Trending Novelists in Germany — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Elfriede Jelinek. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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400,450
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist
24,265
views
views
2
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
15,792
views
views
3
Ryū Murakami
Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
11,635
views
views
4
Jenny Erpenbeck
German opera director and writer (born 1967)
11,381
views
views
5
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
9,710
views
views
6
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
9,018
views
views
7
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
8,986
views
views
8
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
8,973
views
views
9
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
7,620
views
views
10
Oliver Wnuk
German actor and writer
7,068
views
views
11
Ferdinand von Schirach
German lawyer and author of crime novels
6,995
views
views
12
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
6,168
views
views
13
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
6,119
views
views
14
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
5,819
views
views
15
Jane Austen
author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)
5,690
views
views
16
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
5,623
views
views
17
Gottfried Benn
German physician, poet, and essayist (1886–1956)
5,312
views
views
18
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
5,204
views
views
19
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
5,183
views
views
20
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
4,957
views
views
21
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968)
4,931
views
views
22
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
4,901
views
views
23
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
4,855
views
views
24
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
4,651
views
views
25
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
4,536
views
views
26
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
4,489
views
views
27
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
4,470
views
views
28
Lauren Graham
American actress, producer and novelist
4,340
views
views
29
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
4,275
views
views
30
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
4,258
views
views
31
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
4,156
views
views
32
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
3,681
views
views
33
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
3,653
views
views
34
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
3,646
views
views
35
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
3,629
views
views
36
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
3,491
views
views
37
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
3,458
views
views
38
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
3,382
views
views
39
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
3,170
views
views
40
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
3,140
views
views
41
Jane Asher
English actress and author
3,110
views
views
42
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
3,109
views
views
43
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
3,071
views
views
44
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
3,034
views
views
45
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
3,031
views
views
46
Martin Suter
Swiss writer, playwright, screenwriter and publicist
3,026
views
views
47
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
3,016
views
views
48
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
2,982
views
views
49
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
2,960
views
views
50
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
2,902
views
views
51
Isla Fisher
Australian actress and author (born 1976)
2,861
views
views
52
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
2,834
views
views
53
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959)
2,779
views
views
54
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
2,768
views
views
55
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013)
2,729
views
views
56
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
2,681
views
views
57
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
2,662
views
views
58
Jean Paul
German Romantic writer (1763-1825)
2,662
views
views
59
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
2,656
views
views
60
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
2,656
views
views
61
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
2,650
views
views
62
H. G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946)
2,643
views
views
63
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
2,639
views
views
64
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
2,625
views
views
65
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
2,624
views
views
66
Sally Rooney
Irish author
2,594
views
views
67
Michael Köhlmeier
Austrian writer
2,568
views
views
68
Erich Maria Remarque
German-born novelist (1898–1970)
2,548
views
views
69
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985)
2,531
views
views
70
Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
2,519
views
views
71
Lutz Seiler
German writer
2,490
views
views
72
Judith Godrèche
French actress
2,447
views
views
73
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
2,378
views
views
74
David Walliams
English actor, comedian and writer
2,375
views
views
75
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905)
2,361
views
views
76
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
2,357
views
views
77
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality (born 1955)
2,328
views
views
78
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
2,322
views
views
79
Peter Handke
Austrian writer, playwright and film director (born 1942)
2,318
views
views
80
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
2,280
views
views
81
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
2,270
views
views
82
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
2,226
views
views
83
Colleen Hoover
American author
2,139
views
views
84
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
2,131
views
views
85
Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
2,100
views
views
86
Botho Strauss
German playwright, novelist, and essayist
2,085
views
views
87
Harlan Coben
American writer
2,051
views
views
88
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
2,042
views
views
89
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer (1797–1848)
2,039
views
views
90
Friedrich Hölderlin
German poet
2,036
views
views
91
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
2,031
views
views
92
Hilary Duff
American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer (born 1987)
2,009
views
views
93
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
2,001
views
views
94
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
1,977
views
views
95
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
1,965
views
views
96
Hamed Abdel-Samad
German political scientist and historian
1,950
views
views
97
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
1,934
views
views
98
Khloé Kardashian
American media personality, influencer, and businesswoman
1,921
views
views
99
Eva Menasse
Austrian writer (novelist, satirist and essayist)
1,911
views
views
100
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
1,876
views
views
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