Victor Franz Hess was born to Vinzenz Hess and Serafine Edle von Grossbauer-Waldstatt, in Waldstein Castle, near Peggau in Styria, Austria on 24 June 1883.
Ni Victor Franz Hess ket naipasngay kada Vinzenz Hess ken Serafine Edle von Grossbauer-Waldstätt, idiay Kastilio Waldstein, iti asideg ti Peggau idiay Styria, Austria idi 24 Hunio 1883.