Trending Basketball Players — September 2026
The 99 most-viewed basketball players on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: LeBron James. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
10,191,353
Total Views (September 2026)
1
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
371,354
views
views
2
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
357,699
views
views
3
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
346,852
views
views
4
Dennis Rodman
American basketball player (born 1961)
280,190
views
views
5
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
272,693
views
views
6
Sophie Cunningham
American basketball player born 1996
264,827
views
views
7
Kawhi Leonard
American basketball player (born 1991)
233,025
views
views
8
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
231,738
views
views
9
Mahershala Ali
American actor
212,370
views
views
10
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
206,120
views
views
11
Caitlin Clark
American basketball player (born 2002)
204,329
views
views
12
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012)
197,642
views
views
13
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
192,918
views
views
14
Tom Selleck
American actor (born 1945)
190,178
views
views
15
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
184,218
views
views
16
Stephen Curry
American basketball player (born 1988)
177,719
views
views
17
Jalen Brunson
American basketball player (born 1996)
173,985
views
views
18
Nick Nolte
American actor (born 1941)
152,368
views
views
19
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
139,588
views
views
20
Breanna Stewart
American basketball player (born 1994)
127,243
views
views
21
Magic Johnson
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
124,400
views
views
22
Kevin Durant
American basketball player (born 1988)
119,569
views
views
23
A'ja Wilson
American basketball player (born 1996)
114,703
views
views
24
Michael Sweetney
American basketball player (1982–2026)
113,168
views
views
25
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player (born 1947)
112,074
views
views
26
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
110,734
views
views
27
Lonzo Ball
American basketball player (born 1997)
110,052
views
views
28
Zhang Ziyu
Chinese basketball player (born 2007)
109,832
views
views
29
Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player (born 1996)
104,782
views
views
30
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
100,212
views
views
31
Marine Johannes
French basketball player (born 1995)
98,760
views
views
32
Marc Blucas
American actor
98,025
views
views
33
Bob Pettit
American basketball player and coach (1932–2026)
96,453
views
views
34
Allen Iverson
American basketball player (born 1975)
96,334
views
views
35
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach (born 1956)
91,004
views
views
36
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
89,138
views
views
37
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)
87,953
views
views
38
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Icelandic strongman and actor
87,878
views
views
39
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player (1936–1999)
87,837
views
views
40
Angel Reese
American basketball player (born 2002)
86,269
views
views
41
Kane
American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
85,711
views
views
42
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
82,668
views
views
43
LaMelo Ball
American basketball player (born 2001)
79,655
views
views
44
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player (born 1992)
79,073
views
views
45
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
78,889
views
views
46
Tacko Fall
Senegalese basketball player (born 1995)
78,514
views
views
47
Brittney Griner
American basketball player (born 1990)
78,513
views
views
48
Paige Bueckers
American basketball player (born 2001)
74,212
views
views
49
DJ Rodman
American basketball player (born 2001)
71,540
views
views
50
Iyana Martín Carrión
Spanish basketball player (born 2006)
71,114
views
views
51
Karl Malone
American basketball player (born 1963)
70,650
views
views
52
Charles Barkley
American basketball player (born 1963)
70,515
views
views
53
Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
70,449
views
views
54
Iman Shumpert
American basketball player (born 1990)
69,162
views
views
55
Royce White
American basketball player (born 1991)
66,753
views
views
56
Tony Gonzalez
American football player (born 1976)
66,210
views
views
57
DeAndre Hopkins
American football player (born 1992)
65,387
views
views
58
Bronny James
American basketball player (born 2004)
65,134
views
views
59
Joe Paterno
American college football coach (1926-2012)
64,848
views
views
60
Russell Westbrook
American basketball player (born 1988)
64,541
views
views
61
Dwyane Wade
American basketball player (born 1982)
64,353
views
views
62
J. Cole
American rapper and record producer (born 1985)
64,306
views
views
63
Muggsy Bogues
American basketball player-coach
64,195
views
views
64
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
63,289
views
views
65
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player (born 1984)
62,567
views
views
66
Nikola Jokić
Serbian basketball player (born 1995)
61,484
views
views
67
Dirk Nowitzki
German basketball player (born 1978)
61,329
views
views
68
Phil Jackson
American basketball player, coach and executive
61,257
views
views
69
Kara Lawson
American basketball player and coach
60,091
views
views
70
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953)
59,768
views
views
71
Lamar Odom
American basketball player (born 1979)
59,246
views
views
72
Jim Brown
American football player and actor (1936–2023)
58,587
views
views
73
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player (born 1965)
58,010
views
views
74
Derrick Rose
American basketball player (born 1988)
57,740
views
views
75
Maria Taylor
American sportscaster
57,235
views
views
76
Jaylen Brown
American basketball player (born 1996)
56,798
views
views
77
Dwight Howard
American basketball player (born 1985)
56,737
views
views
78
Klay Thompson
American basketball player (born 1990)
56,653
views
views
79
Nicolas Batum
French basketball player (born 1988)
56,552
views
views
80
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach
55,898
views
views
81
Ja Morant
American basketball player (born 1999)
55,560
views
views
82
Mason Cox
American player of Australian rules football
54,272
views
views
83
Alex Kirk
American basketball player
54,106
views
views
84
Rui Hachimura
Japanese basketball player (born 1998)
53,887
views
views
85
James Harden
American basketball player (born 1989)
53,730
views
views
86
Sonia Citron
American basketball player (born 2003)
53,724
views
views
87
Chuck Connors
American athlete and actor (1921–1992)
53,371
views
views
88
Chris Paul
American basketball player (born 1985)
53,292
views
views
89
Karl-Anthony Towns
Dominican-American basketball player
52,635
views
views
90
Pete Maravich
American basketball player (born 1947)
51,864
views
views
91
Jason Williams
American basketball player (born 1975)
51,163
views
views
92
Joshua Turek
American politician and wheelchair basketball player
51,092
views
views
93
Olivia Miles
American basketball player (born 2003)
50,476
views
views
94
Robert Bobroczkyi
Romanian basketball player and actor (born 2000)
50,166
views
views
95
Paul Wight
American professional wrestler and actor
49,912
views
views
96
Napheesa Collier
American basketball player (born 1996)
49,428
views
views
97
Tim Duncan
American basketball player (born 1976)
49,417
views
views
98
Delonte West
American basketball player (born 1983)
49,271
views
views
99
Taj Gibson
American basketball player (born 1985)
48,121
views
views