Trending Historians this week
The 99 most-viewed historians this week 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)
136,303
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Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
130,206
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3
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
70,234
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4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
57,283
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5
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
55,231
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6
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
52,482
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7
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
51,803
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8
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
48,721
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9
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
47,506
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10
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
42,762
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11
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
42,687
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12
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
42,630
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13
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
40,970
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14
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
40,562
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15
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
39,168
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16
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
38,556
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17
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
37,900
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18
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
36,557
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19
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
36,515
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20
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
35,989
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21
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
35,800
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22
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
35,365
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23
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
34,787
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24
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
33,704
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25
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
33,138
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26
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
32,658
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27
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
32,392
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28
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
31,820
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29
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
31,587
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30
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
29,578
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31
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
29,405
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32
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
29,310
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33
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,021
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34
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
28,974
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35
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
28,877
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36
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
28,796
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37
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
28,033
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38
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
27,198
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39
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
27,159
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views
40
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
27,152
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41
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
26,630
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42
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer, author (born 1968)
26,440
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43
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
25,976
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44
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
25,544
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45
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
25,422
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46
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
24,889
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47
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
24,580
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views
48
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
24,143
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49
Norman Finkelstein
American political scientist (born 1953)
23,382
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views
50
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
23,313
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views
51
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
23,256
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52
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
23,159
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53
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
22,820
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54
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
22,420
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55
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
22,146
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56
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
22,076
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57
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
21,948
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58
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
21,907
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59
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
21,907
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60
Nigel Farage
British politician
21,341
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61
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
21,299
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62
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
21,283
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63
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
21,236
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64
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress (1915–1982)
21,111
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65
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
21,076
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66
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
21,010
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67
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
20,969
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views
68
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
20,899
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views
69
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
20,641
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70
Tim Curry
British actor
20,597
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71
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
20,307
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views
72
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
20,067
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73
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
19,888
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74
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
19,717
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75
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
19,630
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76
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
18,982
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77
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
18,809
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78
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
18,580
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79
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
18,438
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80
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
18,274
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81
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
18,216
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82
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
18,105
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83
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
17,931
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84
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
17,705
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85
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
17,643
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86
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
17,593
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87
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
17,485
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88
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
17,238
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views
89
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
16,961
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90
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
16,939
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91
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
16,864
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92
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
16,801
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93
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
16,628
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94
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
16,542
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95
Charles Bronson
English criminal
16,531
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96
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
16,418
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views
97
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
16,400
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98
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
16,206
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99
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
16,193
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