Richard Lugner

Entrepreneur

Birthday October 11, 1932

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Vienna, Austria

DEATH DATE Aug 12, 2024 (91)

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About

Austrian construction entrepreneur and billionaire who ran twice in the Austrian presidential elections as an independent candidate. He was famous for entertaining celebrities at the Vienna Opera Ball including Pamela AndersonJane FondaPriscilla Presley, and Goldie Hawn. In 2014, he reportedly paid $500,000 to have Kim Kardashian as his date for the ball. He died two months after marrying his sixth wife. 

Before Fame

He was married to his first wife Christine Gmeiner from 1961 to 1978.

Trivia

He built the Lugner City shopping center in Vienna in 1990. It was the seventh largest shopping center in Austria at the time. 

Family Life

In June 2024, he married Simone Reiländer at Vienna City Hall in Vienna. He had four children named Jacqueline, Nadine, Alexander, and Andreas.

Associated With

His Vienna Opera Ball was also attended by Melanie Griffith and Lindsay Lohan.