Trending Philosophers — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Emmanuel Macron. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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4,081,319
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
305,987
views
views
2
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
267,749
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
111,870
views
views
4
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
92,165
views
views
5
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
86,744
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
76,841
views
views
7
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
73,752
views
views
8
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
70,639
views
views
9
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
70,528
views
views
10
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
68,832
views
views
11
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
68,097
views
views
12
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
67,032
views
views
13
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
64,084
views
views
14
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
61,440
views
views
15
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
56,171
views
views
16
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
54,320
views
views
17
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
54,148
views
views
18
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
54,038
views
views
19
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
53,536
views
views
20
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
52,016
views
views
21
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
50,713
views
views
22
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
48,419
views
views
23
George Gurdjieff
philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)
47,825
views
views
24
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
46,711
views
views
25
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
46,115
views
views
26
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
45,689
views
views
27
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
44,167
views
views
28
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
44,164
views
views
29
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
42,975
views
views
30
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
42,312
views
views
31
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
42,174
views
views
32
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
42,124
views
views
33
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
40,846
views
views
34
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
40,476
views
views
35
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
40,304
views
views
36
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
40,082
views
views
37
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
38,503
views
views
38
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
38,315
views
views
39
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
36,838
views
views
40
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
36,496
views
views
41
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
36,017
views
views
42
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
35,831
views
views
43
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
35,609
views
views
44
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
33,757
views
views
45
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
32,353
views
views
46
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
32,344
views
views
47
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
32,090
views
views
48
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
31,692
views
views
49
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
31,400
views
views
50
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
30,907
views
views
51
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
30,587
views
views
52
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
28,997
views
views
53
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
27,045
views
views
54
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
26,579
views
views
55
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
26,557
views
views
56
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)
25,701
views
views
57
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
25,525
views
views
58
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
25,269
views
views
59
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
25,077
views
views
60
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
24,424
views
views
61
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
24,048
views
views
62
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
24,017
views
views
63
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
23,518
views
views
64
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
23,072
views
views
65
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
23,031
views
views
66
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
22,846
views
views
67
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
22,789
views
views
68
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
22,773
views
views
69
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
22,436
views
views
70
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
22,208
views
views
71
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
21,978
views
views
72
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
21,622
views
views
73
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
21,293
views
views
74
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
21,258
views
views
75
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
20,897
views
views
76
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
20,793
views
views
77
Slavoj Žižek
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
20,706
views
views
78
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
20,613
views
views
79
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers
20,321
views
views
80
Didier Eribon
French author and philosopher (born 1953)
20,234
views
views
81
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
20,201
views
views
82
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
20,180
views
views
83
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
19,992
views
views
84
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
19,801
views
views
85
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.
19,679
views
views
86
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
19,555
views
views
87
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
19,457
views
views
88
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
19,092
views
views
89
Alena Buyx
German medicine ethicist and university teacher
18,906
views
views
90
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
18,737
views
views
91
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
18,711
views
views
92
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
18,644
views
views
93
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
18,566
views
views
94
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
18,498
views
views
95
Nikolai Bukharin
Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938)
18,309
views
views
96
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
18,223
views
views
97
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
18,102
views
views
98
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
17,967
views
views
99
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
17,745
views
views
100
Henry Rollins
American musician
17,503
views
views