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The greatest Germans (Unsere Besten)

The top 3 according to 27 votes from people: Konrad Adenauer · Martin Luther · Otto von Bismarck. (Updated Jan 16, 2025.)

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.

Jonas Wolf · · 10 items · 27 votes · 8 comments

Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    Konrad Adenauer

    1876-1967. First Chancellor of West Germany.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    Martin Luther

    1483-1546. Reformer who translated the Bible into German.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Otto von Bismarck

    1815-1898. Unifier of Germany and its first Chancellor.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  4. 4

    Karl Marx

    1818-1883. Philosopher and economist, author of Capital.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    Willy Brandt

    1913-1992. Chancellor and 1971 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    1685-1750. Composer of the St Matthew Passion.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Albert Einstein

    1879-1955. Physicist of relativity.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    1749-1832. Poet, author of Faust.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Sophie and Hans Scholl

    1921/1918-1943. White Rose resistance fighters against the Nazis.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Johannes Gutenberg

    c. 1400-1468. Inventor of printing with movable type.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 3

    -3

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Comments (8)

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lisa.koeln · Deutsch

Interessant, dass Goethe nur auf Platz sieben landete.

Jasmin Maier · Deutsch

Gutenberg hätte Platz eins verdient, ohne Buchdruck gäbe es nichts davon.

Benedikt Berger · Deutsch

Interessant, wie viel sich seit 2003 geändert hat.

lisa.berlin · Deutsch

Bach als einziger Komponist so weit oben, schön.

Laura Scholz · Deutsch

Adenauer auf Platz eins der ZDF-Umfrage, das war 2003 eine Überraschung.

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