military, cultural & art historian with a particular interest in German history.
Peter Paret (born April 13, 1924) is American military, cultural & art historian with a particular interest in German history.
Peter Zinner
Peter Zinner (July 24, 1919 – November 13, 2007) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker who worked as a film editor, sound editor, and producer.
Peter Zinner (July 24, 1919 – November 13, 2007) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker who worked as a film editor, sound editor, and producer.
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz ( / vice /; born 7 March 1970) is a British film and theatre actress and former fashion model.
Rachel Hannah Weisz ( / vice /; born 7 March 1970) is a British film and theatre actress and former fashion model.
Raina Fehl
Raina Fehl (August 23, 1920 — May 3, 2009) was an Austrian-born American classicist, writer and editor.
Raina Fehl (August 23, 1920 — May 3, 2009) was an Austrian-born American classicist, writer and editor.
Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
René Spitz
René Árpád Spitz was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst.
René Árpád Spitz was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst.
Ricardo Cortez
Jacob Krantz, known professionally as Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.
Jacob Krantz, known professionally as Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.
Richard Lert
Richard Lert (19 September 1885 - 25 April 1980) was an American conductor of Austrian birth.
Richard Lert (19 September 1885 - 25 April 1980) was an American conductor of Austrian birth.
Richard Neutra
Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) is considered to have been one of modernism's most significant architects.
Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) is considered to have been one of modernism's most significant architects.
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 - 11 September 1963) was an Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter.
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 - 11 September 1963) was an Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter.
Robert G. Neumann
Robert Gerhard Neumann (January 2, 1916 – June 18, 1999) was a United States politician and ambassador.
Robert Gerhard Neumann (January 2, 1916 – June 18, 1999) was a United States politician and ambassador.
Robert Karplus
Robert Karplus (February 23, 1927 - March 20, 1990) was a theoretical physicist and leader in the field of science education.
Robert Karplus (February 23, 1927 - March 20, 1990) was a theoretical physicist and leader in the field of science education.
Robert Lowie
Robert Harry Lowie (born Robert Heinrich Löwe; June 12, 1883 – September 21, 1957) was an Austrian-born American anthropologist.
Robert Harry Lowie (born Robert Heinrich Löwe; June 12, 1883 – September 21, 1957) was an Austrian-born American anthropologist.
Rose Ausländer
Rose Ausländer (May 11, 1901 – January 3, 1988), maiden name Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer, was a Jewish German- and English language poet.
Rose Ausländer (May 11, 1901 – January 3, 1988), maiden name Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer, was a Jewish German- and English language poet.
Rose Rand
Rose Rand (June 14, 1903 – July 28, 1980) A logician and a Philosopher.
Rose Rand (June 14, 1903 – July 28, 1980) A logician and a Philosopher.
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director.
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director.
Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897, Vienna - May 25, 1972, Chicago) was an American psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pra...
Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897, Vienna - May 25, 1972, Chicago) was an American psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pra...
Salomon Bochner
Salomon Bochner was an American mathematician of Austrian-Hungarian origin, known for wide-ranging work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Salomon Bochner was an American mathematician of Austrian-Hungarian origin, known for wide-ranging work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Saul K. Padover
Saul Kussiel Padover (April 13, 1905–February 22, 1981) was an historian and political scientist at the New School for Social Research in New York City who wrote or edited definitive st...
Saul Kussiel Padover (April 13, 1905–February 22, 1981) was an historian and political scientist at the New School for Social Research in New York City who wrote or edited definitive st...
Severin Eisenberger
Severin Eisenberger (Seweryn Eisenberger; 1879, Krakau, Austrian Galicia - 1945) was a Polish-born concert pianist and teacher.
Severin Eisenberger (Seweryn Eisenberger; 1879, Krakau, Austrian Galicia - 1945) was a Polish-born concert pianist and teacher.
Shmuel Ehrenfeld
Shmuel Ehrenfeld, known as the Mattersdorfer Rav, was a pre-eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi in pre-war Austria and a respected Torah leader and community builder in post-war America.
Shmuel Ehrenfeld, known as the Mattersdorfer Rav, was a pre-eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi in pre-war Austria and a respected Torah leader and community builder in post-war America.
Sidney Hook
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of the Pragmatist school known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics.
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of the Pragmatist school known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics.
Sigmund Eisner
Sigmund Eisner (February 14, 1859 - January 1925) was a prominent manufacturer and president of the Sigmund Eisner Company based in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Sigmund Eisner (February 14, 1859 - January 1925) was a prominent manufacturer and president of the Sigmund Eisner Company based in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.
