Trending Historians in Germany this week
The 99 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
652
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Bianca Berding
199
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Jens Söring
Convicted murderer and former prisoner in the USA, German author
182
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4
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
179
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5
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
128
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6
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
123
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7
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
119
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8
Gregg Allman
American musician (1947–2017)
118
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9
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
114
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10
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
114
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11
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
111
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12
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
94
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13
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
93
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14
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
93
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15
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
93
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16
Heide Rezepa-Zabel
German art historian
92
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17
John Malalas
6th-century Byzantine Greek chronicler
89
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18
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
87
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19
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
86
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20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
79
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21
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
74
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22
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
74
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23
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
74
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24
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
74
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25
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
70
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26
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
68
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27
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
67
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28
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
66
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29
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
64
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30
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
64
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31
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
64
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32
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
63
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33
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
63
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34
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
63
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35
Heiner Lauterbach
German actor and voice actor
61
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36
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
59
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37
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
59
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38
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
58
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39
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
58
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40
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
58
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41
Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974)
57
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42
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
56
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43
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
55
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44
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
55
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45
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
53
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46
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
53
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47
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
53
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48
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
52
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49
Sido
German rapper
49
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50
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
49
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51
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
48
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52
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
48
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53
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
48
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54
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
47
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55
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
47
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56
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
46
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57
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
46
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58
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
46
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59
Neil Patrick Harris
American actor (born 1973)
45
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60
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
45
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61
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
44
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62
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
43
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63
Marlene Dietrich
German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
42
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64
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
41
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65
Emmy Göring
German actress, art collector (1893-1973)
40
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66
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
40
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67
Bernd Greiner
German historian of modern age
40
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68
Philipp Lahm
German association football player
40
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69
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
40
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70
Christiane F.
German author
40
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71
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
40
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72
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
40
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73
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
39
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74
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
39
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75
Nadja Abd el Farrag
German television personality (1965–2025)
39
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76
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
38
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77
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
38
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78
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
38
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79
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
38
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80
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
37
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81
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
37
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82
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
37
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83
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
37
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84
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
37
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85
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
36
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86
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
36
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87
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
35
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88
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
35
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89
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
34
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90
Albert Schweitzer
French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
33
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91
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
32
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92
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
31
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93
Natascha Kampusch
Austrian woman held captive for eight years
31
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94
Florian Illies
German journalist and author
31
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95
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
31
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96
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
30
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97
Giorgio Armani
Italian fashion designer (1934–2025)
30
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98
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
30
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99
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
30
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