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A very incomplete list of in one or the other way prominent people who gave a talk, lecture, attended a meeting at the Metalab or just dropped by... | A very incomplete list of in one or the other way prominent people who gave a talk, lecture, attended a meeting at the Metalab or just dropped by... | ||
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| + | As sidenote: Some of these the people did good things of which we as a community are very proud. | ||
| + | Some of these did bad horrible things in the past or in the future, but it would be insinscere to | ||
| + | show history not truthfully. | ||
(in alphabetical order) | (in alphabetical order) | ||
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* [[wen:TV-B-Gone|Mitch Altman]], hacker and inventor | * [[wen:TV-B-Gone|Mitch Altman]], hacker and inventor | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://twitter.com/ioerror Jacob Appelbaum], photographer, world traveller, unix user |
| + | * [[wde:El_Awadalla|El Awadalla]], non-fiction author, dialect writer, ... | ||
| + | * [http://www.martinballuch.com/ Martin Balluch], animal rights activist | ||
* [http://www.jeff-barr.com/ Jeff Barr], web services evangelist at ''amazon.com'' | * [http://www.jeff-barr.com/ Jeff Barr], web services evangelist at ''amazon.com'' | ||
| + | * [[wde:Markus_Beckedahl|Markus Beckedahl]], netpolitics activist | ||
* [http://hysteria.sk/ Juraj Bednar], a geek from Bratislava | * [http://hysteria.sk/ Juraj Bednar], a geek from Bratislava | ||
* [http://barcodeart.com/ Scott Blake], barcode artist | * [http://barcodeart.com/ Scott Blake], barcode artist | ||
* [http://lamer.sk bon], Bratislava Connection | * [http://lamer.sk bon], Bratislava Connection | ||
* [http://seanbonner.com/ Sean Bonner], hacking the media | * [http://seanbonner.com/ Sean Bonner], hacking the media | ||
| + | * [[wde:Adrian_Bowyer|Adrian Bowyer]], engineer, mathematician, creator of the RepRap Project | ||
* [http://homehobel.phl.univie.ac.at/personal.phtml?name=Brandstetter Thomas Brandstetter], communication and media scientist | * [http://homehobel.phl.univie.ac.at/personal.phtml?name=Brandstetter Thomas Brandstetter], communication and media scientist | ||
* [http://online.univie.ac.at/pers?pkey=27775 Wolfgang Breyha], ''ZID'' master of all mail servers, Vienna University | * [http://online.univie.ac.at/pers?pkey=27775 Wolfgang Breyha], ''ZID'' master of all mail servers, Vienna University | ||
* [[Jason Brown / Paranoid Machines|Jason Brown]], ambient noisemaker, constellation manipulator, and paranoid historiographer | * [[Jason Brown / Paranoid Machines|Jason Brown]], ambient noisemaker, constellation manipulator, and paranoid historiographer | ||
| + | * [[wde:Thomas_Bugnyar|Thomas Bugnyar]], behavioural biology and cognitive science researcher | ||
| + | * [[wen:Duncan_Campbell_(journalist)|Duncan Campbell]], investigative journalist, author | ||
| + | * [http://debcha.com Debbie Chachra], Associate Professor of Materials Science | ||
* [http://aigamedev.com/ Alex J. Champandard], senior AI programmer | * [http://aigamedev.com/ Alex J. Champandard], senior AI programmer | ||
* [http://www.hcrs.at/WIR.HTM Harald Chmela], Grundlagenforschung und Entwicklung, Autor | * [http://www.hcrs.at/WIR.HTM Harald Chmela], Grundlagenforschung und Entwicklung, Autor | ||
* [http://www.thomasclausen.org/ Thomas Clausen], mesh routing researcher | * [http://www.thomasclausen.org/ Thomas Clausen], mesh routing researcher | ||
| + | * [http://erinn.org/ Erinn Clark], [https://torproject.org/ Tor] developer | ||
* [http://www.eddie.com/ Eddie Codel], videographer | * [http://www.eddie.com/ Eddie Codel], videographer | ||
| + | * [http://christinecorbettmoran.com/ Christine Corbett Moran], theoretical astrophysicst and contributor to [[wen:Open_Whisper_Systems|Open Whisper Systems]] crypto tools | ||
===D...F=== | ===D...F=== | ||
* [http://www.aldis.at/ Gerhard Diendorfer], lightning researcher | * [http://www.aldis.at/ Gerhard Diendorfer], lightning researcher | ||
