Trending Explorers this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Theodore Roosevelt.
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Ranked
2,033,977
Total Views (this year)
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Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
126,929
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2
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
90,435
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3
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
87,288
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4
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
78,178
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5
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
76,555
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6
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
52,422
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7
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
51,142
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8
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
44,704
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9
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
42,263
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10
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
39,525
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11
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
38,013
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12
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
37,001
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13
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
35,262
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14
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
30,802
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15
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
30,595
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16
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
30,247
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17
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
30,239
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18
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
27,661
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19
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
26,504
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20
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
26,375
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21
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
25,292
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22
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
24,968
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23
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
24,673
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24
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
24,504
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25
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
24,393
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26
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
23,969
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27
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
23,801
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28
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
22,460
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29
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
22,435
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30
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
22,044
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31
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
21,460
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32
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
20,655
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33
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
20,532
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34
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
19,880
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35
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
19,284
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36
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
18,387
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37
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
17,848
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38
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
17,614
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39
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
17,528
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40
Peter Davison
English actor
17,007
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41
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
16,348
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42
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
15,045
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43
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
14,722
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44
Floyd Collins
American cave explorer (1887–1925)
14,643
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45
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
14,634
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46
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
14,498
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47
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
13,665
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48
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
13,549
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49
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
13,101
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50
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
12,970
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51
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
12,909
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views
52
Kennewick Man
Prehistoric Paleoamerican man found in Kennewick, Washington, US in 1996
12,908
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53
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
12,539
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54
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
12,171
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55
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer (1774-1809)
12,103
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56
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
12,082
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57
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
12,034
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views
58
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
11,879
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59
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
11,772
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60
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
10,819
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61
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
10,739
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62
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
10,488
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views
63
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
10,483
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64
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
10,455
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65
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
10,209
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66
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919–1996)
10,179
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67
John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
10,051
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68
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
9,989
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views
69
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
9,926
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views
70
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
9,404
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71
Moana
fictional character from Moana
9,345
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views
72
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
9,081
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73
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
9,051
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74
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
8,902
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75
Addison O'Dea
American filmmaker
8,883
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76
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
8,829
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77
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
8,796
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78
Ben Fogle
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
8,780
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views
79
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
8,682
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80
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
8,498
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81
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
8,283
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82
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
8,194
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83
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
8,153
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views
84
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
8,053
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views
85
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
7,890
views
views
86
William Clark
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
7,758
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views
87
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
7,716
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views
88
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
7,492
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views
89
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
7,472
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views
90
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
7,400
views
views
91
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
7,337
views
views
92
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
7,152
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views
93
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
7,057
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94
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
6,992
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95
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
6,908
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96
Zacharie Cloutier
French colonist (1590-1677)
6,858
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97
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
6,848
views
views
98
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
6,830
views
views
99
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006)
6,796
views
views
100
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
6,753
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