The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld. •
Hermann Lichtenegger (1900–1984), resistance fighter, politician (KPÖ) and Govt. minister •
Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), singer and actress •
Franz Weissmann (1911–2005), Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the
Neo-Concrete Movement • (1923–1977), politician (SPÖ) •
Gert Hofbauer (1937–2017), Austrian conductor and trumpeter
Sport •
Zoran Lerchbacher (born 1972), darts player •
Klaus Ambrosch (born 1973), decathlete •
Harald Proczyk (born 1975), racing driver •
Jürgen Saler (born 1977), a retired Austrian footballer who scored over 280 goals •
Andi Siebenhofer (born 1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur •
Stefan Rucker (born 1980), former racing cyclist •
Marcel Ritzmaier (born 1993), football player, played over 240 games ==References==