| + | * [https://www.ict.tuwien.ac.at/en/mitarbeiter/dietrich Dietmar Dietrich], professor of Computer Technology | ||
* [http://www.webcrunchers.com/crunch/ John Draper] AKA Captain Crunch | * [http://www.webcrunchers.com/crunch/ John Draper] AKA Captain Crunch | ||
| + | * [http://www.cs.duke.edu/~edels/ Herbert Edelsbrunner], computational geometry and topology researcher | ||
* [[wen:Jeri_Ellsworth|Jeri Ellsworth]], entrepreneur and self-taught computer chip designer | * [[wen:Jeri_Ellsworth|Jeri Ellsworth]], entrepreneur and self-taught computer chip designer | ||
* [[wen:Rickard_Falkvinge|Rick Falkvinge]], leader and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party | * [[wen:Rickard_Falkvinge|Rick Falkvinge]], leader and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party | ||
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* [[wen:Eric Gordon Corley|Emmanuel Goldstein]], publisher of ''2600: The Hacker Quarterly'', radio show host, documentary film producer | * [[wen:Eric Gordon Corley|Emmanuel Goldstein]], publisher of ''2600: The Hacker Quarterly'', radio show host, documentary film producer | ||
* [[User:Grenz|Johannes Grenzfurthner]], media artist and monochrom.at co-founder | * [[User:Grenz|Johannes Grenzfurthner]], media artist and monochrom.at co-founder | ||
| + | * [http://blog.mozilla.com/ligong/about/ Li Gong], Chairman and CEO of Mozilla Online Ltd., Beijing | ||
* [http://guckes.net/ Sven Guckes], Free Software and command line enthusiast | * [http://guckes.net/ Sven Guckes], Free Software and command line enthusiast | ||
* [[wde:Martin Haase|Martin Haase]], multi-linguist engaged in open source- and open content projects | * [[wde:Martin Haase|Martin Haase]], multi-linguist engaged in open source- and open content projects | ||
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* [http://www.sandpsych.at/ Andreas von Heydwolff], consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist | * [http://www.sandpsych.at/ Andreas von Heydwolff], consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist | ||
* [[User:Edmund|Edmund Humenberger]], background in promoting open source and entrepreneurship | * [[User:Edmund|Edmund Humenberger]], background in promoting open source and entrepreneurship | ||
| + | * [[wen:Birgitta_J%C3%B3nsd%C3%B3ttir|Birgitta Jónsdóttir]], parlamentarian from Iceland, press freedom activist | ||
===K...M=== | ===K...M=== | ||
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* [http://modin.yuri.at/ Martin Kaltenbrunner], human computer interaction designer | * [http://modin.yuri.at/ Martin Kaltenbrunner], human computer interaction designer | ||
* [http://www.doxpara.com/ Dan Kaminsky], security researcher | * [http://www.doxpara.com/ Dan Kaminsky], security researcher | ||
| − | * [http://lo-res.org/~aaron/ L. Aaron Kaplan], IT security professional and FunkFeuer | + | * [http://lo-res.org/~aaron/ L. Aaron Kaplan], IT security professional and FunkFeuer (co-) founder |
* [http://whitepages.tuwien.ac.at/oid/622689.html Peter Kopacek], head of Institute of Handling Devices and Robotics, Vienna University of Technology | * [http://whitepages.tuwien.ac.at/oid/622689.html Peter Kopacek], head of Institute of Handling Devices and Robotics, Vienna University of Technology | ||
* [http://www.juliankenning.com/ Julian Kenning], painter and game art designer | * [http://www.juliankenning.com/ Julian Kenning], painter and game art designer | ||
| + | * [http://mightyohm.com/ Jeff Keyzer], MightyOhm | ||
* [http://www.unwatched.org/ Andreas Krisch], privacy advocate | * [http://www.unwatched.org/ Andreas Krisch], privacy advocate | ||
* [http://46halbe.org/ Constanze Kurz], computer scientist and ''CCC'' activist | * [http://46halbe.org/ Constanze Kurz], computer scientist and ''CCC'' activist | ||
* [http://ninoleitner.com Nino Leitner], director and artist | * [http://ninoleitner.com Nino Leitner], director and artist | ||
| + | * [http://homepage.univie.ac.at/nicole.lieger/cv.htm Nicole Lieger], political scientist (in combination with jurisprudence and economics) | ||
