# The greatest Germans (Unsere Besten)

The result of the 2003 ZDF show Unsere Besten, in which almost two million viewers voted. Konrad Adenauer won ahead of Martin Luther and Karl Marx.

- 27 votes · 10 items
- Jan 16, 2025 · Jonas Wolf
- https://even.best/en/l/683/the-greatest-germans-unsere-besten

## Top 10

1. **Konrad Adenauer** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1876-1967. First Chancellor of West Germany.
2. **Martin Luther** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1483-1546. Reformer who translated the Bible into German.
3. **Otto von Bismarck** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1815-1898. Unifier of Germany and its first Chancellor.
4. **Karl Marx** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1818-1883. Philosopher and economist, author of Capital.
5. **Willy Brandt** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1913-1992. Chancellor and 1971 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
6. **Johann Sebastian Bach** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1685-1750. Composer of the St Matthew Passion.
7. **Albert Einstein** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1879-1955. Physicist of relativity.
8. **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1749-1832. Poet, author of Faust.
9. **Sophie and Hans Scholl** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1921/1918-1943. White Rose resistance fighters against the Nazis.
10. **Johannes Gutenberg** (-3 · ▲0 ▼3) — c. 1400-1468. Inventor of printing with movable type.

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