Trending Historians of all time
The 100 most-viewed historians of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
711,693
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Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
165,075
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3
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
133,536
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4
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
126,346
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5
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
119,281
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6
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
106,715
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7
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
103,870
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8
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
97,093
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9
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
94,653
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10
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
88,667
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11
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
86,265
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12
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
82,321
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13
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
75,000
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14
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
73,915
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15
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
72,146
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16
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
72,094
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17
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
69,218
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18
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
68,839
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19
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
67,334
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20
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
63,973
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21
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
62,636
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22
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
62,633
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23
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
62,388
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24
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
61,526
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25
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
61,492
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26
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
59,245
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27
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
58,575
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28
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
58,105
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29
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
57,856
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30
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
57,030
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31
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
56,602
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32
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
56,562
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33
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
56,320
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34
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
56,112
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35
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
55,625
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36
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
54,263
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37
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
53,060
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38
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
52,681
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39
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
52,166
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40
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
52,015
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41
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
51,669
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42
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
49,754
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43
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
48,553
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44
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
48,197
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45
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
48,159
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46
Rick Springfield
Australian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
47,555
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47
Tim Curry
British actor
46,005
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48
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
45,991
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49
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
45,344
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50
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
45,214
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51
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
45,109
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52
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
44,975
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53
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
44,524
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54
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
44,271
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55
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
44,066
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56
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
43,775
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57
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
43,563
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58
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
43,217
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59
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
42,588
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60
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
42,157
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61
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
42,035
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62
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
42,019
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63
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
40,177
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64
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
39,942
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65
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
39,482
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66
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
38,174
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67
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
38,157
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68
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
37,495
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69
Booker T. Washington
African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)
37,173
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70
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
37,144
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71
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
37,102
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72
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
36,996
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73
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
36,952
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74
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
36,377
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75
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
36,142
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76
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
35,944
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77
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
35,568
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78
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
34,981
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79
Marco Pierre White
British chef and restaurateur
34,184
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80
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
33,632
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81
Ava Gardner
American actress (1922–1990)
33,577
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82
Richard Hammond
English motoring journalist and broadcaster
33,566
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83
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
33,229
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84
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
33,077
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85
Geoff Hurst
English footballer (born 1941)
32,367
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86
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
32,298
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87
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
32,130
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88
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
31,875
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89
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
30,831
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views
90
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
30,673
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91
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
30,521
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92
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
30,486
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93
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
30,197
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94
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)
29,918
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95
Jenny McCarthy
American actress, model, activist, television personality and author
29,788
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96
Sirindhorn, Princess Royal
Thai Royal
29,448
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97
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
29,219
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98
Calvin Coolidge
president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
28,906
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99
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
28,876
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100
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
28,812
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