Trending Poets in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed poets on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Mann. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,795,933
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
99,788
views
views
2
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
46,506
views
views
3
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
43,721
views
views
4
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
43,439
views
views
5
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
35,346
views
views
6
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
33,594
views
views
7
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
30,751
views
views
8
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
29,982
views
views
9
Hazel Brugger
Swiss comedian
29,867
views
views
10
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
28,121
views
views
11
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
26,950
views
views
12
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
26,533
views
views
13
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
24,797
views
views
14
Torsten Sträter
German writer, satirist and stand-up comedian
24,060
views
views
15
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
23,973
views
views
16
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
23,489
views
views
17
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
23,181
views
views
18
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
22,212
views
views
19
Peter Hamm
German writer and literary critic (1937–2019)
21,990
views
views
20
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963)
21,981
views
views
21
Leonard Nimoy
American actor (1931–2015)
21,949
views
views
22
Erika Pluhar
Austrian actress and author
21,757
views
views
23
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
21,584
views
views
24
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
20,504
views
views
25
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
20,435
views
views
26
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
19,726
views
views
27
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
19,623
views
views
28
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
19,492
views
views
29
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
19,098
views
views
30
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
18,603
views
views
31
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
18,545
views
views
32
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
18,213
views
views
33
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
18,179
views
views
34
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
17,835
views
views
35
Johann Peter Hebel
German short story writer and dialectal poet (1760–1826)
17,625
views
views
36
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
17,572
views
views
37
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
17,475
views
views
38
Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
16,733
views
views
39
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)
16,674
views
views
40
Till Reiners
German writer
16,355
views
views
41
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
16,112
views
views
42
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
16,079
views
views
43
Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
16,048
views
views
44
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
15,523
views
views
45
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950)
15,511
views
views
46
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
15,404
views
views
47
Fabian Köster
German comedian and comedy writer
15,361
views
views
48
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
15,193
views
views
49
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
14,795
views
views
50
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
14,765
views
views
51
Volker Pispers
German cabaret artist
14,764
views
views
52
Clara Lösel
German author and poet
14,747
views
views
53
Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
14,686
views
views
54
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
14,567
views
views
55
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
14,532
views
views
56
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
14,274
views
views
57
Radovan Karadžić
Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide
14,221
views
views
58
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
14,158
views
views
59
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
14,030
views
views
60
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
13,866
views
views
61
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
13,661
views
views
62
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
13,553
views
views
63
Ludwig I of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (1786-1868)
13,195
views
views
64
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
13,031
views
views
65
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
13,020
views
views
66
Viggo Mortensen
American actor
12,972
views
views
67
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
12,931
views
views
68
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)
12,706
views
views
69
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
12,634
views
views
70
Theodor Storm
German writer (1817–1888)
12,634
views
views
71
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
12,557
views
views
72
Michael Ende
German writer (1929–1995)
12,435
views
views
73
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
12,364
views
views
74
Johannes R. Becher
German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958)
12,010
views
views
75
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
11,982
views
views
76
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
11,968
views
views
77
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
11,908
views
views
78
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
11,875
views
views
79
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
11,855
views
views
80
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
11,801
views
views
81
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
11,419
views
views
82
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
11,403
views
views
83
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
11,398
views
views
84
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
11,314
views
views
85
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
11,242
views
views
86
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
11,190
views
views
87
Miss Maud Angelica Behn
eldest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn
10,642
views
views
88
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
10,514
views
views
89
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician (born 1950)
10,434
views
views
90
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
10,310
views
views
91
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
10,300
views
views
92
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)
10,267
views
views
93
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
10,102
views
views
94
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963)
9,864
views
views
95
Laura Karasek
German lawyer, writer and poet lawyer
9,752
views
views
96
Moritz Neumeier
German comedian and writer
9,709
views
views
97
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
9,632
views
views
98
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
9,605
views
views
99
Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
9,436
views
views
100
Gerhart Hauptmann
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
9,414
views
views
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