Trending Explorers in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Reinhold Messner.
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Ranked
40,201
Total Views (this year)
1
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
6,895
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2
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,115
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3
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
1,775
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4
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
1,355
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5
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
1,103
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6
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
790
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7
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
775
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8
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
737
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9
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
720
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10
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
690
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11
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
684
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12
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
680
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13
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
677
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14
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
673
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15
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
623
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16
Carlos Carsolio
Mexican mountain climber, summiter of all eight-thousanders (born 1962)
579
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17
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
531
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18
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
507
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19
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
466
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20
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
463
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21
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
458
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22
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
457
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23
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
423
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24
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
415
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25
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
413
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26
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
406
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27
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
393
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28
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
370
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29
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
360
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30
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
356
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views
31
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
341
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32
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
332
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33
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
329
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34
Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
320
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35
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
319
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36
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
305
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37
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
301
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38
Peter Davison
English actor
291
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39
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
291
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views
40
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
289
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41
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
282
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42
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
273
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43
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
271
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44
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
267
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45
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
265
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46
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
250
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47
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
248
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48
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
240
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49
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
231
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50
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
229
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views
51
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
227
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views
52
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
224
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53
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
218
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54
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
218
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55
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
217
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56
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
217
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57
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
216
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58
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
207
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59
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
202
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60
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
198
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61
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
198
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62
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
197
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63
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
181
views
views
64
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
173
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65
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
171
views
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66
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
170
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67
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
166
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views
68
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
163
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69
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
163
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70
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
161
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71
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
160
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72
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
156
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73
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
156
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74
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
153
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75
Arved Fuchs
German explorer and author
153
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76
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
152
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77
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
148
views
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78
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
136
views
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79
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
135
views
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80
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
133
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81
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
130
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82
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
130
views
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83
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
129
views
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84
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
127
views
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85
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
124
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86
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
124
views
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87
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
122
views
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88
Jessica Meir
Swedish-American marine biologist and astronaut
121
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89
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
116
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90
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
115
views
views
91
Carl Peters
German colonial ruler, explorer, politician, and author (1856-1918)
115
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92
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
113
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93
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
110
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94
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
107
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95
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
105
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96
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
100
views
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97
Frank Worsley
New Zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943)
99
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98
Umberto Nobile
Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)
97
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99
Thomas Crean
Irish explorer (1877–1938)
94
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100
John Sutter
pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush (1803–1880)
91
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