Trending Historians in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed historians on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Mann. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,328,121
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
99,788
views
views
2
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
79,734
views
views
3
Hubert Burda
German publisher
56,714
views
views
4
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
52,628
views
views
5
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
48,687
views
views
6
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
47,857
views
views
7
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
47,560
views
views
8
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
46,506
views
views
9
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
43,721
views
views
10
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
43,705
views
views
11
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
40,931
views
views
12
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
35,666
views
views
13
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
35,346
views
views
14
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
34,570
views
views
15
Sido
German rapper
32,910
views
views
16
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
30,751
views
views
17
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
29,585
views
views
18
Theodor Heuss
German journalist and politician (1884-1963)
29,489
views
views
19
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
28,570
views
views
20
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
27,840
views
views
21
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
27,343
views
views
22
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
26,950
views
views
23
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
26,533
views
views
24
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
24,905
views
views
25
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
24,797
views
views
26
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
24,528
views
views
27
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
24,306
views
views
28
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
23,973
views
views
29
Tim Curry
British actor (1946–2026)
23,907
views
views
30
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
23,655
views
views
31
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
23,532
views
views
32
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
23,520
views
views
33
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
23,489
views
views
34
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
23,054
views
views
35
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
22,626
views
views
36
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
22,037
views
views
37
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
21,676
views
views
38
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
21,584
views
views
39
Heiner Lauterbach
German actor and dub actor (geb. 1953)
21,497
views
views
40
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
21,497
views
views
41
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
21,443
views
views
42
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
21,314
views
views
43
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
21,116
views
views
44
Gabriele Krone-Schmalz
German writer
20,385
views
views
45
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
20,230
views
views
46
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
20,123
views
views
47
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
20,009
views
views
48
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
19,775
views
views
49
Andreas Rödder
German historian of modern age, historian and academic
19,579
views
views
50
Jens Söring
convicted murderer and former prisoner in the U.S., German author
19,219
views
views
51
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
19,098
views
views
52
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
18,927
views
views
53
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
18,857
views
views
54
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
18,724
views
views
55
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
18,603
views
views
56
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
18,545
views
views
57
Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907–1974)
18,545
views
views
58
Natascha Kampusch
Austrian woman held captive for eight years
18,427
views
views
59
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
18,201
views
views
60
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
17,775
views
views
61
Christiane F.
German author
17,707
views
views
62
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
17,219
views
views
63
Frank Thelen
German businessman and investor
17,050
views
views
64
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
16,445
views
views
65
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
16,157
views
views
66
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
16,112
views
views
67
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
15,628
views
views
68
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
15,523
views
views
69
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
15,514
views
views
70
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
15,511
views
views
71
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
15,406
views
views
72
Marlene Dietrich
German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
15,386
views
views
73
Frances Stonor Saunders
British historian
14,769
views
views
74
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
14,765
views
views
75
Hardy Krüger
German actor (1928–2022)
14,441
views
views
76
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
14,304
views
views
77
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
14,298
views
views
78
Liberace
American pianist (1919–1987)
14,186
views
views
79
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,158
views
views
80
Klaus Wowereit
German politician
14,119
views
views
81
Larry Hagman
American actor (1931–2012)
14,119
views
views
82
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
14,030
views
views
83
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
14,003
views
views
84
Golo Mann
German-Swiss historian (1909-1994)
13,752
views
views
85
Chrissie Hynde
American rock musician, founder of The Pretenders
13,720
views
views
86
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
13,485
views
views
87
Percy Ernst Schramm
German historian and politician (1894-1970)
13,412
views
views
88
Robert Krotzer
Austrian politician
13,311
views
views
89
Armin Willingmann
German legal historian
13,245
views
views
90
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)
13,200
views
views
91
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
13,151
views
views
92
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
13,034
views
views
93
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
13,020
views
views
94
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
12,681
views
views
95
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
12,680
views
views
96
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
12,557
views
views
97
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
12,393
views
views
98
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
12,349
views
views
99
Robert Alexy
German jurist (1945–2026)
12,258
views
views
100
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
12,161
views
views