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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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1
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
Person
362,879
views
2
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
πŸ“š 37 citations Person
164,931
views
3
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
68,433
views
4
Lady Pamela Hicks
Lady Pamela Hicks
noblewoman; British aristocrat and memoirist (1929-2026)
πŸ“š 4 citations Person
62,592
views
5
Katherine Jackson
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
59,841
views
6
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
54,381
views
7
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
πŸ“š 79 citations Person
53,900
views
8
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
πŸ“š 7 citations Person
52,703
views
9
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
48,877
views
10
Victoria
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
48,699
views
11
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
46,113
views
12
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
Person
44,529
views
13
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
41,573
views
14
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
πŸ“š 66 citations Person
40,977
views
15
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
39,394
views
16
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
38,399
views
17
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
πŸ“š 22 citations Person
37,487
views
18
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
37,167
views
19
David Gold
British businessman (1936–2023)
πŸ“š 4 citations Person
36,613
views
20
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
34,783
views
21
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
πŸ“š 74 citations Person
34,500
views
22
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
πŸ“š 103 citations Person
33,915
views
23
Geoff Hurst
English footballer (born 1941)
πŸ“š 11 citations Person
31,516
views
24
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
31,300
views
25
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
30,820
views
26
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
πŸ“š 17 citations Person
30,648
views
27
Karren Brady
British businesswoman (born 1969)
πŸ“š 6 citations Person
30,537
views
28
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
30,326
views
29
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
29,789
views
30
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
πŸ“š 67 citations Person
29,539
views
31
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
29,192
views
32
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
27,718
views
33
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
26,940
views
34
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
26,737
views
35
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
26,311
views
36
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
25,423
views
37
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
πŸ“š 80 citations Person
24,218
views
38
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
23,891
views
39
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
23,040
views
40
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
πŸ“š 102 citations Person
22,951
views
41
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
22,668
views
42
Len Goodman
British professional ballroom dancer
πŸ“š 13 citations Person
22,448
views
43
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
22,402
views
44
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
22,033
views
45
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
21,516
views
46
Tim Curry
British actor
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
21,152
views
47
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
21,136
views
48
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
21,066
views
49
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
20,604
views
50
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
πŸ“š 28 citations Person
20,561
views
51
Brian May
British musician (born 1947)
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
20,365
views
52
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
20,095
views
53
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
πŸ“š 59 citations Person
20,067
views
54
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
19,969
views
55
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
19,906
views
56
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
19,766
views
57
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
19,448
views
58
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
19,406
views
59
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
19,084
views
60
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
πŸ“š 86 citations Person
18,945
views
61
Gordon S. Wood
American historian
πŸ“š 17 citations Person
18,869
views
62
Brian Clough
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004)
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
18,864
views
63
Dan Snow
Dan Snow
British historian and television presenter
πŸ“š 13 citations Person
18,805
views
64
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
18,751
views
65
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
18,375
views
66
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
πŸ“š 18 citations Person
18,025
views
67
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
18,002
views
68
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
17,904
views
69
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
17,812
views
70
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
πŸ“š 65 citations Person
17,628
views
71
Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
17,272
views
72
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
17,127
views
73
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
πŸ“š 71 citations Person
17,026
views
74
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
πŸ“š 63 citations Person
16,966
views
75
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
16,961
views
76
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
16,828
views
77
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
16,644
views
78
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
πŸ“š 18 citations Person
16,325
views
79
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
πŸ“š 11 citations Person
16,278
views
80
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
16,243
views
81
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
16,193
views
82
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
16,150
views
83
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
15,305
views
84
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
15,266
views
85
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
15,128
views
86
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
πŸ“š 31 citations Person
15,087
views
87
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
15,003
views
88
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
πŸ“š 82 citations Person
14,451
views
89
Chris Kyle
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
πŸ“š 17 citations Person
14,437
views
90
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
14,347
views
91
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
14,169
views
92
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
14,088
views
93
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
14,018
views
94
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
14,018
views
95
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
14,014
views
96
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
13,980
views
97
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
πŸ“š 17 citations Person
13,960
views
98
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
πŸ“š 62 citations Person
13,855
views
99
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
13,706
views