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Trending Officers in Germany this year

The 100 most-viewed officers this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Hermann Göring.

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1
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
📚 51 citations Person
8,873
views
2
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II (1889–1945)
📚 94 citations Person
6,979
views
3
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
📚 46 citations Person
5,846
views
4
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
📚 82 citations Person
5,675
views
5
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
📚 32 citations Person
3,833
views
6
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
📚 31 citations Person
3,639
views
7
Napoleon
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
📚 66 citations Person
3,604
views
8
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
📚 33 citations Person
3,110
views
9
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
📚 49 citations Person
2,678
views
10
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
📚 40 citations Person
2,636
views
11
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
📚 44 citations Person
2,603
views
12
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom
American astronaut (1926–1967)
📚 17 citations Person
2,573
views
13
Hans Kammler
Hans Kammler
German architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945)
📚 8 citations Person
2,303
views
14
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
📚 47 citations Person
2,227
views
15
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
📚 55 citations Person
2,184
views
16
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
📚 34 citations Person
2,115
views
17
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
📚 31 citations Person
2,079
views
18
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
📚 56 citations Person
2,040
views
19
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
📚 30 citations Person
1,970
views
20
Roger Bruce Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935–1967)
📚 10 citations Person
1,889
views
21
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
📚 103 citations Person
1,788
views
22
George VI
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
📚 29 citations Person
1,744
views
23
Amon Göth
Amon Göth
Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946)
📚 6 citations Person
1,643
views
24
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
📚 23 citations Person
1,612
views
25
Rudolf Höss
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
📚 22 citations Person
1,610
views
26
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
📚 59 citations Person
1,580
views
27
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010)
📚 18 citations Person
1,555
views
28
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
📚 17 citations Person
1,528
views
29
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut (born 1930)
📚 52 citations Person
1,493
views
30
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010)
📚 36 citations Person
1,455
views
31
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
📚 56 citations Person
1,405
views
32
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891-1944)
📚 31 citations Person
1,392
views
33
Hans Koenigsmann
Vice President of SpaceX
Person
1,348
views
34
Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)
📚 16 citations Person
1,323
views
35
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
American actor (1923–2008)
📚 34 citations Person
1,321
views
36
Ed White
Ed White
American astronaut (1930-1967)
📚 18 citations Person
1,313
views
37
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
📚 43 citations Person
1,309
views
38
Rumen Radev
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
📚 5 citations Person
1,252
views
39
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
American astronaut (1928–2025)
📚 28 citations Person
1,236
views
40
Ernst Röhm
German Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934)
📚 22 citations Person
1,235
views
41
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
📚 22 citations Person
1,216
views
42
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)
📚 26 citations Person
1,215
views
43
Hasso von Manteuffel
German general and politician (1897-1978)
📚 10 citations Person
1,193
views
44
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
📚 80 citations Person
1,189
views
45
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
📚 27 citations Person
1,153
views
46
Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo
Japanese general and politician (1884–1948)
📚 15 citations Person
1,123
views
47
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Austrian SS official, a major perpetrator of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal (1903-1946)
📚 17 citations Person
1,117
views
48
Pol Pot
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
📚 28 citations Person
1,114
views
49
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
📚 39 citations Person
1,064
views
50
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
📚 26 citations Person
1,062
views
51
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012)
📚 28 citations Person
1,058
views
52
Friedrich Paulus
German general (1890–1957)
📚 19 citations Person
990
views
53
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
📚 50 citations Person
964
views
54
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
📚 74 citations Person
950
views
55
Muhammad
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
📚 23 citations Person
940
views
56
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
📚 49 citations Person
919
views
57
Jack Swigert
Jack Swigert
NASA Astronaut, Pilot (1931-1982)
📚 10 citations Person
916
views
58
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of Libya (1969-2011)
📚 33 citations Person
915
views
59
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
📚 38 citations Person
887
views
60
Grigory Orlov
Grigory Orlov
Russian noble (1734-1783)
📚 8 citations Person
877
views
61
Werner von Blomberg
German Army field marshal and Military Chief of the Wehrmacht Military Forces (Heer,Luftwaffe,Kriegsmarine) (1878-1946)
📚 20 citations Person
870
views
62
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff
German Army officer (1865–1937)
📚 24 citations Person
865
views
63
George Washington
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
Person
857
views
64
Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
📚 22 citations Person
854
views
65
Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)
📚 30 citations Person
837
views
66
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
American astronaut (1930–2021)
📚 28 citations Person
831
views
67
Spartacus
Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic
📚 14 citations Person
817
views
68
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
📚 30 citations Person
814
views
69
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
📚 34 citations Person
811
views
70
Erich Raeder
German admiral (1876–1960)
📚 28 citations Person
810
views
71
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
📚 46 citations Person
809
views
72
Fred Haise
Fred Haise
American astronaut
📚 10 citations Person
805
views
73
James Stewart
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
📚 34 citations Person
798
views
74
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
📚 39 citations Person
792
views
75
Gregory Reid Wiseman
Gregory Reid Wiseman
American astronaut
📚 3 citations Person
789
views
76
Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred von Richthofen
German fighter pilot (1892-1918)
📚 25 citations Person
783
views
77
William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
📚 19 citations Person
766
views
78
Oskar Dirlewanger
German Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander (1895–1945)
📚 7 citations Person
763
views
79
Felipe VI of Spain
King of Spain since 2014
📚 46 citations Person
751
views
80
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
📚 42 citations Person
743
views
81
David
David
king of Israel and Judah
📚 26 citations Person
735
views
82
Wilhelm Mohnke
German Military Officer SS Regiment/Division Brigade commander (1911–2001)
📚 3 citations Person
733
views
83
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958)
📚 20 citations Person
725
views
84
John Glenn
John Glenn
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
📚 36 citations Person
722
views
85
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
📚 52 citations Person
717
views
86
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
📚 32 citations Person
713
views
87
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
📚 24 citations Person
698
views
88
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
📚 20 citations Person
680
views
89
Hannibal
Hannibal
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
📚 17 citations Person
679
views
90
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
📚 39 citations Person
677
views
91
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
📚 12 citations Person
671
views
92
Arminius
Arminius
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
📚 19 citations Person
671
views
93
Wilhelm Canaris
German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945)
📚 21 citations Person
664
views
94
Erich Hartmann
Erich Hartmann
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
📚 10 citations Person
659
views
95
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 f
📚 13 citations Person
648
views
96
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
📚 30 citations Person
647
views
97
Idi Amin
Idi Amin
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
📚 29 citations Person
646
views
98
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
📚 9 citations Person
640
views
99
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
📚 43 citations Person
640
views
100
Erich Mielke
German politician (1907-2000)
📚 10 citations Person
639
views