Trending Explorers in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Reinhold Messner. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
502,110
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
29,643
views
views
2
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
26,653
views
views
3
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
24,445
views
views
4
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
19,625
views
views
5
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
16,995
views
views
6
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
16,860
views
views
7
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
12,051
views
views
8
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
10,961
views
views
9
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
10,873
views
views
10
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
10,692
views
views
11
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
9,426
views
views
12
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
9,392
views
views
13
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
8,923
views
views
14
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
8,913
views
views
15
Dieter Bockhorn
German explorer (1938–1983)
8,351
views
views
16
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
8,249
views
views
17
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
8,084
views
views
18
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
7,819
views
views
19
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
7,622
views
views
20
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
6,770
views
views
21
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
6,376
views
views
22
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
6,168
views
views
23
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
6,068
views
views
24
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
5,570
views
views
25
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
5,458
views
views
26
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
5,321
views
views
27
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
4,988
views
views
28
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
4,972
views
views
29
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
4,950
views
views
30
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
4,872
views
views
31
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
4,872
views
views
32
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
4,861
views
views
33
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
4,849
views
views
34
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
4,780
views
views
35
Helmut Simon
German mountaineer (1937-2004)
4,548
views
views
36
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
4,348
views
views
37
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
4,134
views
views
38
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
4,099
views
views
39
Gustav Hermann Nachtigal
German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885)
3,938
views
views
40
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
3,895
views
views
41
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
3,891
views
views
42
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
3,857
views
views
43
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
3,799
views
views
44
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
3,798
views
views
45
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
3,565
views
views
46
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
3,524
views
views
47
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
3,434
views
views
48
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
3,419
views
views
49
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
3,304
views
views
50
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
3,298
views
views
51
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
3,242
views
views
52
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
3,179
views
views
53
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
3,155
views
views
54
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
3,149
views
views
55
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
3,102
views
views
56
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
3,080
views
views
57
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
2,968
views
views
58
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
2,931
views
views
59
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
2,792
views
views
60
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
2,782
views
views
61
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
2,767
views
views
62
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
2,758
views
views
63
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
2,638
views
views
64
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
2,530
views
views
65
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
2,311
views
views
66
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
2,282
views
views
67
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
2,229
views
views
68
Peter Davison
English actor
2,189
views
views
69
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
2,162
views
views
70
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
2,126
views
views
71
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
2,095
views
views
72
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
2,074
views
views
73
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
1,935
views
views
74
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
1,932
views
views
75
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
1,891
views
views
76
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
1,872
views
views
77
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
1,870
views
views
78
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
1,854
views
views
79
Edward Whymper
British mountaineer
1,853
views
views
80
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
1,739
views
views
81
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
1,726
views
views
82
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
1,723
views
views
83
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
1,715
views
views
84
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
1,670
views
views
85
Rabea Rogge
German explorer
1,661
views
views
86
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
1,633
views
views
87
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
1,612
views
views
88
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
1,602
views
views
89
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
1,599
views
views
90
Laura Dekker
Dutch solo sailor
1,585
views
views
91
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
1,550
views
views
92
Noraly Schoenmaker
Dutch motorcyclist and vlogger
1,527
views
views
93
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
1,526
views
views
94
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
1,490
views
views
95
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
1,485
views
views
96
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
1,481
views
views
97
Jeanne Baret
French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
1,440
views
views
98
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
1,436
views
views
99
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
1,430
views
views
100
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
1,429
views
views