| + | * [https://patternsinthevoid.net/ Isis Agora Lovecraft], hacker, physicist, cryptographer, anarchist and witch. Contributed to Tor, Open Whisper Systems. | ||
* [http://www.majer.ch/johannes/ Johannes Majer], quantum physicist | * [http://www.majer.ch/johannes/ Johannes Majer], quantum physicist | ||
| + | * [[wde:Armin_Medosch|Armin Medosch]], author and media artist | ||
| + | * [http://www.univie.ac.at/identifizierung/php/?page_id=2442 Daniel Meßner], cultural scientist | ||
* [[wde:Erich_Moechel|Erich Moechel]], journalist and privacy advocate | * [[wde:Erich_Moechel|Erich Moechel]], journalist and privacy advocate | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[wen:Moot_%284chan%29#moot.27s_identity|moot]], founder of 4chan |
* [[wen:Andy_Müller-Maguhn|Andy Mueller-Maguhn]], long-time ''CCC'' core member | * [[wen:Andy_Müller-Maguhn|Andy Mueller-Maguhn]], long-time ''CCC'' core member | ||
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* Tobias Nöbauer, physicist and sociologist | * Tobias Nöbauer, physicist and sociologist | ||
| + | * [http://quinnnorton.com/ Quinn Norton], journalist (Wired, Guardian, O'Reilly), (body) hacker | ||
* [http://www.oberhummer.at/ Heinz Oberhummer], astrophysicist and "science buster" | * [http://www.oberhummer.at/ Heinz Oberhummer], astrophysicist and "science buster" | ||
* [http://johl.soup.io Jens Ohlig], hacker and former ''CCC'' spokesman | * [http://johl.soup.io Jens Ohlig], hacker and former ''CCC'' spokesman | ||
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* [http://brepettis.com/ Bre Pettis], artist and podcaster who ''MAKE''s things | * [http://brepettis.com/ Bre Pettis], artist and podcaster who ''MAKE''s things | ||
* [[wde:Peter Pilz|Peter Pilz]], politician, Austrian Green Party | * [[wde:Peter Pilz|Peter Pilz]], politician, Austrian Green Party | ||
| + | * [http://realraum.at/wiki/doku.php?id=equinox:equinox Christian Pointner], co-founder of realraum.at, FunkFeuer Graz,… | ||
* [[wde:Tim_Pritlove|Tim Pritlove]], ''CCC'' event manager, media artist, discordian | * [[wde:Tim_Pritlove|Tim Pritlove]], ''CCC'' event manager, media artist, discordian | ||
* [http://igw.tuwien.ac.at/zope/igw/menschen/purgathofer Peter Purgathofer], scientist at the ''Department for Design and Assessment of Technology'', Technical University Vienna | * [http://igw.tuwien.ac.at/zope/igw/menschen/purgathofer Peter Purgathofer], scientist at the ''Department for Design and Assessment of Technology'', Technical University Vienna | ||
* [http://richard.pyrker.com/ Richard Pyrker],PR professional and journalist | * [http://richard.pyrker.com/ Richard Pyrker],PR professional and journalist | ||
| + | * [http://www.onb.ac.at/about/forschung.htm Veronika Prändl-Zika], digital preservation researcher at the Austrian National Library | ||
===R...T=== | ===R...T=== | ||
* [http://online.univie.ac.at/pers.html?pkey=4451 Peter Rastl], Austrian Internet pioneer, head of Vienna University Computer Center | * [http://online.univie.ac.at/pers.html?pkey=4451 Peter Rastl], Austrian Internet pioneer, head of Vienna University Computer Center | ||
| + | * [https://felixreda.eu/de/ Felix Reda], former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) | ||
| + | * [http://dollywood.itp.tuwien.ac.at/~rotter/ Stefan Rotter], theoretical physicist | ||
* [http://laura-rudas.jungerote.at/ Laura Rudas], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | * [http://laura-rudas.jungerote.at/ Laura Rudas], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | ||
| + | * [[wde:Gerhard Ruiss|Gerhard Ruiss]], author, stakeholder, musician | ||
* [[wen:Len Sassaman|Len Sassaman]], cypherpunk and privacy advocate | * [[wen:Len Sassaman|Len Sassaman]], cypherpunk and privacy advocate | ||
* [http://bim.lbg.ac.at/en/ Christian Schmaus], human rights expert | * [http://bim.lbg.ac.at/en/ Christian Schmaus], human rights expert | ||
| + | * [[wen:Jimmy_Schulz|Jimmy Schulz]], member of the German parliament (MdB) | ||
