Trending Novelists in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists 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
1,407,017
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
102,029
views
views
2
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
44,710
views
views
3
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
39,479
views
views
4
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,878
views
views
5
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
32,786
views
views
6
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
26,965
views
views
7
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
25,573
views
views
8
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
24,234
views
views
9
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
22,714
views
views
10
Oliver Wnuk
German actor and writer
21,751
views
views
11
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
21,530
views
views
12
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
20,914
views
views
13
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
20,541
views
views
14
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
20,301
views
views
15
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
19,770
views
views
16
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
19,734
views
views
17
Ferdinand von Schirach
German lawyer and author of crime novels
19,000
views
views
18
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
17,172
views
views
19
Robert Seethaler
Austrian actor and writer
16,536
views
views
20
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
16,400
views
views
21
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
16,024
views
views
22
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
16,006
views
views
23
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
15,883
views
views
24
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
15,078
views
views
25
Jane Austen
author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)
14,967
views
views
26
Lauren Graham
American actress, producer and novelist
14,921
views
views
27
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
14,867
views
views
28
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
14,824
views
views
29
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
14,767
views
views
30
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,638
views
views
31
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
13,807
views
views
32
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
13,726
views
views
33
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
13,568
views
views
34
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
13,511
views
views
35
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
13,404
views
views
36
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
13,142
views
views
37
Theodor Storm
German writer (1817–1888)
13,058
views
views
38
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
12,943
views
views
39
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
12,757
views
views
40
Eva Menasse
Austrian writer (novelist, satirist and essayist)
12,558
views
views
41
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
12,489
views
views
42
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
12,233
views
views
43
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
12,223
views
views
44
Johannes R. Becher
German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958)
12,157
views
views
45
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
12,082
views
views
46
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
11,856
views
views
47
Isla Fisher
Australian actress and author (born 1976)
11,707
views
views
48
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1921–1999)
11,332
views
views
49
Erich Maria Remarque
German-born novelist (1898–1970)
11,137
views
views
50
Gabriele Tergit
German journalist and writer (1894-1982)
11,044
views
views
51
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
11,043
views
views
52
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959)
11,022
views
views
53
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
10,917
views
views
54
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
10,506
views
views
55
Daniel Kehlmann
German-language novelist (born 1975)
10,488
views
views
56
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
10,479
views
views
57
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
10,405
views
views
58
James Fenimore Cooper
American writer (1789–1851)
10,116
views
views
59
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
10,021
views
views
60
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
9,983
views
views
61
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
9,804
views
views
62
Jenny Erpenbeck
German opera director and writer (born 1967)
9,647
views
views
63
Hilary Duff
American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer (born 1987)
9,560
views
views
64
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985)
9,423
views
views
65
Janosch
German children's writer, illustrator, and novellist (born 1931)
9,278
views
views
66
Annie Dillard
American writer (1945–2026)
9,145
views
views
67
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
9,057
views
views
68
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
8,986
views
views
69
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905)
8,967
views
views
70
Dan Brown
American novelist (born 1964)
8,904
views
views
71
Rosamunde Pilcher
British novelist (1924–2019)
8,525
views
views
72
James Doohan
Canadian actor (1920–2005)
8,464
views
views
73
Harlan Coben
American writer
8,442
views
views
74
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
8,395
views
views
75
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
8,334
views
views
76
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality (born 1955)
8,318
views
views
77
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
8,313
views
views
78
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
8,262
views
views
79
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
8,261
views
views
80
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
8,182
views
views
81
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer (1797–1848)
8,179
views
views
82
David Walliams
English actor, comedian and writer
8,174
views
views
83
Monika Mann
German novelist (1910-1992)
8,160
views
views
84
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986)
8,029
views
views
85
Joseph von Eichendorff
German poet and novelist (1788-1857)
7,855
views
views
86
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
7,798
views
views
87
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
7,764
views
views
88
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist
7,725
views
views
89
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
7,695
views
views
90
Brittany Sellner
American political activist and author
7,667
views
views
91
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
7,640
views
views
92
Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
7,624
views
views
93
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)
7,587
views
views
94
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
7,482
views
views
95
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
7,441
views
views
96
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
7,349
views
views
97
Joan Collins
English actress, author and columnist
7,329
views
views
98
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
7,304
views
views
99
Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
7,155
views
views
100
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
7,087
views
views
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