Trending Archaeologists this year
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Jefferson.
100
Ranked
585,969
Total Views (this year)
Country
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π©πͺ Germany
π«π· France
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πͺπΈ Spain
π§π· Brazil
π·πΊ Russia
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1
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743β1826)
82,975
views
views
2
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888β1935)
48,383
views
views
3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
36,816
views
views
4
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
21,028
views
views
5
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
13,082
views
views
6
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822β1890)
12,378
views
views
7
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
11,031
views
views
8
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
9,705
views
views
9
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867β1925)
9,650
views
views
10
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915β1981)
9,616
views
views
11
Lawrence Xu-Nan
Egyptologist, law student, and Green Party MP
9,084
views
views
12
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950β1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
8,435
views
views
13
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
8,430
views
views
14
MacGyver
fictional character
8,086
views
views
15
Sara C. Bisel
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1932-1996)
7,810
views
views
16
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874β1939)
7,771
views
views
17
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
7,312
views
views
18
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799β1847)
6,868
views
views
19
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
6,670
views
views
20
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
6,530
views
views
21
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931β2020)
6,517
views
views
22
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868β1926)
6,400
views
views
23
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
6,299
views
views
24
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
5,894
views
views
25
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
5,345
views
views
26
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858β1937)
5,331
views
views
27
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
5,210
views
views
28
Catrine Jarman
archaeologist
5,180
views
views
29
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
5,138
views
views
30
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
5,110
views
views
31
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
5,036
views
views
32
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941β2002)
4,681
views
views
33
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
4,659
views
views
34
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
4,584
views
views
35
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
4,484
views
views
36
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915β2016)
4,445
views
views
37
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
4,192
views
views
38
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874β1947)
3,867
views
views
39
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 β 1830)
3,836
views
views
40
AndrΓ© Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901β1976)
3,810
views
views
41
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825β1895)
3,778
views
views
42
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
3,772
views
views
43
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
3,768
views
views
44
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
3,640
views
views
45
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
3,547
views
views
46
Carlos Blanco PΓ©rez
Spanish writer
3,514
views
views
47
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
3,512
views
views
48
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
3,468
views
views
49
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
3,410
views
views
50
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717β1768)
3,348
views
views
51
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
3,331
views
views
52
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933β1999)
3,193
views
views
53
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875β1956)
2,967
views
views
54
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
2,914
views
views
55
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
2,891
views
views
56
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769β1832)
2,891
views
views
57
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
2,880
views
views
58
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 β 1840)
2,879
views
views
59
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
2,873
views
views
60
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Li Ji
Chinese archaeologist (1896-1979)
2,788
views
views
61
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
2,767
views
views
62
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
2,766
views
views
63
William Smith
English geologist
2,761
views
views
64
Eric H. Cline
American archaeologist and historian
2,752
views
views
65
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
2,713
views
views
66
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
2,669
views
views
67
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
2,663
views
views
68
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
2,655
views
views
69
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
2,612
views
views
70
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
2,561
views
views
71
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
2,553
views
views
72
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
2,445
views
views
73
Frank Calvert
British archaeologist (1828β1908)
2,441
views
views
74
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892β1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
2,401
views
views
75
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
2,324
views
views
76
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
2,324
views
views
77
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
2,303
views
views
78
Mick Aston
English archaeologist (1946β2013)
2,298
views
views
79
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823β1892)
2,287
views
views
80
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100β1165)
2,207
views
views
81
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
2,200
views
views
82
Phil Harding
English archaeologist
2,184
views
views
83
Franz Nopcsa von FelsΕ-SzilvΓ‘s
Hungarian noble and academic (1877-1933)
2,091
views
views
84
Clemente Marconi
Italian archaeologist and academic
2,066
views
views
85
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804β1892)
2,041
views
views
86
Dirk Pitt
fictional adventurer
2,004
views
views
87
Arthur Evans
British archaeologist and scholar (1851β1941)
2,001
views
views
88
Philippe Le Bas
French archaeologist
1,986
views
views
89
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884β1964)
1,986
views
views
90
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
1,982
views
views
91
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923β1986)
1,937
views
views
92
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853β1942)
1,854
views
views
93
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807β1873)
1,842
views
views
94
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
1,826
views
views
95
Wonder Woman
DC Extended Universe character
1,757
views
views
96
Prosper MΓ©rimΓ©e
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803β1870)
1,750
views
views
97
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,738
views
views
98
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
1,737
views
views
99
Ulysses S. Grant IV
American geologist and paleontologist (1893-1977)
1,736
views
views
100
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822β1892)
1,707
views
views
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