Virgil von Graben (15th century — 1507) Austrian noble and knight, stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol and Regent (captain) and stadtholder of Province of Gorizia (Görz). Rosina von Graben von Rain zu Sommeregg, (15th century in Sommeregg - 1534) Austrian noble woman from the House of Graben von Stein a cadet branch of the Meinhardiner dynasty David Pacher (1816 in Obervellach – 1902) Austrian priest and botanist Hans Gasser (1817 in Eisentratten – 1868) painter and sculptor Carl Gussenbauer (1842 in Obervellach – 1903) Austrian surgeon. Gustav Weindorfer (1874 in Spittal – 1932) Austrian-born Australian amateur botanist, lodge-keeper and promoter of the Cradle Mountains National Park in Tasmania Max Beier (1903 in Spittal – 1979) Austrian arachnologist, entomologist and specialist in pseudoscorpions Walter Zellot (1920 in Spittal – 1942) World War II fighter ace Herbert Haupt (born 1947 in Seeboden) Austrian politician, party chairman Austrian Freedom Party a veterinarian by training,