Trending Explorers this week
The 100 most-viewed explorers this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Theodore Roosevelt.
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730,743
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Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
36,966
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2
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
33,019
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3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
31,221
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4
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
27,077
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5
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
23,897
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6
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
22,851
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7
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
22,628
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8
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
19,372
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9
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
16,794
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10
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
16,107
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11
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
13,381
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12
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
12,865
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13
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
12,792
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14
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
12,438
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15
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
12,416
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16
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
11,995
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17
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
11,601
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18
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
11,514
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19
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
10,639
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20
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
10,009
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21
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
9,909
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22
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
9,169
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23
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
8,899
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24
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
8,750
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25
Kennewick Man
Prehistoric Paleoamerican man found in Kennewick, Washington, US in 1996
8,513
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26
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
8,380
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27
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
8,004
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28
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
7,852
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29
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
7,812
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30
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
7,802
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31
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
7,434
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32
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
7,424
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33
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
7,229
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34
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
6,899
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35
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
6,842
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36
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
6,738
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37
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
6,532
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38
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
6,158
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39
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
6,155
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40
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,918
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41
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
5,867
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42
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
5,635
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43
Peter Davison
English actor
5,444
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44
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
5,184
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45
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
4,834
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46
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
4,778
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47
Cristina Zenato
Italian-born shark diver and conservationist
4,769
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48
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
4,698
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49
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
4,641
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50
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
4,627
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51
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
4,466
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52
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
4,365
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53
Addison O'Dea
American filmmaker
4,181
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54
Floyd Collins
American cave explorer (1887–1925)
4,178
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55
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
4,165
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56
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer (1774-1809)
4,082
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57
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
3,979
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58
Stepan Makarov
Russian admiral
3,903
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59
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
3,845
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60
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
3,776
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61
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
3,773
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62
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
3,676
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63
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
3,670
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64
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
3,558
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65
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
3,511
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66
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,498
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67
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
3,470
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68
Ben Fogle
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
3,466
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69
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
3,442
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70
John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
3,272
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71
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
3,239
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72
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
3,232
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73
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
3,229
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74
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
3,119
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75
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
3,106
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76
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
3,100
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77
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
3,045
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78
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919–1996)
3,040
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79
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
2,990
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80
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
2,899
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81
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
2,781
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82
Moana
fictional character from Moana
2,759
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83
Robert Peary
explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
2,748
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84
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
2,690
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85
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006)
2,680
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86
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
2,647
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87
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,622
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88
William Clark
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
2,618
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89
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
2,597
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90
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
2,570
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91
Simon Kenton
American explorer
2,502
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92
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
2,460
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93
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
2,456
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94
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
2,440
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95
Henry Hudson
English explorer b1565
2,440
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96
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
2,432
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97
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
2,428
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98
Charley Boorman
British actor and adventurer
2,388
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99
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
2,379
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100
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
2,353
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