# Heidi Horten

_Austrian billionaire and philanthropist (1941–2022)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Heidi Horten was an Austrian billionaire and art collector. She was the widow of businessman Helmut Horten, whose wealth was famously rooted in Nazi profiteering. In May 2020 Forbes estimated her net worth at US$3.0 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 February 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P19))
- **Died:** 12 June 2022 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P570))
- **Place of death:** Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Austria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P27))
- **Occupation:** art collector ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P106))
- **Spouse:** Helmut Horten ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214#P26))

## Questions

**When was Heidi Horten born?**  
Heidi Horten was born on 13 February 1941 in Vienna.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Heidi Horten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Horten) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q88214](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88214) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Verena Kaspar-Eisert, director of the Heidi Horten Collection, Vienna, November 2025.jpg by Klauspichler667 (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verena_Kaspar-Eisert,_director_of_the_Heidi_Horten_Collection,_Vienna,_November_2025.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Heidi Horten, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Verena Kaspar-Eisert, director of the Heidi Horten Collection, Vienna, November 2025.jpg — Klauspichler667, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Heidi Horten". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/heidi-horten. Retrieved 6 November 2026.