Trending Explorers in Germany this month
The 100 most-viewed explorers this month on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Reinhold Messner.
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26,693
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Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
6,193
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2
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
1,219
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3
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
705
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4
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
672
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5
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
590
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6
Carlos Carsolio
Mexican mountain climber, summiter of all eight-thousanders (born 1962)
579
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7
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
536
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8
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
534
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9
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
512
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10
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
473
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11
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
469
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12
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
453
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13
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
403
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14
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
392
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
379
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16
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
354
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17
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
334
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18
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
326
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19
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
324
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20
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
317
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21
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
317
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22
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
309
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23
Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
304
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24
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
302
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25
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
277
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26
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
272
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27
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
258
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28
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
245
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29
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
238
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30
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
233
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31
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
232
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32
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
217
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33
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
212
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34
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
202
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35
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
200
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36
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
200
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37
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
192
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38
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
192
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39
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
190
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40
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
177
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41
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
174
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42
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
173
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43
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
170
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44
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
163
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45
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
162
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46
Peter Davison
English actor
162
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47
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
156
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48
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
147
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49
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
144
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50
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
140
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51
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
139
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52
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
127
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53
Arved Fuchs
German explorer and author
124
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54
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
121
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55
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
121
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56
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
119
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57
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
118
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58
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
115
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59
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
114
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60
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
113
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61
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
112
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62
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
112
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63
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
108
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64
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
106
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65
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
106
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66
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
105
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67
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
105
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68
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
104
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69
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
102
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70
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
98
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71
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
98
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72
Frank Worsley
New Zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943)
97
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73
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
94
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74
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
93
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75
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
93
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76
Thomas Crean
Irish explorer (1877–1938)
92
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77
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
89
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78
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
87
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79
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
86
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80
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
85
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81
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
83
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82
Carl Peters
German colonial ruler, explorer, politician, and author (1856-1918)
83
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83
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
82
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84
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
80
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85
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
80
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86
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
75
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87
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
75
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88
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
75
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89
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
71
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90
Liver-Eating Johnson
mountain man of the American Old West. (1824–1900)
71
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91
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
70
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92
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
65
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93
Umberto Nobile
Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)
64
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94
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
63
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95
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
61
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96
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
61
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97
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886)
58
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98
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
58
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99
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969)
56
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100
Henry Morton Stanley
British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
55
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