Most Famous German Artists

Germany has produced 1,343 notable artists throughout history, led by Albrecht Dürer. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Albrecht Dürer — German Painter (1471–1528) , ranked #288
  2. Paul Klee — German Painter (1879–1940) , ranked #693
  3. Caspar David Friedrich — German Painter (1774–1840) , ranked #1053
  4. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — German Architect (1886–1969) , ranked #1336
  5. Max Ernst — German Painter (1891–1976) , ranked #1562
  6. Joseph Beuys — German Sculptor (1921–1986) , ranked #2024
  7. Lucas Cranach the Elder — German Painter (1472–1553) , ranked #2166
  8. Otto Dix — German Painter (1891–1969) , ranked #3103
  9. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — German Painter (1880–1938) , ranked #3518
  10. Anselm Kiefer — German Painter (Born 1945) , ranked #4956
  11. Emil Nolde — German Painter (1867–1956) , ranked #5022
  12. Josef Albers — German Painter (1888–1976) , ranked #6715
  13. August Macke — German Painter (1887–1914) , ranked #7022
  14. Frei Otto — German Architect (1925–2015) , ranked #8734
  15. Franz Xaver Winterhalter — German Painter (1805–1873) , ranked #9169
  16. Erich Mendelsohn — German Architect (1887–1953) , ranked #10304
  17. Oskar Fischinger — German Painter (1900–1967) , ranked #10561
  18. Lovis Corinth — German Painter (1858–1925) , ranked #10832
  19. Ernst Barlach — German Sculptor (1870–1938) , ranked #11184
  20. Franz Stuck — German Sculptor (1863–1928) , ranked #11469