* [http://ascii.textfiles.com/ Jason Scott], digital historian and archivist | * [http://ascii.textfiles.com/ Jason Scott], digital historian and archivist | ||
* [http://www.seewald.at/info.html Alexander K. Seewald], computer scientist | * [http://www.seewald.at/info.html Alexander K. Seewald], computer scientist | ||
* [http://twitter.com/newstik Daniel AJ Sokolov], journalist | * [http://twitter.com/newstik Daniel AJ Sokolov], journalist | ||
| + | * [http://felix.openflows.com Felix Stalder], author & lecturer for digital culture | ||
* Starbug, hacker and ''CCC'' activist | * Starbug, hacker and ''CCC'' activist | ||
| + | * [[wen:Christopher_Soghoian|Christopher Soghoian]], privacy researcher and activist | ||
| + | * [http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/en/about-us/the-ita-team/jaro-sterbik-lamina/about Jaro Sterbik-Lamina], information security and privacy researcher | ||
* [http://bblfish.net/ Henry Story], semantic web software engineer, named the translation service ''Babelfish'' | * [http://bblfish.net/ Henry Story], semantic web software engineer, named the translation service ''Babelfish'' | ||
* [http://www.wien.spoe.at/online/page.php?P=10047 Sybille Straubinger], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | * [http://www.wien.spoe.at/online/page.php?P=10047 Sybille Straubinger], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | ||
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===U...W=== | ===U...W=== | ||
| − | * [[Benutzer:Vic|Vic]], chairman of the German ''CCC e.V.'' | + | * [http://homepage.univie.ac.at/stefan.uttenthaler/ Stefan Uttenthaler], astrophysicist |
| + | * [http://hackervisions.org/ James Vasile], Executive Director of the [http://freedomboxfoundation.org/ FreedomBox Foundation] | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/kellerabteil Hans Christian Voigt], sociologist and publisher | ||
| + | * [[Benutzer:Vic|Vic]], former chairman of the German ''CCC e.V.'' | ||
* [[Metaday 30|Kurt Weckel]], umraum art router architect | * [[Metaday 30|Kurt Weckel]], umraum art router architect | ||
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/171/133 Stefan Wiltschnig], assistant to the vice-rector ''Infrastructure and Business Development'', university of economics | * [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/171/133 Stefan Wiltschnig], assistant to the vice-rector ''Infrastructure and Business Development'', university of economics | ||
* [http://personen.wien.oevp.at/franz-ferdinand-wolf/ Franz-Ferdinand Wolf], journalist and politician, Austrian People's Party | * [http://personen.wien.oevp.at/franz-ferdinand-wolf/ Franz-Ferdinand Wolf], journalist and politician, Austrian People's Party | ||
| + | * [http://wulz.home.cern.ch/ Claudia-Elisabeth Wulz], high energy physicist at CERN | ||
* [http://www.wutzlhofer.net/ Jürgen Wutzlhofer], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | * [http://www.wutzlhofer.net/ Jürgen Wutzlhofer], politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party | ||
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* [http://www.jamisonyoung.com/ Jamison Young], indepent artist | * [http://www.jamisonyoung.com/ Jamison Young], indepent artist | ||
* [[wde:Alexander Zach|Alexander Zach]], politician, Austrian Liberal Forum | * [[wde:Alexander Zach|Alexander Zach]], politician, Austrian Liberal Forum | ||
| + | * [[Metaday 40|Regine Zawodsky]], physicist | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/jerezim Jérémie Zimmermann], co-founder and spokesperson for LaQuadrature du Net | ||
* [http://www.oevsv.at/ Michael Zwingl], radio ham and President of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society | * [http://www.oevsv.at/ Michael Zwingl], radio ham and President of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society | ||
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Aktuelle Version vom 2. Februar 2022, 14:30 Uhr
A very incomplete list of in one or the other way prominent people who gave a talk, lecture, attended a meeting at the Metalab or just dropped by...
