Trending Philosophers this month
The 100 most-viewed philosophers this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christine Grady.
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2,428,547
Total Views (this month)
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1
Christine Grady
nurse-bioethicist and researcher
88,647
views
views
2
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879β1955)
67,480
views
views
3
John Lennon
British musician (1940β1980)
64,925
views
views
4
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942β2023)
59,081
views
views
5
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961β1997)
55,989
views
views
6
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
47,986
views
views
7
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869β1948)
47,936
views
views
8
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893β1976)
46,201
views
views
9
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
45,426
views
views
10
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757β1804)
45,143
views
views
11
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935β2024)
44,261
views
views
12
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924β2024)
41,497
views
views
13
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743β1826)
40,205
views
views
14
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818β1883)
38,340
views
views
15
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870β1924)
37,174
views
views
16
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706β1790)
36,942
views
views
17
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891β1956)
36,780
views
views
18
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919β2007) Un gran hombre
36,083
views
views
19
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452β1519)
34,268
views
views
20
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735β1826)
34,233
views
views
21
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912β1954)
33,950
views
views
22
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
33,304
views
views
23
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821β1881)
33,214
views
views
24
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642β1727)
32,820
views
views
25
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE β 543 or 483 BCE)
30,830
views
views
26
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
29,677
views
views
27
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
29,397
views
views
28
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902β1974)
28,802
views
views
29
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929β1968)
28,325
views
views
30
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
27,555
views
views
31
Aristotle
4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
27,514
views
views
32
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
26,611
views
views
33
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
25,840
views
views
34
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
25,422
views
views
35
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
24,593
views
views
36
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898β1963)
24,415
views
views
37
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905β1982)
24,142
views
views
38
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
23,570
views
views
39
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879β1940)
23,357
views
views
40
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884β1962)
21,631
views
views
41
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265β1321)
21,421
views
views
42
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483β1546)
21,314
views
views
43
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354β430)
20,561
views
views
44
Lee Kuan Yew
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923β2015)
20,149
views
views
45
Krishna
major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right
19,928
views
views
46
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913β1960)
19,422
views
views
47
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
19,380
views
views
48
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978β2005)
19,342
views
views
49
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
19,085
views
views
50
T. G. Mohandas
Hindu Nationalist ideologue
18,250
views
views
51
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469β1527)
18,228
views
views
52
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225β1274)
18,194
views
views
53
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751β1836)
18,047
views
views
54
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
17,914
views
views
55
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856β1950)
17,873
views
views
56
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828β1910)
17,834
views
views
57
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928β1982)
17,707
views
views
58
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
17,499
views
views
59
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
17,346
views
views
60
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874β1926)
17,036
views
views
61
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809β1882)
16,663
views
views
62
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005β2013)
16,479
views
views
63
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
16,328
views
views
64
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861β1941)
16,296
views
views
65
Henry Rollins
American musician
16,164
views
views
66
Iain Banks
Scottish writer (1954β2013)
16,039
views
views
67
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564β1642)
15,771
views
views
68
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rΕnin (1584β1645)
15,258
views
views
69
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922β2007)
14,969
views
views
70
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927β2023)
14,855
views
views
71
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926β1984)
14,750
views
views
72
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866β1925)
14,535
views
views
73
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
14,512
views
views
74
John Kerry
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
14,212
views
views
75
VyΔsa
Legendary ancient Indian sage, compiler of the Vedas, and author of the Mahabharata
14,112
views
views
76
Jesse Ventura
American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)
13,807
views
views
77
Zack de la Rocha
American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
13,711
views
views
78
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478β1535)
13,629
views
views
79
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106β43 BC)
13,499
views
views
80
Lewis Carroll
British author and scholar (1832β1898)
13,395
views
views
81
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 β c. 212 BC)
13,276
views
views
82
Pliny the Elder
Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24β79)
13,217
views
views
83
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894β1963)
13,048
views
views
84
Rumi
Iranian poet
12,802
views
views
85
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
12,616
views
views
86
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871β1919)
12,579
views
views
87
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
12,563
views
views
88
Pete Seeger
American folk singer (1919β2014)
12,535
views
views
89
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694β1778)
12,514
views
views
90
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749β1832)
12,427
views
views
91
Richard Dawkins
English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
12,338
views
views
92
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
12,334
views
views
93
Michael Stipe
American musician
12,325
views
views
94
bell hooks
American author and activist (1952β2021)
12,259
views
views
95
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915β1973)
12,200
views
views
96
RenΓ© Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596β1650)
12,183
views
views
97
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906β1966)
12,180
views
views
98
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905β1980)
12,174
views
views
99
SΓΈren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813β1855)
11,970
views
views
100
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
11,927
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