Trending Historians in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed historians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Mann. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,495,666
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
102,029
views
views
2
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
82,953
views
views
3
Hubert Burda
German publisher
57,575
views
views
4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
53,428
views
views
5
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
53,311
views
views
6
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
49,049
views
views
7
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
48,298
views
views
8
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
47,870
views
views
9
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
45,495
views
views
10
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
44,710
views
views
11
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
41,740
views
views
12
Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
German politician
40,976
views
views
13
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
39,479
views
views
14
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,878
views
views
15
Sido
German rapper
36,874
views
views
16
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
35,241
views
views
17
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
32,786
views
views
18
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
32,113
views
views
19
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
31,315
views
views
20
Theodor Heuss
German journalist and politician (1884-1963)
30,259
views
views
21
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
29,639
views
views
22
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
29,003
views
views
23
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
28,990
views
views
24
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
28,866
views
views
25
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
26,864
views
views
26
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
26,637
views
views
27
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
26,509
views
views
28
Jens Söring
convicted murderer and former prisoner in the U.S., German author
26,301
views
views
29
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
26,225
views
views
30
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
25,896
views
views
31
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
25,819
views
views
32
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
25,684
views
views
33
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
25,320
views
views
34
Tim Curry
British actor (1946–2026)
25,240
views
views
35
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
25,229
views
views
36
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
24,918
views
views
37
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
24,445
views
views
38
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
23,102
views
views
39
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
23,086
views
views
40
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
22,987
views
views
41
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
22,985
views
views
42
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
22,915
views
views
43
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
22,714
views
views
44
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
22,565
views
views
45
Heiner Lauterbach
German actor and dub actor (geb. 1953)
22,354
views
views
46
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
22,172
views
views
47
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
21,800
views
views
48
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
21,400
views
views
49
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
21,125
views
views
50
Gabriele Krone-Schmalz
German writer
20,905
views
views
51
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
20,842
views
views
52
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
20,541
views
views
53
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
20,380
views
views
54
Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907–1974)
20,284
views
views
55
Andreas Rödder
German historian of modern age, historian and academic
20,272
views
views
56
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
19,734
views
views
57
Natascha Kampusch
Austrian woman held captive for eight years
19,730
views
views
58
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
19,464
views
views
59
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
19,093
views
views
60
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
19,048
views
views
61
Christiane F.
German author
19,042
views
views
62
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
18,595
views
views
63
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
18,163
views
views
64
Frank Thelen
German businessman and investor
17,477
views
views
65
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
17,310
views
views
66
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
17,172
views
views
67
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
17,069
views
views
68
Marlene Dietrich
German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
16,978
views
views
69
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
16,888
views
views
70
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
16,846
views
views
71
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
16,797
views
views
72
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
16,168
views
views
73
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
16,024
views
views
74
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
16,006
views
views
75
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
15,463
views
views
76
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
15,424
views
views
77
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
15,248
views
views
78
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
15,193
views
views
79
Hardy Krüger
German actor (1928–2022)
14,878
views
views
80
Frances Stonor Saunders
British historian
14,771
views
views
81
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
14,692
views
views
82
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,638
views
views
83
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
14,569
views
views
84
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
14,471
views
views
85
Klaus Wowereit
German politician
14,460
views
views
86
Larry Hagman
American actor (1931–2012)
14,431
views
views
87
Liberace
American pianist (1919–1987)
14,395
views
views
88
Golo Mann
German-Swiss historian (1909-1994)
14,381
views
views
89
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
14,002
views
views
90
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
13,971
views
views
91
Chrissie Hynde
American rock musician, founder of The Pretenders
13,876
views
views
92
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
13,807
views
views
93
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
13,733
views
views
94
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
13,689
views
views
95
Robert Krotzer
Austrian politician
13,660
views
views
96
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
13,525
views
views
97
Percy Ernst Schramm
German historian and politician (1894-1970)
13,442
views
views
98
Armin Willingmann
German legal historian
13,403
views
views
99
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
13,322
views
views
100
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
13,225
views
views