The Most Famous
Cyclists from Germany
Trending Cyclists from Germany This Week
The top 10 Cyclists from Germany trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Jan Ullrich
b. 1973
Trending in German (#61) Wikipedia (3,032 views, on Apr 4).
- #2
Olaf Ludwig
b. 1960
Trending in German (#226) Wikipedia (1,513 views, on Apr 4).
Top 10 German Cyclists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Germans Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Cyclists.
- #1
Rudi Altig
1937 - 2016
HPI 61.8223 langsGerman cyclist
- #2
Josef Fischer
1865 - 1953
HPI 60.4316 langsGerman cyclist
- #3
Rolf Wolfshohl
1938 - 2024
HPI 58.7117 langsGerman racing cyclist (1938–2024)
- #4
Jan Ullrich
b. 1973
HPI 58.4543 langsGerman cyclist
- #5
Albert Richter
1912 - 1940
HPI 55.8616 langsGerman racing cyclist killed by the Nazis (1912-1940)
- #6
Heinz Müller
1924 - 1975
HPI 55.8515 langsGerman cyclist
- #7
Willi Fuggerer
1941 - 2015
HPI 55.8318 langsOlympic cyclist (1941–2015)
- #8
Dietrich Thurau
b. 1954
HPI 55.7521 langsGerman cyclist
- #9
Toni Merkens
1912 - 1944
HPI 55.0618 langsGerman cyclist
- #10
Jürgen Kissner
1942 - 2019
HPI 54.9017 langsGerman cyclist
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Germans Cyclists grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(30)
1980s(33)
1970s(27)
1960s(32)
1920s(1)
1910s(2)
1870s(1)
1860s(1)
Unknown(2)
Overlapping Lives
Which Cyclists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 12 most globally memorable Cyclists since 1700.
