Trending Officers in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed officers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Adolf Hitler. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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1,844,942
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
113,398
views
views
2
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
79,253
views
views
3
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
54,388
views
views
4
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
51,174
views
views
5
Kurt von Schleicher
German chancellor (1882-1934)
45,174
views
views
6
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
43,826
views
views
7
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
41,740
views
views
8
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
40,883
views
views
9
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German manager and president of industry association, former SS officer and Nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group RAF in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered
36,271
views
views
10
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
35,070
views
views
11
Franz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)
33,518
views
views
12
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
28,990
views
views
13
Ernst Röhm
German Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934)
28,894
views
views
14
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
28,113
views
views
15
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
27,702
views
views
16
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
25,229
views
views
17
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021)
24,786
views
views
18
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
23,827
views
views
19
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
23,346
views
views
20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
23,102
views
views
21
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891–1944)
22,235
views
views
22
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
21,599
views
views
23
Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
21,370
views
views
24
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
20,444
views
views
25
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907–1944)
19,798
views
views
26
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
19,734
views
views
27
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
19,116
views
views
28
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
18,526
views
views
29
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
18,011
views
views
30
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
17,310
views
views
31
Amon Göth
Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946)
17,276
views
views
32
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
17,081
views
views
33
Curt von Gottberg
German general (1896–1945)
16,921
views
views
34
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
16,797
views
views
35
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
16,771
views
views
36
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
16,580
views
views
37
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
16,248
views
views
38
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
16,067
views
views
39
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
15,474
views
views
40
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
15,248
views
views
41
Walter Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989)
15,214
views
views
42
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
15,161
views
views
43
Suleiman the Magnificent
the tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
14,853
views
views
44
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
14,510
views
views
45
Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)
14,006
views
views
46
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
13,956
views
views
47
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Austrian SS official, a major perpetrator of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal (1903-1946)
13,750
views
views
48
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
13,689
views
views
49
Erich Mielke
German politician (1907-2000)
13,574
views
views
50
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
13,161
views
views
51
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
13,141
views
views
52
Muammar Gaddafi
Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
13,039
views
views
53
Idi Amin
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
12,925
views
views
54
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
12,757
views
views
55
Nicolae Ceaușescu
dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989
12,721
views
views
56
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
12,584
views
views
57
Wilm Hosenfeld
German army officer (1895-1952)
12,456
views
views
58
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
11,906
views
views
59
Spiro Agnew
vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973
11,874
views
views
60
Inka von Puttkamer
German military officer
11,807
views
views
61
Richard Winters
United States Army Officer
11,674
views
views
62
Felipe VI of Spain
King of Spain since 2014
11,610
views
views
63
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
11,589
views
views
64
Friedrich Paulus
German general (1890–1957)
11,477
views
views
65
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
11,298
views
views
66
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010)
11,237
views
views
67
Humphrey Bogart
American actor (1899–1957)
11,158
views
views
68
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
German Field Marshal (1800–1891)
11,142
views
views
69
Walter Model
German field marshal (1891-1945)
11,129
views
views
70
Arminius
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
11,102
views
views
71
Heinz Guderian
German general (1888–1954)
11,097
views
views
72
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
11,069
views
views
73
Oskar Dirlewanger
German Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander (1895–1945)
10,995
views
views
74
Magnus von Levetzow
German politician (1871-1939)
10,762
views
views
75
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
10,729
views
views
76
Manfred von Richthofen
German fighter pilot (1892-1918)
10,294
views
views
77
Hannibal
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
10,202
views
views
78
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
10,189
views
views
79
James Fenimore Cooper
American writer (1789–1851)
10,116
views
views
80
Erich Hartmann
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
10,051
views
views
81
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
Prussian Crown Prince (1882-1951)
10,040
views
views
82
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
9,983
views
views
83
Christian Freuding
German military officer
9,882
views
views
84
Dean Martin
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)
9,829
views
views
85
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
9,707
views
views
86
Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008)
9,636
views
views
87
Arthur Ashe
American tennis player (1943–1993)
9,527
views
views
88
Charlton Heston
American actor (1923–2008)
9,467
views
views
89
Paula Hitler
younger sister of Adolf Hitler (1896–1960)
9,425
views
views
90
Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
9,395
views
views
91
Peter Ustinov
British actor, writer and director (1921–2004)
9,257
views
views
92
Wilhelm Canaris
German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945)
9,216
views
views
93
Saladin
Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (1137–1193)
9,139
views
views
94
Gerd von Rundstedt
German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
9,096
views
views
95
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
9,093
views
views
96
Pol Pot
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
9,037
views
views
97
Anwar Sadat
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
9,032
views
views
98
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
9,000
views
views
99
Howard Hughes
American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)
8,974
views
views
100
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
8,913
views
views
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