As sidenote: Some of these the people did good things of which we as a community are very proud. Some of these did bad horrible things in the past or in the future, but it would be insinscere to show history not truthfully.
(in alphabetical order)
A...C
- Mitch Altman, hacker and inventor
- Jacob Appelbaum, photographer, world traveller, unix user
- El Awadalla, non-fiction author, dialect writer, ...
- Martin Balluch, animal rights activist
- Jeff Barr, web services evangelist at amazon.com
- Markus Beckedahl, netpolitics activist
- Juraj Bednar, a geek from Bratislava
- Scott Blake, barcode artist
- bon, Bratislava Connection
- Sean Bonner, hacking the media
- Adrian Bowyer, engineer, mathematician, creator of the RepRap Project
- Thomas Brandstetter, communication and media scientist
- Wolfgang Breyha, ZID master of all mail servers, Vienna University
- Jason Brown, ambient noisemaker, constellation manipulator, and paranoid historiographer
- Thomas Bugnyar, behavioural biology and cognitive science researcher
- Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist, author
- Debbie Chachra, Associate Professor of Materials Science
- Alex J. Champandard, senior AI programmer
- Harald Chmela, Grundlagenforschung und Entwicklung, Autor
- Thomas Clausen, mesh routing researcher
- Erinn Clark, Tor developer
- Eddie Codel, videographer
- Christine Corbett Moran, theoretical astrophysicst and contributor to Open Whisper Systems crypto tools
D...F
- Gerhard Diendorfer, lightning researcher
- Dietmar Dietrich, professor of Computer Technology
- John Draper AKA Captain Crunch
- Herbert Edelsbrunner, computational geometry and topology researcher
- Jeri Ellsworth, entrepreneur and self-taught computer chip designer
- Rick Falkvinge, leader and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party
- Nick Farr, treasurer and co-founder of the Hacker Foundation
- Gabriel Finch (a.k.a salsaman), video artist and main developer of LiVES
- Rasmus Fleischer, founding member and spokesman of the Swedish Piratbyrån
- Norbert Frischauf, physicist and outer space expert
- Fukami, security consultant and researcher
G...J
- GameJew AKA Jonathan Mann
- Ille Gebeshuber, nanotechnology researcher at Atomic and Plasma Physics group, University of Technology Vienna
- Robert Glashüttner, radio journalist, fm4 blogger, videogame afficionado
- Emmanuel Goldstein, publisher of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, radio show host, documentary film producer
- Johannes Grenzfurthner, media artist and monochrom.at co-founder
- Li Gong, Chairman and CEO of Mozilla Online Ltd., Beijing
- Sven Guckes, Free Software and command line enthusiast
- Martin Haase, multi-linguist engaged in open source- and open content projects
- Ralf Habel, computer graphics wizard
- Johanna Haigl, umraum art router architect
- Martin Herfurt, Bluetooth security expert
- Andreas von Heydwolff, consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Edmund Humenberger, background in promoting open source and entrepreneurship
- Birgitta Jónsdóttir, parlamentarian from Iceland, press freedom activist
K...M
- Martin Kaltenbrunner, human computer interaction designer
- Dan Kaminsky, security researcher
- L. Aaron Kaplan, IT security professional and FunkFeuer (co-) founder
- Peter Kopacek, head of Institute of Handling Devices and Robotics, Vienna University of Technology
- Julian Kenning, painter and game art designer
- Jeff Keyzer, MightyOhm
- Andreas Krisch, privacy advocate
- Constanze Kurz, computer scientist and CCC activist
- Nino Leitner, director and artist
- Nicole Lieger, political scientist (in combination with jurisprudence and economics)
- Isis Agora Lovecraft, hacker, physicist, cryptographer, anarchist and witch. Contributed to Tor, Open Whisper Systems.
