Trending Poets in Germany — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed poets on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Elfriede Jelinek. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
522,536
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist
24,265
views
views
2
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
17,390
views
views
3
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
15,792
views
views
4
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
14,165
views
views
5
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
11,621
views
views
6
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977)
9,894
views
views
7
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
9,710
views
views
8
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
9,669
views
views
9
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
9,397
views
views
10
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
9,018
views
views
11
Torsten Sträter
German writer, satirist and stand-up comedian
8,721
views
views
12
Clara Lösel
German author and poet
8,468
views
views
13
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
8,231
views
views
14
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
8,228
views
views
15
Julian Lennon
English musician; son of John Lennon
7,746
views
views
16
Viggo Mortensen
American actor
7,654
views
views
17
Lisa Eckhart
Austrian entertainer, literary standup comedian, novelist and former poetry slammer
7,620
views
views
18
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
7,597
views
views
19
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
7,546
views
views
20
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
7,405
views
views
21
Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
6,787
views
views
22
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
6,119
views
views
23
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
5,819
views
views
24
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
5,665
views
views
25
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
5,623
views
views
26
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
5,484
views
views
27
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
5,356
views
views
28
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
5,346
views
views
29
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
5,328
views
views
30
Gottfried Benn
German physician, poet, and essayist (1886–1956)
5,312
views
views
31
Till Reiners
German writer
5,233
views
views
32
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
5,233
views
views
33
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
5,183
views
views
34
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
4,901
views
views
35
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
4,896
views
views
36
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963)
4,889
views
views
37
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974)
4,855
views
views
38
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
4,841
views
views
39
Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
4,663
views
views
40
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
4,651
views
views
41
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
4,604
views
views
42
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
4,564
views
views
43
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
4,536
views
views
44
Sean Lennon
American composer and musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
4,522
views
views
45
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
4,489
views
views
46
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
4,480
views
views
47
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
4,455
views
views
48
Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
4,268
views
views
49
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
4,156
views
views
50
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
4,129
views
views
51
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
4,029
views
views
52
Michael Ende
German writer (1929–1995)
4,022
views
views
53
John Lithgow
American actor (born 1945)
4,014
views
views
54
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
3,943
views
views
55
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
3,902
views
views
56
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
3,831
views
views
57
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
3,681
views
views
58
Sebastian 23
German slam poet, author and comedian
3,661
views
views
59
Fabian Köster
German comedian and comedy writer
3,661
views
views
60
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
3,653
views
views
61
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
3,646
views
views
62
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
3,629
views
views
63
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)
3,622
views
views
64
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
3,566
views
views
65
Michelangelo
Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
3,467
views
views
66
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963)
3,456
views
views
67
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
3,401
views
views
68
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
3,348
views
views
69
Hazel Brugger
Swiss comedian
3,338
views
views
70
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
3,295
views
views
71
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American actor (1970–2025)
3,291
views
views
72
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
3,290
views
views
73
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
3,283
views
views
74
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998)
3,243
views
views
75
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician (born 1950)
3,200
views
views
76
Anne Carson
Canadian-Icelandic poet, academic and essayist (born 1950)
3,159
views
views
77
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
3,155
views
views
78
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
3,147
views
views
79
Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3,146
views
views
80
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)
3,132
views
views
81
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
3,116
views
views
82
Heinrich von Kleist
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
3,109
views
views
83
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
3,071
views
views
84
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
3,031
views
views
85
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
3,016
views
views
86
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
2,960
views
views
87
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
2,950
views
views
88
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
2,945
views
views
89
Karl May
German writer (1842–1912)
2,902
views
views
90
Konstantin Wecker
German musician
2,817
views
views
91
Patti Smith
American singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
2,780
views
views
92
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
2,768
views
views
93
Art Garfunkel
American singer, actor, and poet (born 1941)
2,702
views
views
94
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
2,681
views
views
95
Nero
fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
2,667
views
views
96
Jean Paul
German Romantic writer (1763-1825)
2,662
views
views
97
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
2,662
views
views
98
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
2,656
views
views
99
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
2,656
views
views
100
E. T. A. Hoffmann
German writer (1776-1822)
2,650
views
views
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