Trending Novelists in Germany — September 2026
The 99 most-viewed novelists 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
1,314,099
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
99,788
views
views
2
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
43,721
views
views
3
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
35,666
views
views
4
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
35,346
views
views
5
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
30,751
views
views
6
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
26,031
views
views
7
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
23,181
views
views
8
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
21,679
views
views
9
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
21,584
views
views
10
Oliver Wnuk
German actor and writer
19,872
views
views
11
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
19,726
views
views
12
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
19,492
views
views
13
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
18,925
views
views
14
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
18,880
views
views
15
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
18,603
views
views
16
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
18,545
views
views
17
Ferdinand von Schirach
German lawyer and author of crime novels
17,402
views
views
18
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
16,112
views
views
19
Robert Seethaler
Austrian actor and writer
16,082
views
views
20
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
15,511
views
views
21
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
15,193
views
views
22
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
15,016
views
views
23
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
14,765
views
views
24
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
14,532
views
views
25
Lauren Graham
American actress, producer and novelist
14,305
views
views
26
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,158
views
views
27
Jane Austen
author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)
14,141
views
views
28
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
13,866
views
views
29
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
13,628
views
views
30
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
13,031
views
views
31
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
12,931
views
views
32
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
12,680
views
views
33
Theodor Storm
German writer (1817–1888)
12,634
views
views
34
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
12,464
views
views
35
Eva Menasse
Austrian writer (novelist, satirist and essayist)
12,385
views
views
36
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
12,044
views
views
37
Johannes R. Becher
German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958)
12,010
views
views
38
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
11,968
views
views
39
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
11,875
views
views
40
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
11,801
views
views
41
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
11,419
views
views
42
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
11,403
views
views
43
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
11,398
views
views
44
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
11,314
views
views
45
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
11,302
views
views
46
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1921–1999)
11,193
views
views
47
Isla Fisher
Australian actress and author (born 1976)
11,182
views
views
48
Gabriele Tergit
German journalist and writer (1894-1982)
10,986
views
views
49
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
10,444
views
views
50
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
10,310
views
views
51
Erich Maria Remarque
German-born novelist (1898–1970)
10,203
views
views
52
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
10,102
views
views
53
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959)
10,041
views
views
54
James Fenimore Cooper
American writer (1789–1851)
10,019
views
views
55
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
9,686
views
views
56
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
9,632
views
views
57
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
9,605
views
views
58
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
9,414
views
views
59
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
9,347
views
views
60
Daniel Kehlmann
German-language novelist (born 1975)
9,311
views
views
61
Annie Dillard
American writer (1945–2026)
9,131
views
views
62
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
9,087
views
views
63
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985)
8,821
views
views
64
Hilary Duff
American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer (born 1987)
8,804
views
views
65
Janosch
German children's writer, illustrator, and novellist (born 1931)
8,738
views
views
66
Jenny Erpenbeck
German opera director and writer (born 1967)
8,610
views
views
67
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
8,509
views
views
68
James Doohan
Canadian actor (1920–2005)
8,347
views
views
69
Dan Brown
American novelist (born 1964)
8,336
views
views
70
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
8,308
views
views
71
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905)
8,291
views
views
72
Rosamunde Pilcher
British novelist (1924–2019)
8,270
views
views
73
Harlan Coben
American writer
8,090
views
views
74
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
7,996
views
views
75
Monika Mann
German novelist (1910-1992)
7,927
views
views
76
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
7,878
views
views
77
David Walliams
English actor, comedian and writer
7,855
views
views
78
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
7,837
views
views
79
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality (born 1955)
7,833
views
views
80
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
7,737
views
views
81
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986)
7,706
views
views
82
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
7,691
views
views
83
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer (1797–1848)
7,557
views
views
84
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
7,530
views
views
85
Brittany Sellner
American political activist and author
7,515
views
views
86
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)
7,396
views
views
87
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist
7,350
views
views
88
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
7,305
views
views
89
Joseph von Eichendorff
German poet and novelist (1788-1857)
7,301
views
views
90
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
7,199
views
views
91
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
7,155
views
views
92
Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
7,140
views
views
93
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
7,098
views
views
94
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
7,059
views
views
95
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
6,935
views
views
96
Joan Collins
English actress, author and columnist
6,907
views
views
97
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
6,823
views
views
98
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
6,740
views
views
99
Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
6,652
views
views
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