Sulamith Goldhaber
Sulamith Goldhaber (November 4, 1923 – December 11, 1965) was a high-energy physicist and molecular spectroscopist.
Sulamith Goldhaber (November 4, 1923 – December 11, 1965) was a high-energy physicist and molecular spectroscopist.
Talal Asad
Talal Asad is an anthropologist at the City University of New York.
Talal Asad is an anthropologist at the City University of New York.
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Meir Bikel (born May 2, 1924) is a character actor, folk singer and musician.
Theodore Meir Bikel (born May 2, 1924) is a character actor, folk singer and musician.
Theodore Hardeen
Theodore Hardeen, known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist, best known as Harry Houdini's brother.
Theodore Hardeen, known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist, best known as Harry Houdini's brother.
Thomas Gold
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian-American actress who was successful in radio, film, theater, and television.
Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian-American actress who was successful in radio, film, theater, and television.
Vicki Baum
Hedwig (Vicki) Baum (ויקי באום; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer.
Hedwig (Vicki) Baum (ויקי באום; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer.
Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Victor Gruen
Victor David Gruen, born Viktor David Grünbaum (July 18, 1903 - February 14, 1980), was an Austrian-born commercial architect best known as a pioneer in the design of shopping malls in the...
Victor David Gruen, born Viktor David Grünbaum (July 18, 1903 - February 14, 1980), was an Austrian-born commercial architect best known as a pioneer in the design of shopping malls in the...
Victor L. Berger
Victor Luitpold Berger was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America and an important and influential Socialist journalist who helped establish the so-called Sewer Socialist movement.
Victor Luitpold Berger was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America and an important and influential Socialist journalist who helped establish the so-called Sewer Socialist movement.
Walter Abish
Walter Abish (born December 24, 1931) is an Austrian-American author of experimental novels and short stories.
Walter Abish (born December 24, 1931) is an Austrian-American author of experimental novels and short stories.
Walter Bricht
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Feit
Walter Feit was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Walter Feit was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Walter Hautzig
Walter Hautzig (ולטר האוציג) is a pianist born September 28, 1921, in Vienna, Austria.
Walter Hautzig (ולטר האוציג) is a pianist born September 28, 1921, in Vienna, Austria.
Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn (born March 9, 1923, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Walter Kohn (born March 9, 1923, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
William Levitt
William Jaird Levitt (February 11, 1907 – January 28, 1994) was an American real-estate developer widely credited as the father of modern American suburbia.
William Jaird Levitt (February 11, 1907 – January 28, 1994) was an American real-estate developer widely credited as the father of modern American suburbia.
Wolf Leslau
Wolf Leslau (וולף לסלאו; November 14, 1906, Krzepice (Kschepitz), Vistula Land (Poland) November 18, 2006) was a scholar of Semitic languages and one of the foremost authorities on Semiti...
Wolf Leslau (וולף לסלאו; November 14, 1906, Krzepice (Kschepitz), Vistula Land (Poland) November 18, 2006) was a scholar of Semitic languages and one of the foremost authorities on Semiti...
Wolfe Kelman
Wolfe Kelman was an Austrian-born American Rabbi and leader in the Conservative Judaism in the United States who never led a congregation, serving for decades as a mentor to hundreds of rabbis i...
Wolfe Kelman was an Austrian-born American Rabbi and leader in the Conservative Judaism in the United States who never led a congregation, serving for decades as a mentor to hundreds of rabbis i...
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Yetta Zwerling
Yetta Zwerling Silverman Yiddish movie star during the 1930s and 1940s.
Yetta Zwerling Silverman Yiddish movie star during the 1930s and 1940s.
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi and commonly called "Reb Zalman" (pr: rǎb) (born 28 August 1924 in Zhovkva, Poland now Ukraine) is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Re...
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi and commonly called "Reb Zalman" (pr: rǎb) (born 28 August 1924 in Zhovkva, Poland now Ukraine) is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Re...
Zecharia Dershowitz
Zecharia Dershowitz, known as Reb Zecharia, was a Jewish man who immigrated to the United States in 1888 from Galicia, Poland at the age of twenty three.
Zecharia Dershowitz, known as Reb Zecharia, was a Jewish man who immigrated to the United States in 1888 from Galicia, Poland at the age of twenty three.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sári Gábor, better known as Zsa Zsa Gabor, is a Hungarian-born American actress, who particularly acted in supporting roles.
Sári Gábor, better known as Zsa Zsa Gabor, is a Hungarian-born American actress, who particularly acted in supporting roles.