Most Famous German Writers

Germany has produced 1,585 notable writers throughout history, led by Bertolt Brecht. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Bertolt Brecht — German Playwright (1898–1956) , ranked #290
  2. Hermann Hesse — German Novelist (1877–1962) , ranked #378
  3. Thomas Mann — German Novelist (1875–1955) , ranked #389
  4. Erich Maria Remarque — German Writer (1898–1970) , ranked #1435
  5. Erich Kästner — German Writer (1899–1974) , ranked #1856
  6. Karl May — German Novelist (1842–1912) , ranked #2321
  7. Heinrich von Kleist — German Playwright (1777–1811) , ranked #2493
  8. Gerhart Hauptmann — German Playwright (1862–1946) , ranked #2596
  9. Michael Ende — German Writer (1929–1995) , ranked #3172
  10. Herta Müller — German Writer (Born 1953) , ranked #3217
  11. Theodor Fontane — German Novelist (1819–1898) , ranked #3536
  12. Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff — German Writer (1788–1857) , ranked #4838
  13. Eckhart Tolle — German Writer (Born 1948) , ranked #5153
  14. Cornelia Funke — German Writer (Born 1958) , ranked #5781
  15. Jean Paul — German Writer (1763–1825) , ranked #5843
  16. Martin Walser — German Writer (Born 1927) , ranked #6771
  17. Christa Wolf — German Writer (1929–2011) , ranked #6896
  18. B. Traven — German Novelist (1890–1969) , ranked #7435
  19. Patrick Süskind — German Writer (Born 1949) , ranked #7585
  20. Annette von Droste-Hülshoff — German Writer (1797–1848) , ranked #7707