Trending Filmmakers — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed filmmakers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
68,343,470
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
2,121,624
views
views
2
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
1,690,539
views
views
3
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
1,375,838
views
views
4
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
1,178,340
views
views
5
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
1,177,337
views
views
6
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
1,161,191
views
views
7
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
1,056,991
views
views
8
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
1,029,139
views
views
9
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
1,026,870
views
views
10
Woody Harrelson
American actor (born 1961)
1,023,523
views
views
11
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
975,781
views
views
12
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
974,105
views
views
13
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
955,104
views
views
14
Zoe Saldaña
American actress (born 1978)
929,666
views
views
15
Julia Stiles
American actress
903,154
views
views
16
Elliot Page
Canadian actor
898,600
views
views
17
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
890,480
views
views
18
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
883,380
views
views
19
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
881,343
views
views
20
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
847,645
views
views
21
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
825,936
views
views
22
Callum Turner
English actor
807,239
views
views
23
Olivia Wilde
American actress and film director (born 1984)
763,047
views
views
24
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
763,043
views
views
25
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
762,993
views
views
26
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
755,363
views
views
27
Rebecca Hall
English actress and filmmaker (born 1982)
731,344
views
views
28
Zach Cregger
American actor and film director (born 1981)
724,378
views
views
29
Taylor Sheridan
American producer, screenwriter and director (born 1970)
703,942
views
views
30
Gary Oldman
British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
703,184
views
views
31
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
695,924
views
views
32
Maria Sten
Danish actress and filmmaker
692,775
views
views
33
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
690,593
views
views
34
Kenneth Branagh
British actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
687,320
views
views
35
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress and producer (born 1990)
675,350
views
views
36
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
674,155
views
views
37
Zoë Kravitz
American actress, director, singer and model (born 1988)
674,041
views
views
38
Lance Oppenheim
American film director
661,736
views
views
39
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
654,951
views
views
40
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
653,085
views
views
41
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
651,680
views
views
42
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
641,543
views
views
43
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
637,671
views
views
44
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
635,432
views
views
45
Richard Gere
American actor (born 1949)
633,954
views
views
46
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
627,916
views
views
47
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
621,640
views
views
48
Jared Leto
American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
608,097
views
views
49
Steven Spielberg
American filmmaker (born 1946)
604,611
views
views
50
Sally Field
American actress
598,599
views
views
51
Geetu Mohandas
Indian actress
593,912
views
views
52
Simon Baker
Australian actor and director (born 1969)
593,688
views
views
53
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
590,995
views
views
54
Sam Neill
New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
583,786
views
views
55
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)
579,790
views
views
56
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
573,000
views
views
57
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
572,157
views
views
58
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)
562,277
views
views
59
Eva Mendes
American actress and model (born 1974)
556,965
views
views
60
Ralph Fiennes
English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
553,890
views
views
61
Emma Watson
English actress (born 1990)
548,513
views
views
62
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-American actress (1954–2026)
543,776
views
views
63
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
543,509
views
views
64
Kate Hudson
American actress and singer (born 1979)
542,029
views
views
65
Jason Momoa
American actor (born 1979)
541,509
views
views
66
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
535,961
views
views
67
George Clooney
American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
530,809
views
views
68
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
528,511
views
views
69
Salma Hayek
Mexican and American actress (born 1966)
525,201
views
views
70
Mark Ruffalo
American actor (born 1967)
520,426
views
views
71
Cher
American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
519,974
views
views
72
Channing Tatum
American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)
519,498
views
views
73
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
510,668
views
views
74
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
504,117
views
views
75
Stanley Tucci
American actor and author (born 1960)
501,946
views
views
76
Michael Keaton
American actor (born 1951)
500,119
views
views
77
Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor
499,373
views
views
78
Curry Barker
American director
499,178
views
views
79
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
498,755
views
views
80
Helen Mirren
British actress (born 1945)
498,062
views
views
81
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
497,964
views
views
82
Milo Ventimiglia
American actor
497,754
views
views
83
Joaquin Phoenix
American actor
494,444
views
views
84
Ridley Scott
English filmmaker (born 1937)
494,256
views
views
85
Penelope Keith
English actress (1940–2026)
492,385
views
views
86
Alan Cumming
British actor (born 1965)
489,950
views
views
87
Bradley Cooper
American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
488,444
views
views
88
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
482,952
views
views
89
Carrot Top
American stand-up comedian
481,253
views
views
90
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
480,528
views
views
91
Roman Polanski
French-Polish filmmaker (born 1933)
480,261
views
views
92
Will Smith
American actor, film producer and rapper (born 1968)
479,959
views
views
93
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
477,111
views
views
94
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
476,391
views
views
95
Diane Keaton
American actress and film director (1946–2025)
474,853
views
views
96
Dakota Fanning
American actress and model (born 1994)
474,673
views
views
97
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
473,023
views
views
98
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
465,591
views
views
99
Giancarlo Esposito
American actor (born 1958)
464,950
views
views
100
Rob Reiner
American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
462,142
views
views