







The Most Famous
Skiers from Germany
Top 10 German Skiers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Skiers of all time. This list of famous Germans Skiers 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 Skiers.
- #1

Hanni Wenzel
b. 1956
HPI 59.4631 langsLiechtensteiner alpine skier
- #2

Rosi Mittermaier
1950 - 2023
HPI 57.3033 langsGerman alpine skier (1950–2023)
- #3

Josef Bradl
1918 - 1982
HPI 57.0117 langsAustrian ski jumper
- #4

Helmut Recknagel
b. 1937
HPI 56.3721 langsEast German ski jumper
- #5

Heidi Biebl
1941 - 2022
HPI 54.9323 langsGerman alpine skier
- #6

Jens Weißflog
b. 1964
HPI 54.7933 langsGerman ski jumper
- #7

Hans-Georg Aschenbach
b. 1951
HPI 54.6421 langsEast German ski jumper
- #8

Franz Pfnür
1908 - 1996
HPI 54.0716 langsGerman alpine skier (1908–1996)
- #9

Georg Thoma
b. 1937
HPI 53.6420 langsGerman skier
- #10

Ossi Reichert
1925 - 2006
HPI 53.3419 langsAlpine skier from Germany
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Germans Skiers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2000s(2)
1990s(27)
1980s(18)
1970s(21)
1960s(12)
1950s(7)
1940s(1)
1930s(2)
1920s(2)
1910s(1)
1900s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Skiers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Skiers since 1700.














































