Trending Novelists this week
The 100 most-viewed novelists this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Hilary Duff.
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Hilary Duff
American actress and singer (born 1987)
1,389
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2
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
539
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3
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
486
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4
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
449
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5
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
344
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6
Peter Craig
American novelist and screenwriter
344
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7
Lucy Hawking
English journalist and novelist
325
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8
Andy Weir
American writer (born 1972)
288
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9
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
286
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10
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
281
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11
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
262
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12
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
258
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13
Stephen Collins
American actor
250
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14
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
245
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15
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
245
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16
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
238
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17
Joan Collins
English actress, author and columnist
235
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18
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
233
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19
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
220
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20
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
214
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21
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
207
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22
J. K. Rowling
British author and philanthropist (born 1965)
206
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23
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
206
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24
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
204
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25
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
197
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26
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
196
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27
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
193
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28
Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)
185
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29
Isla Fisher
Australian actress and author (born 1976)
180
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30
David Benioff
American writer and producer (born 1970)
180
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31
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
175
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32
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
173
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33
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
172
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34
Jane Austen
English novelist (1775–1817)
170
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35
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
169
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36
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937–2005)
169
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37
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
169
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38
L. Ron Hubbard
American writer and Scientology founder (1911–1986)
166
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39
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
163
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40
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
163
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41
MacKenzie Scott
American philanthropist and novelist
161
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42
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer
160
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43
Fannie Flagg
American actress, comedian and author
158
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44
Molly Jong-Fast
American author & pundit (born 1978)
157
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45
Cormac McCarthy
American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)
156
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46
David Foster Wallace
American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)
155
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47
Lauren Weisberger
American author
154
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48
Neil Gaiman
English writer (born 1960)
148
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49
Lauren Graham
American actress, producer and novelist
147
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50
Ian Fleming
British author (1908–1964)
146
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51
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)
143
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52
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
141
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53
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
141
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54
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014)
141
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55
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)
141
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56
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
139
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57
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet (1818–1848)
137
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58
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
134
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59
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962)
132
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60
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality
131
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61
Tyler Perry
American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and songwriter
129
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62
Bella Thorne
American actress and singer (born 1997)
128
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63
Erica Jong
American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic
127
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64
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
126
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65
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
126
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66
James Baldwin
American writer (1924–1987)
125
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67
Franz Lidz
American sportswriter
122
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68
Molly Ringwald
American actress and writer (born 1968)
121
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69
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
120
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70
Patricia Cornwell
American novelist, journalist, biographer
119
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71
Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)
119
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72
Truman Capote
American author (1924-1984)
118
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73
Chris Elliott
American actor, writer, and comedian
115
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74
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
114
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75
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
113
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76
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer and editor (1890–1937)
112
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77
Al Roker
American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author (born 1954)
112
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78
Ursula K. Le Guin
American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)
111
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79
Charlotte Brontë
British novelist and poet (1816-1855)
109
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80
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
108
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81
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
108
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82
Mercedes de Acosta
American poet, playwright, and novelist (1893-1968)
107
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83
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Nicolle Wallace
American political commentator, author, and current anchor of Deadline: White House
107
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84
Amy Sedaris
American comedian and actor
106
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85
Michael Peterson
American novelist convicted of manslaughter
106
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86
William S. Burroughs
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
105
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87
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)
103
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88
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940)
103
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89
Craig Ferguson
British actor
102
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90
Khloé Kardashian
American media personality, influencer, and businesswoman (born 1984)
102
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91
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968)
102
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92
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
101
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93
Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
101
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94
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007)
100
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95
Margaret Atwood
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939)
99
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96
Flannery O'Connor
American writer (1925–1964)
96
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97
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)
96
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98
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
95
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99
Richard Dreyfuss
American actor
95
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100
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
94
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