Trending Novelists in Germany — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Elfriede Jelinek. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
412,459
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist
19,906
views
views
2
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
16,206
views
views
3
Ryū Murakami
Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
13,396
views
views
4
Jenny Erpenbeck
German opera director and writer (born 1967)
11,374
views
views
5
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
10,188
views
views
6
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
10,115
views
views
7
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
9,830
views
views
8
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
9,170
views
views
9
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
7,646
views
views
10
Ferdinand von Schirach
German lawyer and author of crime novels
7,420
views
views
11
Oliver Wnuk
German actor and writer
7,283
views
views
12
Jane Austen
author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)
6,302
views
views
13
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
6,134
views
views
14
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
6,035
views
views
15
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
5,771
views
views
16
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
5,643
views
views
17
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
5,527
views
views
18
Gottfried Benn
German physician, poet, and essayist (1886–1956)
5,442
views
views
19
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
5,345
views
views
20
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
5,332
views
views
21
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
5,070
views
views
22
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
5,059
views
views
23
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968)
4,886
views
views
24
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
4,829
views
views
25
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
4,733
views
views
26
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
4,723
views
views
27
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
4,670
views
views
28
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
4,649
views
views
29
Lauren Graham
American actress, producer and novelist
4,549
views
views
30
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
4,363
views
views
31
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
4,285
views
views
32
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
3,985
views
views
33
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
3,867
views
views
34
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
3,861
views
views
35
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
3,764
views
views
36
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
3,761
views
views
37
Jean Paul
German Romantic writer (1763-1825)
3,725
views
views
38
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
3,706
views
views
39
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
3,680
views
views
40
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
3,629
views
views
41
Jane Asher
English actress and author
3,243
views
views
42
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
3,242
views
views
43
Martin Suter
Swiss writer, playwright, screenwriter and publicist
3,237
views
views
44
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
3,189
views
views
45
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
3,182
views
views
46
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
3,123
views
views
47
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
3,106
views
views
48
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
3,100
views
views
49
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
3,062
views
views
50
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
3,052
views
views
51
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
3,013
views
views
52
Hamed Abdel-Samad
German political scientist and historian
2,912
views
views
53
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959)
2,858
views
views
54
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
2,848
views
views
55
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
2,830
views
views
56
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013)
2,829
views
views
57
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
2,822
views
views
58
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
2,771
views
views
59
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
2,751
views
views
60
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
2,743
views
views
61
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
2,732
views
views
62
Erich Maria Remarque
German-born novelist (1898–1970)
2,671
views
views
63
Isla Fisher
Australian actress and author (born 1976)
2,659
views
views
64
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985)
2,640
views
views
65
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
2,628
views
views
66
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
2,576
views
views
67
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
2,574
views
views
68
Sally Rooney
Irish author
2,522
views
views
69
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
2,518
views
views
70
Judith Godrèche
French actress
2,506
views
views
71
David Walliams
English actor, comedian and writer
2,504
views
views
72
Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld
German writer and poet (1815-1876)
2,500
views
views
73
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
2,489
views
views
74
Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
2,481
views
views
75
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905)
2,463
views
views
76
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
2,383
views
views
77
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality (born 1955)
2,375
views
views
78
Peter Handke
Austrian writer, playwright and film director (born 1942)
2,368
views
views
79
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
2,325
views
views
80
H. G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946)
2,310
views
views
81
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
2,291
views
views
82
Jean Cocteau
French writer and film director (1889–1963)
2,250
views
views
83
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
2,250
views
views
84
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
2,246
views
views
85
Harlan Coben
American writer
2,227
views
views
86
Charles Bukowski
German-American writer (1920–1994)
2,190
views
views
87
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer (1797–1848)
2,179
views
views
88
Ian Fleming
British author (1908–1964)
2,152
views
views
89
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
2,129
views
views
90
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
2,107
views
views
91
Hilary Duff
American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer (born 1987)
2,099
views
views
92
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
2,086
views
views
93
Friedrich Hölderlin
German poet
2,080
views
views
94
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
2,072
views
views
95
Botho Strauss
German playwright, novelist, and essayist
2,052
views
views
96
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
2,040
views
views
97
Khloé Kardashian
American media personality, influencer, and businesswoman
2,035
views
views
98
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
1,998
views
views
99
Eva Menasse
Austrian writer (novelist, satirist and essayist)
1,991
views
views
100
Colleen Hoover
American author
1,989
views
views
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