Trending Explorers in Germany — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Tenzing Norgay. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
181,578
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
25,361
views
views
2
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
19,486
views
views
3
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
12,567
views
views
4
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
9,989
views
views
5
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
6,831
views
views
6
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
5,261
views
views
7
Georg Forster
German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)
4,145
views
views
8
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
4,046
views
views
9
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
3,684
views
views
10
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
3,550
views
views
11
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
3,071
views
views
12
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
2,890
views
views
13
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
2,655
views
views
14
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
2,532
views
views
15
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
2,471
views
views
16
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
2,399
views
views
17
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
2,262
views
views
18
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
2,208
views
views
19
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
2,119
views
views
20
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1,973
views
views
21
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
1,931
views
views
22
Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Indian-Nepalese mountaineer (born 1965)
1,891
views
views
23
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
1,773
views
views
24
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
1,622
views
views
25
Ann-Kathrin Bendixen
German world traveler, influencer and author
1,601
views
views
26
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
1,517
views
views
27
Peter Habeler
Austrian mountaineer
1,417
views
views
28
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
1,411
views
views
29
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
1,317
views
views
30
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
1,300
views
views
31
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
British mountaineer, explorer and army officer (1910-1998)
1,278
views
views
32
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
1,233
views
views
33
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
1,182
views
views
34
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
1,163
views
views
35
Jonas Deichmann
German adventurer, extreme athlete, author and motivational speaker (born 1987)
1,133
views
views
36
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
1,106
views
views
37
Hans Kammerlander
Italian mountaineer
1,105
views
views
38
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,045
views
views
39
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
970
views
views
40
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
963
views
views
41
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
954
views
views
42
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
935
views
views
43
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
934
views
views
44
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
German nobleman, landscape artist and travel writer (1785-1871)
890
views
views
45
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
879
views
views
46
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
873
views
views
47
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
868
views
views
48
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
846
views
views
49
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
837
views
views
50
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
818
views
views
51
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
806
views
views
52
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
791
views
views
53
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
768
views
views
54
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
741
views
views
55
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
727
views
views
56
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
713
views
views
57
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
695
views
views
58
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
685
views
views
59
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
683
views
views
60
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
675
views
views
61
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
672
views
views
62
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
672
views
views
63
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
665
views
views
64
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
664
views
views
65
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
630
views
views
66
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
613
views
views
67
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
602
views
views
68
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
563
views
views
69
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
554
views
views
70
Peter Aufschnaiter
Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)
519
views
views
71
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
513
views
views
72
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
507
views
views
73
Peter Freuchen
Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)
501
views
views
74
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
494
views
views
75
Peter Davison
English actor
492
views
views
76
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011)
492
views
views
77
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
490
views
views
78
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
489
views
views
79
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
485
views
views
80
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
457
views
views
81
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904)
456
views
views
82
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
454
views
views
83
Lope de Aguirre
Basque Spanish conquistador
442
views
views
84
Adelbert von Chamisso
German poet and botanist (1781–1838)
434
views
views
85
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
428
views
views
86
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
416
views
views
87
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
413
views
views
88
Eric Shipton
British explorer (1907–1977)
403
views
views
89
Arved Fuchs
German explorer and author
402
views
views
90
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
400
views
views
91
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
398
views
views
92
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886)
397
views
views
93
Conrad Anker
mountaineer
396
views
views
94
Laura Dekker
Dutch solo sailor
384
views
views
95
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
380
views
views
96
Michael Martin
German photographer
368
views
views
97
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
344
views
views
98
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
341
views
views
99
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
338
views
views
100
Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer (1898–1983)
334
views
views