Trending Scientists in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Alice Weidel. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
4,609,786
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
283,928
views
views
2
Leif-Erik Holm
German politician
231,273
views
views
3
Sahra Wagenknecht
German politician (born 1969)
168,343
views
views
4
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
154,263
views
views
5
Ferat Koçak
German politician
136,948
views
views
6
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
99,788
views
views
7
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
94,131
views
views
8
Heidi Reichinnek
German politician
93,816
views
views
9
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
79,734
views
views
10
Julia Klöckner
German politician
72,938
views
views
11
Lars Klingbeil
German politician (SPD), SPD Federal Chairman, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor from Germany since 2025
67,470
views
views
12
Jens Spahn
German politician
66,695
views
views
13
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
66,491
views
views
14
Oskar Lafontaine
German politician
63,778
views
views
15
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
60,128
views
views
16
Björn Höcke
German right-wing extremist politician
57,866
views
views
17
Hubert Burda
German publisher
56,714
views
views
18
Carsten Linnemann
German economist, politician
54,284
views
views
19
Katherina Reiche
German politician
54,159
views
views
20
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
52,628
views
views
21
Steffen Krach
German politician
52,613
views
views
22
Erni Mangold
Austrian actress (1927-2026)
51,899
views
views
23
Luisa Neubauer
German climate activist
51,284
views
views
24
Björn Engholm
German politician
49,055
views
views
25
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
48,687
views
views
26
Josef Mengele
Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
48,569
views
views
27
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
47,857
views
views
28
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
47,560
views
views
29
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
46,506
views
views
30
Franziska Giffey
German politician, former Mayor of Berlin
45,223
views
views
31
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
44,894
views
views
32
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
43,721
views
views
33
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
43,705
views
views
34
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
43,047
views
views
35
Robert Habeck
German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969)
42,477
views
views
36
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
41,897
views
views
37
Frauke Petry
German politician
41,131
views
views
38
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
40,931
views
views
39
Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
German politician
40,356
views
views
40
Felix Banaszak
German politician (born 1989)
39,848
views
views
41
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
38,038
views
views
42
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
37,207
views
views
43
Fabio De Masi
German politician and economist
36,679
views
views
44
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
35,666
views
views
45
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
35,346
views
views
46
Michel Friedman
German-French lawyer, philosopher, politician, publicist and talk show host
35,049
views
views
47
Andreas Scheuer
German politician and lobbyist
34,852
views
views
48
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
34,576
views
views
49
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
34,570
views
views
50
Ernst Gennat
German criminologist (1880–1939)
33,697
views
views
51
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
33,594
views
views
52
Alexander Dobrindt
German politician
32,934
views
views
53
Sido
German rapper
32,910
views
views
54
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
31,857
views
views
55
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
31,821
views
views
56
Thomas de Maizière
German politician
31,214
views
views
57
Andrea Kdolsky
Austrian physician and politician
30,652
views
views
58
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
30,063
views
views
59
Robert Stroud
American inmate and ornithologist (1890-1963)
29,980
views
views
60
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
29,585
views
views
61
Theodor Heuss
German journalist and politician (1884-1963)
29,489
views
views
62
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
29,337
views
views
63
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
28,570
views
views
64
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
28,224
views
views
65
Bernd Lucke
German economist, professor, author (born 1962)
28,090
views
views
66
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
27,840
views
views
67
Caren Miosga
German journalist and television presenter
27,449
views
views
68
Franziska Brantner
German politician (born 1979)
27,422
views
views
69
Hans-Georg Maaßen
German civil servant and lawyer
27,192
views
views
70
Andrea Kiewel
German television presenter
27,062
views
views
71
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
26,950
views
views
72
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
26,729
views
views
73
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
26,533
views
views
74
Reiner Haseloff
German politician
26,209
views
views
75
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
26,031
views
views
76
Bernd Baumann
German politician
25,896
views
views
77
Hjalmar Schacht
German politician and economist (1877–1970)
25,846
views
views
78
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
25,528
views
views
79
Edmund Robert Forster
German psychiatrist (1878–1933)
25,460
views
views
80
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
24,905
views
views
81
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
24,797
views
views
82
Ahmad Mansour
German-Israeli psychologist and author
24,635
views
views
83
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
24,528
views
views
84
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
24,306
views
views
85
Joschka Fischer
German politician
24,305
views
views
86
Karl Adam
German rowing coach (1912–1976)
24,304
views
views
87
Katharina Dröge
German politician (born 1984)
24,211
views
views
88
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
23,973
views
views
89
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
23,885
views
views
90
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
23,655
views
views
91
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
23,532
views
views
92
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
23,489
views
views
93
Cem Özdemir
German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965)
23,478
views
views
94
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
23,252
views
views
95
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
23,054
views
views
96
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
22,938
views
views
97
Christian Lindner
German politician, former Federal Minister of Finance
22,646
views
views
98
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
22,626
views
views
99
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
22,273
views
views
100
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
22,212
views
views