Trending Historians in Germany this year
The 99 most-viewed historians this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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184,574
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
14,077
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2
Jens Söring
Convicted murderer and former prisoner in the USA, German author
7,082
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3
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
4,741
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4
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
4,474
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5
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
4,273
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6
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
4,128
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7
Sido
German rapper
3,964
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8
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
3,813
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9
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
3,219
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10
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
2,977
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11
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
2,603
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12
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
2,532
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13
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
2,429
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14
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
2,376
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15
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
2,333
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16
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
2,297
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17
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
2,296
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18
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
2,241
views
views
19
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
2,174
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views
20
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
2,057
views
views
21
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,040
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views
22
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
2,035
views
views
23
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
1,959
views
views
24
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
1,938
views
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25
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
1,919
views
views
26
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
1,864
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views
27
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
1,840
views
views
28
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
1,831
views
views
29
Heike B. Görtemaker
German historian of modern age and author
1,819
views
views
30
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
1,790
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views
31
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
1,788
views
views
32
Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974)
1,739
views
views
33
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
1,730
views
views
34
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
1,711
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35
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
1,677
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views
36
Emmy Göring
German actress, art collector (1893-1973)
1,658
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37
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
1,658
views
views
38
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
1,630
views
views
39
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
1,626
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views
40
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
1,625
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41
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
1,619
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42
Marlene Dietrich
German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
1,592
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43
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
1,572
views
views
44
Wolfgang Lenk
German musician
1,567
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45
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
1,546
views
views
46
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
1,531
views
views
47
Zarah Leander
Swedish actress and singer (1907–1981)
1,517
views
views
48
Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut (born 1930)
1,493
views
views
49
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
1,482
views
views
50
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
1,463
views
views
51
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1,460
views
views
52
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
1,449
views
views
53
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
1,418
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views
54
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
1,394
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views
55
Nadja Abd el Farrag
German television personality (1965–2025)
1,378
views
views
56
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
1,364
views
views
57
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
1,363
views
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58
Jakob Schwerdtfeger
German art historian
1,354
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views
59
Christiane F.
German author
1,335
views
views
60
Tim Curry
British actor
1,333
views
views
61
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
1,321
views
views
62
Charlton Heston
American actor (1923–2008)
1,321
views
views
63
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
1,320
views
views
64
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
1,311
views
views
65
Natascha Kampusch
Austrian woman held captive for eight years
1,303
views
views
66
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
1,291
views
views
67
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
1,282
views
views
68
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
1,263
views
views
69
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
1,241
views
views
70
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
1,226
views
views
71
Traudl Junge
secretary to Adolf Hitler (1920-2002)
1,224
views
views
72
Annette Kehnel
German medievalist
1,224
views
views
73
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
1,218
views
views
74
Bianca Berding
1,199
views
views
75
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
1,192
views
views
76
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
1,189
views
views
77
Jacob Emden
German rabbi and talmudist (1697–1776)
1,160
views
views
78
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
1,132
views
views
79
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
1,130
views
views
80
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
1,127
views
views
81
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
1,116
views
views
82
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
1,084
views
views
83
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
1,064
views
views
84
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
1,060
views
views
85
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
1,054
views
views
86
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
1,049
views
views
87
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
1,023
views
views
88
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
989
views
views
89
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
975
views
views
90
Robert Skidelsky
British economist and author (1939–2026)
969
views
views
91
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
964
views
views
92
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
951
views
views
93
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
950
views
views
94
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
944
views
views
95
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
937
views
views
96
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
929
views
views
97
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
889
views
views
98
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
882
views
views
99
Philipp Lahm
German association football player
878
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