Trending Poets in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed poets on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Mann. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,912,157
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
102,029
views
views
2
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
47,870
views
views
3
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
47,062
views
views
4
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
44,710
views
views
5
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,878
views
views
6
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
34,083
views
views
7
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
33,799
views
views
8
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
32,786
views
views
9
Hazel Brugger
Swiss comedian
31,048
views
views
10
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
29,247
views
views
11
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
28,990
views
views
12
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
28,866
views
views
13
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
26,637
views
views
14
Torsten Sträter
German writer, satirist and stand-up comedian
25,813
views
views
15
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
25,684
views
views
16
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
25,573
views
views
17
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
25,320
views
views
18
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
23,652
views
views
19
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
22,714
views
views
20
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963)
22,620
views
views
21
Leonard Nimoy
American actor (1931–2015)
22,342
views
views
22
Erika Pluhar
Austrian actress and author
22,153
views
views
23
Peter Hamm
German writer and literary critic (1937–2019)
22,041
views
views
24
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
21,896
views
views
25
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
21,547
views
views
26
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
21,530
views
views
27
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
21,446
views
views
28
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
20,914
views
views
29
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
20,541
views
views
30
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
20,380
views
views
31
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
19,797
views
views
32
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
19,734
views
views
33
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
19,323
views
views
34
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
19,309
views
views
35
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
19,039
views
views
36
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
18,679
views
views
37
Johann Peter Hebel
German short story writer and dialectal poet (1760–1826)
17,768
views
views
38
Till Reiners
German writer
17,707
views
views
39
Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
17,541
views
views
40
Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
17,447
views
views
41
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
17,422
views
views
42
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
17,172
views
views
43
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
17,069
views
views
44
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)
16,932
views
views
45
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
16,400
views
views
46
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
16,269
views
views
47
Fabian Köster
German comedian and comedy writer
16,214
views
views
48
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
16,109
views
views
49
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
16,024
views
views
50
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
16,006
views
views
51
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
15,993
views
views
52
Volker Pispers
German cabaret artist
15,810
views
views
53
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
15,578
views
views
54
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
15,424
views
views
55
Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
15,406
views
views
56
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
15,307
views
views
57
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
15,078
views
views
58
Clara Lösel
German author and poet
14,913
views
views
59
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
14,867
views
views
60
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
14,824
views
views
61
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,638
views
views
62
Radovan Karadžić
Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide
14,580
views
views
63
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
14,496
views
views
64
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
14,460
views
views
65
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
13,971
views
views
66
Viggo Mortensen
American actor
13,914
views
views
67
Ludwig I of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (1786-1868)
13,822
views
views
68
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
13,689
views
views
69
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
13,568
views
views
70
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
13,541
views
views
71
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
13,511
views
views
72
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)
13,460
views
views
73
Michael Ende
German writer (1929–1995)
13,327
views
views
74
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
13,142
views
views
75
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
13,079
views
views
76
Theodor Storm
German writer (1817–1888)
13,058
views
views
77
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
12,943
views
views
78
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
12,660
views
views
79
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
12,604
views
views
80
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
12,593
views
views
81
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
12,489
views
views
82
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
12,233
views
views
83
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
12,223
views
views
84
Johannes R. Becher
German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958)
12,157
views
views
85
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
12,082
views
views
86
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
11,882
views
views
87
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
11,604
views
views
88
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
11,451
views
views
89
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician (born 1950)
11,124
views
views
90
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)
11,098
views
views
91
Laura Karasek
German lawyer, writer and poet lawyer
11,063
views
views
92
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
11,043
views
views
93
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
10,917
views
views
94
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
10,781
views
views
95
Miss Maud Angelica Behn
eldest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn
10,727
views
views
96
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963)
10,483
views
views
97
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
10,479
views
views
98
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
10,405
views
views
99
Moritz Neumeier
German comedian and writer
10,336
views
views
100
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
10,192
views
views
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