Trending Poets in Germany this week
The 100 most-viewed poets this week on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Paul Gerhardt.
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Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
197
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2
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
187
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3
Patti Smith
American singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
172
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4
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
129
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5
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
94
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6
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
93
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7
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
89
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8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
86
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9
Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
77
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10
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
74
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11
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
71
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12
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
68
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13
Ilse Aichinger
Austrian writer (1921–2016)
64
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14
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
64
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15
Jana Highholder
German medician and Christian speaker
62
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16
Hester Wilhelmina Callenburgh Baartmans
Dutch poet
61
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17
Torsten Sträter
German writer, satirist and stand-up comedian
61
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18
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
60
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19
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
59
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20
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
58
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21
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
58
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22
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
58
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23
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
55
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24
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
55
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25
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
54
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26
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
53
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27
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
53
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28
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
52
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29
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
50
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30
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
48
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31
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
48
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32
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
48
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33
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
47
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34
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
46
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35
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
46
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36
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
46
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37
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
46
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38
Till Reiners
German writer
46
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39
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
46
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40
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
45
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41
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
45
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42
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
45
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43
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
45
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44
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
44
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45
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
42
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46
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
40
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47
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
40
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48
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
40
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49
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
38
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50
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
37
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51
Mascha Kaléko
German poet (1907-1975)
37
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52
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
37
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53
Margaret Atwood
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939)
37
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54
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
36
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55
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
36
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56
Hazel Brugger
Swiss comedian
36
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57
Björk
Icelandic singer (born 1965)
35
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58
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
35
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59
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
34
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60
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
34
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61
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
34
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62
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
33
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63
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American actor (1970–2025)
33
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64
Volker Pispers
German cabaret artist
33
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65
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)
33
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66
Georg Büchner
German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose (1813–1837)
33
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67
Wolfgang Borchert
German playwright, and short story writer (1921–1947)
33
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68
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
33
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69
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
33
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70
Verka Serduchka
Ukrainian artist, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and actor.
32
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71
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963)
32
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72
Alexander Kluge
German writer, philosopher, academic and film director (1932–2026)
32
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73
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
30
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74
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
29
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75
Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
28
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76
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
28
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77
Wilhelm Busch
German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908)
28
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78
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
27
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79
Siri Hustvedt
American novelist, essayist, poet
27
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80
Friedrich Hölderlin
German poet
27
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81
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
26
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82
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
26
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83
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
25
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84
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
25
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85
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985)
25
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86
Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
25
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87
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
25
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88
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
25
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89
Max Ernst
German artist (1891–1976)
24
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90
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
24
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91
Ada Lovelace
English mathematician (1815–1852)
24
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92
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Swiss author and dramatist (1921–1990)
23
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93
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician
23
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94
Neil Gaiman
English writer (born 1960)
23
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95
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
23
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96
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
23
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97
John Lithgow
American actor (born 1945)
23
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98
Viggo Mortensen
American actor
23
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99
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
22
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100
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
22
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