Trending Philosophers — all time
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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14,123,619
Total Views (all time)
Country
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1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,368,484
views
views
2
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
484,157
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
324,899
views
views
4
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
303,710
views
views
5
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
276,148
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
269,744
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
249,499
views
views
8
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
236,905
views
views
9
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
227,093
views
views
10
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
210,370
views
views
11
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
201,787
views
views
12
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
200,105
views
views
13
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
190,700
views
views
14
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
185,342
views
views
15
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
182,367
views
views
16
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
181,965
views
views
17
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
175,115
views
views
18
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006)
171,014
views
views
19
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
170,275
views
views
20
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
167,454
views
views
21
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
165,121
views
views
22
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
161,536
views
views
23
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
155,896
views
views
24
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
155,000
views
views
25
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
150,691
views
views
26
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
147,851
views
views
27
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
146,341
views
views
28
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
146,101
views
views
29
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
141,639
views
views
30
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
140,152
views
views
31
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
134,927
views
views
32
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
134,303
views
views
33
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
133,881
views
views
34
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
133,470
views
views
35
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
131,662
views
views
36
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
131,419
views
views
37
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
128,920
views
views
38
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
123,274
views
views
39
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
116,856
views
views
40
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
115,253
views
views
41
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
114,926
views
views
42
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
109,079
views
views
43
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
108,831
views
views
44
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
106,376
views
views
45
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
106,254
views
views
46
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
106,253
views
views
47
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
103,479
views
views
48
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
100,150
views
views
49
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
97,727
views
views
50
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
96,881
views
views
51
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
96,643
views
views
52
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
95,497
views
views
53
André Glucksmann
French philosopher (1937–2015)
94,977
views
views
54
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
93,337
views
views
55
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
88,676
views
views
56
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
87,897
views
views
57
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
87,698
views
views
58
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
87,471
views
views
59
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
85,455
views
views
60
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
85,024
views
views
61
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
84,975
views
views
62
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
82,488
views
views
63
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
81,498
views
views
64
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
79,999
views
views
65
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
79,125
views
views
66
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
78,244
views
views
67
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
77,311
views
views
68
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
76,203
views
views
69
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
74,650
views
views
70
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
74,068
views
views
71
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
73,071
views
views
72
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
72,304
views
views
73
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
69,895
views
views
74
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
68,377
views
views
75
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
67,339
views
views
76
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
65,707
views
views
77
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
64,329
views
views
78
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
64,057
views
views
79
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
63,290
views
views
80
John Maynard Keynes
British economist (1883–1946)
62,119
views
views
81
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
61,298
views
views
82
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
61,231
views
views
83
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
60,772
views
views
84
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
59,332
views
views
85
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
59,312
views
views
86
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
59,218
views
views
87
Krishna
Hindu deity
58,902
views
views
88
Henry Rollins
American musician
58,536
views
views
89
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
57,816
views
views
90
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
57,218
views
views
91
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
56,538
views
views
92
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
56,091
views
views
93
Lewis Carroll
British author and scholar (1832–1898)
55,906
views
views
94
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
55,607
views
views
95
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
54,723
views
views
96
Zack de la Rocha
American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
54,705
views
views
97
Niels Bohr
Danish physicist (1885–1962)
54,655
views
views
98
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007) Un gran hombre en la vida militar.
54,344
views
views
99
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
52,597
views
views
100
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
51,712
views
views