Most Famous German Poets

Top Ranked

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — German Poet (1749–1832) , ranked #64
2. Friedrich Schiller — German Poet (1759–1805) , ranked #483
3. Heinrich Heine — German Poet (1797–1856) , ranked #701
4. Novalis — German Poet (1772–1801) , ranked #2306
5. Friedrich Hölderlin — German Poet (1770–1843) , ranked #2497
6. Nelly Sachs — German Poet (1891–1970) , ranked #3472
7. Wilhelm Busch — German Poet (1832–1908) , ranked #4145
8. Theodor Storm — German Poet (1817–1888) , ranked #6758
9. Gottfried Benn — German Poet (1886–1956) , ranked #6914
10. Hans Magnus Enzensberger — German Poet (Born 1929) , ranked #7432
11. Stefan George — German Poet (1868–1933) , ranked #7933
12. Christoph Martin Wieland — German Poet (1733–1813) , ranked #8668
13. Christian Morgenstern — German Poet (1871–1914) , ranked #9687
14. Else Lasker-Schüler — German Poet (1869–1945) , ranked #9927
15. August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben — German Poet (1798–1874) , ranked #10056
16. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock — German Poet (1724–1803) , ranked #10214
17. Wolfram von Eschenbach — German Poet (1170–1220) , ranked #10348
18. Eduard Mörike — German Poet (1804–1875) , ranked #10888
19. Christian Friedrich Hebbel — German Poet (1813–1863) , ranked #12369
20. Paul Gerhardt — German Poet (1607–1676) , ranked #14351