Trending Journalists — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed journalists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Vivek Ramaswamy. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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9,614,877
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Vivek Ramaswamy
American presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985)
492,467
views
views
2
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
389,823
views
views
3
Norm Macdonald
Canadian comedian (1959–2021)
258,012
views
views
4
Miranda Hart
English comedian
249,849
views
views
5
Ainsley Earhardt
American television host and author (born 1975/1976)
192,510
views
views
6
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
178,810
views
views
7
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French left-wing populist politician (born 1951)
175,952
views
views
8
Sean Hannity
American television host and political commentator (born 1961)
168,634
views
views
9
Hannah Waddingham
British actress
163,320
views
views
10
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
159,740
views
views
11
Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
158,158
views
views
12
O. J. Simpson
American football player and actor (1947–2024)
152,926
views
views
13
Jon Ossoff
American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
145,430
views
views
14
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
139,425
views
views
15
Kimiyasu Kudō
Japanese baseball player
139,128
views
views
16
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
137,537
views
views
17
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
133,667
views
views
18
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
127,653
views
views
19
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
124,128
views
views
20
Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
122,256
views
views
21
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
119,969
views
views
22
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
113,948
views
views
23
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
107,587
views
views
24
Aaron Rodgers
American football player (born 1983)
106,673
views
views
25
Kimberly Guilfoyle
American attorney and political campaign advisor (born 1969)
104,309
views
views
26
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
101,600
views
views
27
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968)
100,632
views
views
28
Nigella Lawson
English food writer and television cook (born 1960)
100,337
views
views
29
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
92,232
views
views
30
Charlie Kirk
American political activist (1993–2025)
89,506
views
views
31
Christiane Amanpour
English-Iranian news anchor and international correspondent
89,393
views
views
32
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
88,654
views
views
33
Éric Zemmour
French politician and writer
87,327
views
views
34
Yoshinobu Takahashi
Japanese former professional baseball player, coach, manager
86,596
views
views
35
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
86,397
views
views
36
Hanni Vanhaiden
85,788
views
views
37
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
85,654
views
views
38
Isabelle Saporta
French journalist
85,627
views
views
39
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
85,484
views
views
40
Javier Milei
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
84,676
views
views
41
Patrick Harlan
American-born Japanese television presenter (1970-)
84,267
views
views
42
Priscilla Presley
American actress and businesswoman
83,031
views
views
43
Hannah Fry
British mathematician and TV presenter (1984-)
82,950
views
views
44
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
82,723
views
views
45
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
82,486
views
views
46
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
82,354
views
views
47
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
82,338
views
views
48
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
79,847
views
views
49
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
79,700
views
views
50
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
77,870
views
views
51
Vinnie Jones
British footballer and actor
76,103
views
views
52
Richard Hammond
English motoring journalist and broadcaster
75,869
views
views
53
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
73,643
views
views
54
Ian Wright
English footballer and commentator (born 1963)
73,475
views
views
55
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
73,279
views
views
56
Britt McHenry
American sports reporter
72,130
views
views
57
Quentin Mosimann
Swiss DJ and music producer
71,526
views
views
58
Ross Kemp
English actor, author and journalist
71,349
views
views
59
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
70,831
views
views
60
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
69,527
views
views
61
Hasan Piker
American political commentator (born 1991)
68,704
views
views
62
Natacha Polony
French journalist and essayist
68,596
views
views
63
Robert Irwin
Australian conservationist and wildlife photographer (born 2003)
68,381
views
views
64
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
67,145
views
views
65
Gavin Newsom
40th governor of California since 2019
66,989
views
views
66
Willem Dafoe
American actor (1955-)
66,572
views
views
67
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
66,540
views
views
68
Mikhail Galustyan
Russian comedian, screenwriter and producer
65,397
views
views
69
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
65,144
views
views
70
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
64,971
views
views
71
Shigeo Nagashima
Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025)
63,534
views
views
72
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
62,668
views
views
73
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
62,650
views
views
74
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
61,959
views
views
75
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
61,508
views
views
76
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
60,826
views
views
77
Hugh Jackman
Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968)
60,813
views
views
78
Ali G
fictional character created by Sacha Baron Cohen
59,812
views
views
79
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
59,628
views
views
80
Fidel Castro
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
58,185
views
views
81
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
57,848
views
views
82
Salman Khan
Indian actor and producer (born 1965)
56,925
views
views
83
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
56,417
views
views
84
Bob Uecker
American baseball player (1934–2025)
56,377
views
views
85
Pamela Anderson
Canadian actress and model (born 1967)
55,768
views
views
86
Chris Hansen
American television journalist (born 1959)
55,213
views
views
87
Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo
Spanish journalist, politician and peer (born 1974)
54,990
views
views
88
Dax Shepard
American podcaster and actor
54,654
views
views
89
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
54,260
views
views
90
Sofía Vergara
Colombian-American actress and model (born 1972)
53,399
views
views
91
Amanda Bynes
American actress and fashion designer (born 1986)
53,372
views
views
92
Heidi Klum
German-American model, television personality and businesswoman
53,118
views
views
93
Claudia Winkleman
British television presenter
52,678
views
views
94
Caren Miosga
German journalist and television presenter
52,651
views
views
95
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
52,134
views
views
96
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
51,998
views
views
97
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
51,821
views
views
98
James McAvoy
Scottish actor (born 1979)
51,804
views
views
99
Ivanka Trump
American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
51,593
views
views
100
Thierry Henry
French association football player and manager
50,723
views
views