Trending Politicians in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed politicians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Elif Eralp. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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This counts a Wikipedia language edition, not a country's residents — Measured from the German-language Wikipedia edition — readers worldwide, not residents of Germany. Nothing here is capped or sampled: it is every view Wikipedia published for these articles in the window. Rows carrying a 📰 badge add news coverage from GDELT; entity names and types come from Wikidata. Looking for what one country read? That is what the world reads — a different, capped measurement.
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Ranked
8,444,526
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Elif Eralp
German politician
954,663
views
views
2
Ulrich Siegmund
German politician
720,247
views
views
3
Philipp Amthor
German politician
326,902
views
views
4
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
287,716
views
views
5
Manuela Schwesig
German politician (SPD), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
247,151
views
views
6
Dominik Krause
German politician
239,006
views
views
7
Leif-Erik Holm
German politician
231,552
views
views
8
Friedrich Merz
German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
198,922
views
views
9
Sahra Wagenknecht
German politician (born 1969)
169,273
views
views
10
Cansin Köktürk
German politician (born 1993)
155,705
views
views
11
Bruno Kramm
German musician
139,863
views
views
12
Ferat Koçak
German politician
137,072
views
views
13
Tino Chrupalla
German politician
132,501
views
views
14
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
113,398
views
views
15
Heidi Reichinnek
German politician
96,715
views
views
16
Franziska Hoppermann
German politician and Bundestag (parliament) member
93,400
views
views
17
Harald V of Norway
King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 (1937–2026)
88,673
views
views
18
Hendrik Wüst
German politician
86,957
views
views
19
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
82,953
views
views
20
Beatrix von Storch
German politician
81,505
views
views
21
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
79,253
views
views
22
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
79,189
views
views
23
Julia Klöckner
German politician
78,265
views
views
24
Sepp Müller
German politician (CDU)
76,904
views
views
25
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
73,988
views
views
26
Karin Prien
German politician
72,479
views
views
27
Lars Klingbeil
German politician (SPD), SPD Federal Chairman, Member of the Bundestag, Federal Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor from Germany since 2025
70,536
views
views
28
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
68,024
views
views
29
Jens Spahn
German politician
67,834
views
views
30
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
67,103
views
views
31
Katherina Reiche
German politician
66,615
views
views
32
Oskar Lafontaine
German politician
64,386
views
views
33
Luigi Pantisano
German politician (The Left)
63,272
views
views
34
Gregor Gysi
German lawyer and left-wing politician
62,121
views
views
35
Tim Klüssendorf
German politician
61,801
views
views
36
Björn Höcke
German right-wing extremist politician
61,608
views
views
37
Hashim Thaçi
Kosovar politician (born 1968)
60,225
views
views
38
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
60,034
views
views
39
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
58,478
views
views
40
Hubert Burda
German publisher
57,575
views
views
41
Sven Schulze
German politician
56,265
views
views
42
Stefan Evers
German politician
55,404
views
views
43
Annalena Baerbock
German politician (born 1980)
55,090
views
views
44
Carsten Linnemann
German economist, politician
54,838
views
views
45
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
54,388
views
views
46
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
53,428
views
views
47
Amira Mohamed Ali
German politician (born 1980)
53,079
views
views
48
Steffen Krach
politician
52,773
views
views
49
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
52,525
views
views
50
Markus Söder
German politician (CSU)
52,253
views
views
51
Markus Frohnmaier
German politician
51,933
views
views
52
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
50,550
views
views
53
Björn Engholm
German politician
49,513
views
views
54
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
48,549
views
views
55
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
46,067
views
views
56
Franziska Giffey
German politician, former Mayor of Berlin
45,589
views
views
57
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
45,495
views
views
58
Catherine II of Russia
eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796 (lived 1729-1796)
45,174
views
views
59
Kurt von Schleicher
German chancellor (1882-1934)
45,174
views
views
60
Robert Habeck
German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969)
44,091
views
views
61
Elon Musk
American businessman (born 1971)
43,982
views
views
62
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
43,826
views
views
63
Frauke Petry
German politician
41,918
views
views
64
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
41,740
views
views
65
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
41,025
views
views
66
Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
German politician
40,976
views
views
67
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
40,883
views
views
68
Zohran Mamdani
mayor of New York City since 2026
40,859
views
views
69
Felix Banaszak
German politician (born 1989)
40,755
views
views
70
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
40,633
views
views
71
Rudolf Hess
German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)
40,045
views
views
72
Olav V of Norway
king of Norway (1957–1991)
39,786
views
views
73
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
39,479
views
views
74
Ronald Schill
German lawyer and politician
39,369
views
views
75
Wilhelm II
as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
39,250
views
views
76
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,878
views
views
77
Franz Josef Strauß
German politician (1915–1988)
37,530
views
views
78
Fabio De Masi
German politician and economist
36,909
views
views
79
Alexander Gauland
German politician, lawyer and journalist
36,707
views
views
80
Catherine of Aragon
first wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
36,605
views
views
81
Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (1845–1886)
36,572
views
views
82
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German manager and president of industry association, former SS officer and Nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group RAF in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered
36,271
views
views
83
Michel Friedman
German-French lawyer, philosopher, politician, publicist and talk show host
35,997
views
views
84
Louis XIV of France
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
35,858
views
views
85
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust (1900-1945)
35,727
views
views
86
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
35,562
views
views
87
Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz
German politician
35,433
views
views
88
Ernst Thälmann
German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany (1886–1944)
35,370
views
views
89
Andreas Scheuer
German politician and lobbyist
35,128
views
views
90
Nicole Kidman
Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)
34,866
views
views
91
Thorsten Frei
German politician
34,841
views
views
92
Werner Graf
German politician
34,803
views
views
93
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
34,397
views
views
94
Charlemagne
king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
34,364
views
views
95
Kristin Brinker
German architect and politician
34,164
views
views
96
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
34,087
views
views
97
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
33,799
views
views
98
Mary I
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
33,734
views
views
99
Elizabeth I of England
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 (1533-1603)
33,702
views
views
100
Alexander Dobrindt
German politician
33,654
views
views