Trending Explorers in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
463,690
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
24,878
views
views
2
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
23,655
views
views
3
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
22,748
views
views
4
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
18,952
views
views
5
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
16,311
views
views
6
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
16,085
views
views
7
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
10,948
views
views
8
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
10,410
views
views
9
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
10,299
views
views
10
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
10,271
views
views
11
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
9,036
views
views
12
Dieter Bockhorn
German explorer (1938–1983)
8,289
views
views
13
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
8,186
views
views
14
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
8,071
views
views
15
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
7,627
views
views
16
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
7,569
views
views
17
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
7,490
views
views
18
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
7,199
views
views
19
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
6,798
views
views
20
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
6,400
views
views
21
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
5,918
views
views
22
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
5,545
views
views
23
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
5,537
views
views
24
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
5,164
views
views
25
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
5,153
views
views
26
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
4,904
views
views
27
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
4,898
views
views
28
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
4,714
views
views
29
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
4,708
views
views
30
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
4,601
views
views
31
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
4,562
views
views
32
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
4,559
views
views
33
Helmut Simon
German mountaineer (1937-2004)
4,505
views
views
34
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
4,365
views
views
35
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
4,195
views
views
36
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
4,059
views
views
37
Gustav Hermann Nachtigal
German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885)
3,892
views
views
38
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
3,793
views
views
39
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
3,762
views
views
40
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
3,633
views
views
41
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
3,609
views
views
42
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
3,563
views
views
43
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
3,525
views
views
44
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
3,439
views
views
45
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
3,314
views
views
46
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
3,294
views
views
47
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
3,232
views
views
48
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
3,109
views
views
49
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
3,039
views
views
50
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
3,016
views
views
51
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
3,013
views
views
52
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
2,984
views
views
53
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
2,951
views
views
54
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
2,932
views
views
55
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
2,922
views
views
56
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
2,920
views
views
57
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
2,751
views
views
58
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
2,714
views
views
59
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
2,640
views
views
60
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
2,589
views
views
61
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
2,585
views
views
62
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
2,570
views
views
63
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
2,532
views
views
64
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
2,481
views
views
65
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
2,166
views
views
66
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
2,093
views
views
67
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
2,066
views
views
68
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
1,965
views
views
69
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
1,964
views
views
70
Peter Davison
English actor
1,898
views
views
71
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
1,843
views
views
72
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
1,794
views
views
73
Edward Whymper
British mountaineer
1,788
views
views
74
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
1,763
views
views
75
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
1,737
views
views
76
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
1,727
views
views
77
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
1,691
views
views
78
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
1,667
views
views
79
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
1,665
views
views
80
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
1,599
views
views
81
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
1,591
views
views
82
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
1,563
views
views
83
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
1,559
views
views
84
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
1,520
views
views
85
Laura Dekker
Dutch solo sailor
1,506
views
views
86
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
1,472
views
views
87
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
1,465
views
views
88
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
1,463
views
views
89
Noraly Schoenmaker
Dutch motorcyclist and vlogger
1,441
views
views
90
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
1,439
views
views
91
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
1,430
views
views
92
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
1,430
views
views
93
Jeanne Baret
French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
1,408
views
views
94
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
1,405
views
views
95
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
1,390
views
views
96
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
1,375
views
views
97
Rabea Rogge
German explorer
1,373
views
views
98
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
1,366
views
views
99
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,355
views
views
100
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
1,300
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