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Trending Poets in Germany this month

The 100 most-viewed poets this month on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Freddie Mercury.

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1
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
2,142
views
2
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
πŸ“š 75 citations Person
1,727
views
3
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
1,581
views
4
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
πŸ“š 60 citations Person
1,416
views
5
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
πŸ“š 62 citations Person
1,321
views
6
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
πŸ“š 63 citations Person
1,299
views
7
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
1,291
views
8
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
1,264
views
9
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
1,248
views
10
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
1,204
views
11
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
1,139
views
12
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
1,074
views
13
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
πŸ“š 130 citations Person
1,067
views
14
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
1,004
views
15
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
πŸ“š 118 citations Person
975
views
16
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
πŸ“š 67 citations Person
975
views
17
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
πŸ“š 79 citations Person
966
views
18
Erich KΓ€stner
Erich KΓ€stner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
966
views
19
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
956
views
20
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
933
views
21
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
πŸ“š 66 citations Person
909
views
22
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
875
views
23
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
855
views
24
Ernst JΓΌnger
Ernst JΓΌnger
German writer (1895–1998)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
854
views
25
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
πŸ“š 31 citations Person
853
views
26
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
πŸ“š 61 citations Person
852
views
27
Patti Smith
American singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
846
views
28
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
831
views
29
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
828
views
30
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
πŸ“š 20 citations Person
819
views
31
Klaus Mann
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
804
views
32
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
πŸ“š 54 citations Person
800
views
33
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
795
views
34
Torsten StrΓ€ter
German writer, satirist and stand-up comedian
πŸ“š 6 citations Person
792
views
35
Hazel Brugger
Swiss comedian
πŸ“š 17 citations Person
783
views
36
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
πŸ“š 80 citations Person
765
views
37
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
πŸ“š 73 citations Person
765
views
38
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
πŸ“š 69 citations Person
751
views
39
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
707
views
40
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
πŸ“š 55 citations Person
690
views
41
Verka Serduchka
Ukrainian artist, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and actor.
πŸ“š 9 citations Person
687
views
42
Alexander Kluge
German writer, philosopher, academic and film director (1932–2026)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
683
views
43
Ian Curtis
British musician (1956–1980)
πŸ“š 16 citations Person
681
views
44
Paul Gerhardt
Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
πŸ“š 14 citations Person
664
views
45
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
πŸ“š 10 citations Person
658
views
46
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
656
views
47
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
649
views
48
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
πŸ“š 37 citations Person
649
views
49
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
644
views
50
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
641
views
51
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
637
views
52
Heide Simonis
German politician (1943–2023)
πŸ“š 15 citations Person
630
views
53
Volker Pispers
German cabaret artist
πŸ“š 11 citations Person
621
views
54
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
πŸ“š 60 citations Person
618
views
55
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
πŸ“š 28 citations Person
589
views
56
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
588
views
57
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
πŸ“š 72 citations Person
573
views
58
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
565
views
59
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
562
views
60
Richard I of England
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
πŸ“š 16 citations Person
557
views
61
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
English mathematician (1815–1852)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
552
views
62
Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
546
views
63
Margaret Atwood
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pΓ©piniΓ©riste and inventor (born 1939)
πŸ“š 91 citations Person
538
views
64
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
529
views
65
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
πŸ“š 61 citations Person
529
views
66
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
518
views
67
Till Reiners
German writer
Person
515
views
68
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
πŸ“š 66 citations Person
508
views
69
Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
504
views
70
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
πŸ“š 60 citations Person
504
views
71
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
479
views
72
GΓΌnter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
πŸ“š 67 citations Person
471
views
73
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
466
views
74
Friedrich DΓΌrrenmatt
Swiss author and dramatist (1921–1990)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
459
views
75
Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
452
views
76
Nero
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
πŸ“š 24 citations Person
452
views
77
Mascha KalΓ©ko
German poet (1907-1975)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
448
views
78
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
441
views
79
Crispin Glover
American actor
πŸ“š 12 citations Person
439
views
80
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
439
views
81
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
πŸ“š 36 citations Person
437
views
82
Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
435
views
83
Viggo Mortensen
American actor
Person
425
views
84
SΓΈren Kierkegaard
SΓΈren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
424
views
85
Neil Gaiman
English writer (born 1960)
πŸ“š 109 citations Person
422
views
86
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
Person
421
views
87
James Stewart
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
420
views
88
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
419
views
89
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American actor (1970–2025)
πŸ“š 15 citations Person
416
views
90
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
πŸ“š 16 citations Person
415
views
91
Georg BΓΌchner
German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose (1813–1837)
Person
410
views
92
Tim Fischer
German actor
Person
408
views
93
Joseph von Eichendorff
Joseph von Eichendorff
German poet and novelist (1788-1857)
πŸ“š 36 citations Person
407
views
94
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
399
views
95
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
396
views
96
Heinrich BΓΆll
German writer (1917–1985)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
395
views
97
Voltaire
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
394
views
98
Annette von Droste-HΓΌlshoff
Annette von Droste-HΓΌlshoff
German composer and writer (1797–1848)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
391
views
99
Moritz Neumeier
German comedian and writer
πŸ“š 3 citations Person
382
views
100
David
David
king of Israel and Judah
πŸ“š 26 citations Person
380
views