Trending Explorers in Germany — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Tenzing Norgay. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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175,644
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
22,329
views
views
2
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
14,601
views
views
3
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
11,270
views
views
4
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
9,779
views
views
5
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
7,084
views
views
6
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
6,091
views
views
7
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
3,890
views
views
8
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
3,641
views
views
9
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
3,635
views
views
10
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
3,371
views
views
11
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
3,116
views
views
12
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
2,912
views
views
13
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
2,833
views
views
14
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
2,665
views
views
15
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
2,646
views
views
16
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
2,570
views
views
17
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
2,506
views
views
18
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
2,217
views
views
19
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
2,140
views
views
20
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,105
views
views
21
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
2,060
views
views
22
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
2,034
views
views
23
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
1,787
views
views
24
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
1,673
views
views
25
Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Indian-Nepalese mountaineer (born 1965)
1,654
views
views
26
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
1,563
views
views
27
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
1,460
views
views
28
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
1,399
views
views
29
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
1,368
views
views
30
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
1,364
views
views
31
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
1,319
views
views
32
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
1,260
views
views
33
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
1,181
views
views
34
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
1,141
views
views
35
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
British mountaineer, explorer and army officer (1910-1998)
1,109
views
views
36
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
1,095
views
views
37
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,093
views
views
38
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
1,078
views
views
39
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
1,021
views
views
40
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
1,016
views
views
41
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
1,005
views
views
42
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
998
views
views
43
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
973
views
views
44
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
926
views
views
45
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
909
views
views
46
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
907
views
views
47
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
902
views
views
48
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
884
views
views
49
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
883
views
views
50
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
875
views
views
51
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
871
views
views
52
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
819
views
views
53
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
793
views
views
54
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
772
views
views
55
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
757
views
views
56
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
750
views
views
57
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
723
views
views
58
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
719
views
views
59
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
712
views
views
60
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
693
views
views
61
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
686
views
views
62
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
684
views
views
63
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
677
views
views
64
Peter Davison
English actor
672
views
views
65
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
666
views
views
66
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
664
views
views
67
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
647
views
views
68
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
640
views
views
69
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
597
views
views
70
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
586
views
views
71
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
581
views
views
72
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
569
views
views
73
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
528
views
views
74
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
524
views
views
75
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
518
views
views
76
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
515
views
views
77
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
506
views
views
78
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
495
views
views
79
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900)
493
views
views
80
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
488
views
views
81
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
457
views
views
82
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904)
456
views
views
83
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
444
views
views
84
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
434
views
views
85
Allan Quatermain
fictional character created by H. Rider Haggard
430
views
views
86
Laura Dekker
Dutch solo sailor
419
views
views
87
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
417
views
views
88
Arved Fuchs
German explorer and author
409
views
views
89
Peter Freuchen
Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)
404
views
views
90
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
402
views
views
91
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
401
views
views
92
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886)
398
views
views
93
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
387
views
views
94
Eric Shipton
British explorer (1907–1977)
375
views
views
95
Conrad Anker
mountaineer
373
views
views
96
Dieter Bockhorn
German explorer (1938–1983)
367
views
views
97
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
359
views
views
98
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
345
views
views
99
John Sutter
pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush (1803–1880)
344
views
views
100
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
340
views
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