Trending Scientists in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Alice Weidel. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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4,669,869
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
287,716
views
views
2
Leif-Erik Holm
German politician
231,552
views
views
3
Sahra Wagenknecht
German politician (born 1969)
169,273
views
views
4
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
154,801
views
views
5
Ferat Koçak
German politician
137,072
views
views
6
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
102,029
views
views
7
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
100,175
views
views
8
Heidi Reichinnek
German politician
96,715
views
views
9
Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
82,953
views
views
10
Julia Klöckner
German politician
78,265
views
views
11
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
12
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
68,024
views
views
13
Jens Spahn
German politician
67,834
views
views
14
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
67,103
views
views
15
Oskar Lafontaine
German politician
64,386
views
views
16
Björn Höcke
German right-wing extremist politician
61,608
views
views
17
Hubert Burda
German publisher
57,575
views
views
18
Carsten Linnemann
German economist, politician
54,838
views
views
19
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
53,428
views
views
20
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
53,311
views
views
21
Luisa Neubauer
German climate activist
53,090
views
views
22
Erni Mangold
Austrian actress (1927-2026)
52,354
views
views
23
Josef Mengele
Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
51,775
views
views
24
Björn Engholm
German politician
49,513
views
views
25
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
49,049
views
views
26
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
48,298
views
views
27
Judith Holofernes
German singer-songwriter, podcaster and writer
47,870
views
views
28
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
46,067
views
views
29
Franziska Giffey
German politician, former Mayor of Berlin
45,589
views
views
30
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
45,495
views
views
31
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
45,274
views
views
32
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
44,798
views
views
33
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949)
44,710
views
views
34
Robert Habeck
German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969)
44,091
views
views
35
Frauke Petry
German politician
41,918
views
views
36
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
41,740
views
views
37
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
41,025
views
views
38
Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
German politician
40,976
views
views
39
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
40,633
views
views
40
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
39,479
views
views
41
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,878
views
views
42
Fabio De Masi
German politician and economist
36,909
views
views
43
Sido
German rapper
36,874
views
views
44
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
35,656
views
views
45
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
35,241
views
views
46
Ernst Gennat
German criminologist (1880–1939)
34,020
views
views
47
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
33,799
views
views
48
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
33,785
views
views
49
Alexander Dobrindt
German politician
33,654
views
views
50
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
33,447
views
views
51
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
32,113
views
views
52
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
31,875
views
views
53
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
31,548
views
views
54
Thomas de Maizière
German politician
31,527
views
views
55
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
31,315
views
views
56
Andrea Kdolsky
Austrian physician and politician
30,756
views
views
57
Theodor Heuss
German journalist and politician (1884-1963)
30,259
views
views
58
Robert Stroud
American inmate and ornithologist (1890-1963)
30,051
views
views
59
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
29,402
views
views
60
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
29,003
views
views
61
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
28,990
views
views
62
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
28,866
views
views
63
Bernd Lucke
German economist, professor, author (born 1962)
28,729
views
views
64
Franziska Brantner
German politician (born 1979)
28,233
views
views
65
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
28,135
views
views
66
Caren Miosga
German journalist and television presenter
28,024
views
views
67
Hans-Georg Maaßen
German civil servant and lawyer
27,967
views
views
68
Andrea Kiewel
German television presenter
27,779
views
views
69
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
27,679
views
views
70
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
27,310
views
views
71
Hjalmar Schacht
German politician and economist (1877–1970)
26,975
views
views
72
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
26,965
views
views
73
Erich Honecker
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
26,864
views
views
74
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
26,637
views
views
75
Reiner Haseloff
German politician
26,568
views
views
76
Hape Kerkeling
German comedian
26,509
views
views
77
Cem Özdemir
German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965)
26,306
views
views
78
Jens Söring
convicted murderer and former prisoner in the U.S., German author
26,301
views
views
79
Michael Lüders
German journalist and author
26,225
views
views
80
Bernd Baumann
German politician
26,180
views
views
81
Daniele Ganser
Swiss author, publicist, conspiracy theorist
25,819
views
views
82
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
25,684
views
views
83
Edmund Robert Forster
German psychiatrist (1878–1933)
25,471
views
views
84
Joschka Fischer
German politician
25,421
views
views
85
Ahmad Mansour
German-Israeli psychologist and author
25,421
views
views
86
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
25,320
views
views
87
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
25,229
views
views
88
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
24,994
views
views
89
Katharina Dröge
German politician (born 1984)
24,965
views
views
90
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
24,918
views
views
91
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
24,445
views
views
92
Karl Adam
German rowing coach (1912–1976)
24,330
views
views
93
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
24,234
views
views
94
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
23,803
views
views
95
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
23,652
views
views
96
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
23,612
views
views
97
Christian Lindner
German politician, former Federal Minister of Finance
23,567
views
views
98
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
23,504
views
views
99
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
23,102
views
views
100
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
23,086
views
views