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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Ranked
148,629
Total Views (this year)
1
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
8,873
views
views
2
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II (1889–1945)
6,979
views
views
3
Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
5,846
views
views
4
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
5,675
views
views
5
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
3,833
views
views
6
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
3,639
views
views
7
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
3,604
views
views
8
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
3,110
views
views
9
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
2,678
views
views
10
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
2,636
views
views
11
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
2,603
views
views
12
Gus Grissom
American astronaut (1926–1967)
2,573
views
views
13
Hans Kammler
German architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945)
2,303
views
views
14
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
2,227
views
views
15
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
2,184
views
views
16
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,115
views
views
17
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
2,079
views
views
18
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,040
views
views
19
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
1,970
views
views
20
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935–1967)
1,889
views
views
21
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
1,788
views
views
22
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
1,744
views
views
23
Amon Göth
Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946)
1,643
views
views
24
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
1,612
views
views
25
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
1,610
views
views
26
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
1,580
views
views
27
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010)
1,555
views
views
28
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
1,528
views
views
29
Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut (born 1930)
1,493
views
views
30
Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010)
1,455
views
views
31
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
1,405
views
views
32
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891-1944)
1,392
views
views
33
Hans Koenigsmann
Vice President of SpaceX
1,348
views
views
34
Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)
1,323
views
views
35
Charlton Heston
American actor (1923–2008)
1,321
views
views
36
Ed White
American astronaut (1930-1967)
1,313
views
views
37
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
1,309
views
views
38
Rumen Radev
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
1,252
views
views
39
Jim Lovell
American astronaut (1928–2025)
1,236
views
views
40
Ernst Röhm
German Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934)
1,235
views
views
41
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
1,216
views
views
42
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)
1,215
views
views
43
Hasso von Manteuffel
German general and politician (1897-1978)
1,193
views
views
44
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
1,189
views
views
45
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
1,153
views
views
46
Hideki Tojo
Japanese general and politician (1884–1948)
1,123
views
views
47
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Austrian SS official, a major perpetrator of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal (1903-1946)
1,117
views
views
48
Pol Pot
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
1,114
views
views
49
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
1,064
views
views
50
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
1,062
views
views
51
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012)
1,058
views
views
52
Friedrich Paulus
German general (1890–1957)
990
views
views
53
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
964
views
views
54
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
950
views
views
55
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
940
views
views
56
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
919
views
views
57
Jack Swigert
NASA Astronaut, Pilot (1931-1982)
916
views
views
58
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of Libya (1969-2011)
915
views
views
59
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
887
views
views
60
Grigory Orlov
Russian noble (1734-1783)
877
views
views
61
Werner von Blomberg
German Army field marshal and Military Chief of the Wehrmacht Military Forces (Heer,Luftwaffe,Kriegsmarine) (1878-1946)
870
views
views
62
Erich Ludendorff
German Army officer (1865–1937)
865
views
views
63
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
857
views
views
64
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
854
views
views
65
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)
837
views
views
66
Michael Collins
American astronaut (1930–2021)
831
views
views
67
Spartacus
Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic
817
views
views
68
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
814
views
views
69
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
811
views
views
70
Erich Raeder
German admiral (1876–1960)
810
views
views
71
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
809
views
views
72
Fred Haise
American astronaut
805
views
views
73
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
798
views
views
74
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
792
views
views
75
Gregory Reid Wiseman
American astronaut
789
views
views
76
Manfred von Richthofen
German fighter pilot (1892-1918)
783
views
views
77
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
766
views
views
78
Oskar Dirlewanger
German Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander (1895–1945)
763
views
views
79
Felipe VI of Spain
King of Spain since 2014
751
views
views
80
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
743
views
views
81
David
king of Israel and Judah
735
views
views
82
Wilhelm Mohnke
German Military Officer SS Regiment/Division Brigade commander (1911–2001)
733
views
views
83
Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958)
725
views
views
84
John Glenn
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
722
views
views
85
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
717
views
views
86
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
713
views
views
87
Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
698
views
views
88
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
680
views
views
89
Hannibal
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
679
views
views
90
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
677
views
views
91
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
671
views
views
92
Arminius
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
671
views
views
93
Wilhelm Canaris
German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945)
664
views
views
94
Erich Hartmann
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
659
views
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
648
views
views
96
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
647
views
views
97
Idi Amin
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
646
views
views
98
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
640
views
views
99
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
640
views
views
100
Erich Mielke
German politician (1907-2000)
639
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