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Trending Historians this year

The 99 most-viewed historians this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Hulk Hogan.

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1
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
211,859
views
2
Katherine Jackson
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
201,636
views
3
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
πŸ“š 7 citations Person
198,728
views
4
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
Person
186,350
views
5
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
70,596
views
6
Victoria
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
68,615
views
7
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
58,561
views
8
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
πŸ“š 74 citations Person
51,718
views
9
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
50,682
views
10
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
πŸ“š 79 citations Person
50,088
views
11
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
48,907
views
12
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
πŸ“š 103 citations Person
47,599
views
13
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
πŸ“š 37 citations Person
46,010
views
14
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
45,166
views
15
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
43,053
views
16
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
42,449
views
17
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
πŸ“š 66 citations Person
42,188
views
18
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
39,817
views
19
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
39,274
views
20
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
37,280
views
21
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
36,180
views
22
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
36,173
views
23
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
35,860
views
24
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
35,559
views
25
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
35,074
views
26
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
32,697
views
27
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
32,511
views
28
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
32,392
views
29
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
32,108
views
30
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
πŸ“š 43 citations Person
31,403
views
31
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
πŸ“š 102 citations Person
31,387
views
32
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
30,708
views
33
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
30,623
views
34
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
πŸ“š 63 citations Person
29,972
views
35
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
29,738
views
36
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
πŸ“š 59 citations Person
29,649
views
37
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
29,419
views
38
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
29,328
views
39
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
29,269
views
40
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
28,426
views
41
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
πŸ“š 71 citations Person
27,445
views
42
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
27,372
views
43
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
26,818
views
44
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
26,606
views
45
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
πŸ“š 80 citations Person
26,124
views
46
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
26,009
views
47
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
25,337
views
48
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
25,128
views
49
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
24,772
views
50
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
24,260
views
51
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
23,997
views
52
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
23,780
views
53
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
πŸ“š 62 citations Person
23,693
views
54
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
πŸ“š 28 citations Person
23,587
views
55
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
23,222
views
56
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
πŸ“š 67 citations Person
23,186
views
57
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
πŸ“š 22 citations Person
23,107
views
58
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
23,080
views
59
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
23,077
views
60
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
πŸ“š 73 citations Person
22,696
views
61
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
22,348
views
62
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
21,861
views
63
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
21,594
views
64
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
πŸ“š 24 citations Person
21,320
views
65
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
21,264
views
66
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
20,711
views
67
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
20,685
views
68
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
Person
20,554
views
69
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
20,474
views
70
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
πŸ“š 25 citations Person
20,362
views
71
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
πŸ“š 68 citations Person
20,350
views
72
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
πŸ“š 86 citations Person
19,940
views
73
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
19,916
views
74
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
19,868
views
75
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
19,580
views
76
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
19,375
views
77
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
πŸ“š 6 citations Person
18,704
views
78
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
18,409
views
79
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
18,241
views
80
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
πŸ“š 11 citations Person
18,050
views
81
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
18,043
views
82
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
17,822
views
83
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
17,809
views
84
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
17,215
views
85
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
πŸ“š 82 citations Person
17,191
views
86
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
17,185
views
87
Maureen Lipman
British actress, columnist and comedian
πŸ“š 9 citations Person
17,171
views
88
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
17,155
views
89
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
17,093
views
90
Tim Curry
British actor
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
16,797
views
91
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
16,636
views
92
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
πŸ“š 15 citations Person
16,616
views
93
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
16,603
views
94
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
16,495
views
95
Monica Crowley
Monica Crowley
American conservative pundit and television personality
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
16,441
views
96
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
American politician and diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
πŸ“š 62 citations Person
16,318
views
97
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
πŸ“š 59 citations Person
16,138
views
98
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
πŸ“š 65 citations Person
16,039
views
99
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
πŸ“š 60 citations Person
16,012
views