Trending Politicians in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed politicians this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Katherina Reiche.
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Ranked
365,346
Total Views (this year)
1
Katherina Reiche
German politician
12,456
views
views
2
Catherine II of Russia
The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (r. 1762–1796)
10,007
views
views
3
Angelika Niebler
German politician, MEP
9,750
views
views
4
Gordon Schnieder
German politician
9,674
views
views
5
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
8,873
views
views
6
Jeanette Wolff
German politician (1888-1976)
7,864
views
views
7
Anne Spiegel
German politician and Federal Minister of Family Affairs
7,362
views
views
8
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II (1889–1945)
6,979
views
views
9
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
6,975
views
views
10
Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
6,969
views
views
11
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
6,895
views
views
12
Rudolf Hess
German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)
6,559
views
views
13
Friedrich Merz
German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
6,259
views
views
14
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
5,675
views
views
15
Ronaldinho
Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
5,536
views
views
16
Péter Magyar
Hungarian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary since 2026
5,421
views
views
17
Julia Klöckner
German politician
5,327
views
views
18
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
5,312
views
views
19
Karin Prien
German politician
5,232
views
views
20
Albert Speer
German Nazi architect, Government Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany and convicted Nazi War Criminal (1905–1981)
4,873
views
views
21
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
4,811
views
views
22
Stepan Kubiv
Ukrainian central banker
4,744
views
views
23
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
4,741
views
views
24
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player (born 1963)
4,609
views
views
25
Vladimir Putin
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Fed
4,376
views
views
26
Walther Hewel
German diplomat (1904-1945)
3,983
views
views
27
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
3,833
views
views
28
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
3,818
views
views
29
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
3,813
views
views
30
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
3,788
views
views
31
Björn Höcke
German right-wing extremist politician
3,742
views
views
32
Alexander Hold
German actor and judge and politician
3,729
views
views
33
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
3,626
views
views
34
Étienne Davignon, 1st Count Davignon
Belgian retired diplomat and civil servant
3,622
views
views
35
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
3,604
views
views
36
Olaf Lies
German politician (SPD), Minister President of Lower Saxony
3,583
views
views
37
Ulrich Siegmund
German politician
3,472
views
views
38
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust (1900-1945)
3,307
views
views
39
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
3,219
views
views
40
Octavian Ursu
German politician
3,160
views
views
41
Lech Wałęsa
President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)
3,137
views
views
42
Elon Musk
businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
3,136
views
views
43
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
3,110
views
views
44
Patrick Schnieder
German politician
3,104
views
views
45
Lars Klingbeil
German politician (SPD), SPD Federal Chairman, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor from Germany since 2025
3,066
views
views
46
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
3,025
views
views
47
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
2,949
views
views
48
Rúrik Gíslason
Icelandic footballer
2,904
views
views
49
Heidi Reichinnek
German politician
2,899
views
views
50
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1888–1969)
2,892
views
views
51
Jordan Bardella
French politician (born 1995)
2,835
views
views
52
Cem Özdemir
German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965)
2,828
views
views
53
Robert Ley
German Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)
2,781
views
views
54
Caroline Kennedy
American author and diplomat (born 1957)
2,761
views
views
55
Maria Theresa of Austria
ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
2,664
views
views
56
Ricarda Lang
German politician (born 1994)
2,664
views
views
57
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
2,636
views
views
58
JD Vance
vice president of the United States since 2025
2,615
views
views
59
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
2,603
views
views
60
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
2,595
views
views
61
Ursula Bäumlin
Swiss politician
2,582
views
views
62
Nina Warken
German lawyer and politician
2,571
views
views
63
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
2,532
views
views
64
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
German politician (CSU), former Minister of Economics, Minister of Defense
2,528
views
views
65
Catherine of Aragon
first wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
2,524
views
views
66
Jürgen Pföhler
German jurist and politician (CDU)
2,473
views
views
67
Wilhelm II
as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
2,456
views
views
68
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
2,429
views
views
69
Hans Kammler
German architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945)
2,303
views
views
70
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
2,296
views
views
71
Charlemagne
king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
2,281
views
views
72
Peter III of Russia
The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762)
2,280
views
views
73
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
2,211
views
views
74
Mikhail Gorbachev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
2,211
views
views
75
Louis XIV of France
King of France and of Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
2,196
views
views
76
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
2,174
views
views
77
Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026)
2,172
views
views
78
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
2,170
views
views
79
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
2,144
views
views
80
Philipp Amthor
German politician
2,122
views
views
81
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,115
views
views
82
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)
2,104
views
views
83
Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993)
2,104
views
views
84
Bärbel Bas
German politician, former President of the Bundestag
2,095
views
views
85
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
2,088
views
views
86
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
2,079
views
views
87
Magda Goebbels
German politician (1901–1945)
2,067
views
views
88
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,040
views
views
89
Frederik X of Denmark
King of Denmark since 2024
1,991
views
views
90
Till Backhaus
German politician
1,983
views
views
91
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
German-American socialite
1,974
views
views
92
Frederick II of Prussia
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)
1,972
views
views
93
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
1,970
views
views
94
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
1,959
views
views
95
Elke Plöger
1,932
views
views
96
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
1,924
views
views
97
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
German politician, president of Germany since 2017
1,898
views
views
98
Gerhard Schröder
Chancellor of West Germany (1998–2005)
1,888
views
views
99
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
1,864
views
views
100
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
1,862
views
views