- Johannes Majer, quantum physicist
- Armin Medosch, author and media artist
- Daniel Meßner, cultural scientist
- Erich Moechel, journalist and privacy advocate
- moot, founder of 4chan
- Andy Mueller-Maguhn, long-time CCC core member
N...Q
- Tobias Nöbauer, physicist and sociologist
- Quinn Norton, journalist (Wired, Guardian, O'Reilly), (body) hacker
- Heinz Oberhummer, astrophysicist and "science buster"
- Jens Ohlig, hacker and former CCC spokesman
- Vik Olliver, RepRap developer who believes "specialisation is just for insects"
- Trevor Paglen, geographer and artist
- pajkus, hysteria.sk founder
- Meredith L. Patterson, the smart, polite nerd
- Bre Pettis, artist and podcaster who MAKEs things
- Peter Pilz, politician, Austrian Green Party
- Christian Pointner, co-founder of realraum.at, FunkFeuer Graz,…
- Tim Pritlove, CCC event manager, media artist, discordian
- Peter Purgathofer, scientist at the Department for Design and Assessment of Technology, Technical University Vienna
- Richard Pyrker,PR professional and journalist
- Veronika Prändl-Zika, digital preservation researcher at the Austrian National Library
R...T
- Peter Rastl, Austrian Internet pioneer, head of Vienna University Computer Center
- Felix Reda, former Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
- Stefan Rotter, theoretical physicist
- Laura Rudas, politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party
- Gerhard Ruiss, author, stakeholder, musician
- Len Sassaman, cypherpunk and privacy advocate
- Christian Schmaus, human rights expert
- Jimmy Schulz, member of the German parliament (MdB)
- Jason Scott, digital historian and archivist
- Alexander K. Seewald, computer scientist
- Daniel AJ Sokolov, journalist
- Felix Stalder, author & lecturer for digital culture
- Starbug, hacker and CCC activist
- Christopher Soghoian, privacy researcher and activist
- Jaro Sterbik-Lamina, information security and privacy researcher
- Henry Story, semantic web software engineer, named the translation service Babelfish
- Sybille Straubinger, politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party
- Szathmáry Viktor, software developer & entrepreneur from nextlab.hu
- Lisa Thalheim, computer scientist and biohacker
- Robert F. Tobler, key researcher at the VRVis
- Charlie Todd, comedian, Improv Everywhere
U...W
- Stefan Uttenthaler, astrophysicist
- James Vasile, Executive Director of the FreedomBox Foundation
- Hans Christian Voigt, sociologist and publisher
- Vic, former chairman of the German CCC e.V.
- Kurt Weckel, umraum art router architect
- Stefan Wiltschnig, assistant to the vice-rector Infrastructure and Business Development, university of economics
- Franz-Ferdinand Wolf, journalist and politician, Austrian People's Party
- Claudia-Elisabeth Wulz, high energy physicist at CERN
- Jürgen Wutzlhofer, politician, Austrian Socialdemocratic Party
X...Z
- Franz Xaver, long-time media artist
- Jamison Young, indepent artist
- Alexander Zach, politician, Austrian Liberal Forum
- Regine Zawodsky, physicist
- Jérémie Zimmermann, co-founder and spokesperson for LaQuadrature du Net
- Michael Zwingl, radio ham and President of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society
