Trending Physicians — September 2026
The 99 most-viewed physicians on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Che Guevara. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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9,483,090
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
397,387
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2
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
329,189
views
views
3
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
313,607
views
views
4
Mister Sinister
fictional character in Marvel Comics
266,703
views
views
5
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
247,215
views
views
6
Josef Mengele
Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
239,819
views
views
7
Maria Furtwängler
German actress (born 1966)
223,829
views
views
8
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
200,608
views
views
9
Ayman al-Zawahiri
al-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon
199,760
views
views
10
Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
191,745
views
views
11
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020)
172,465
views
views
12
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
165,840
views
views
13
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Norwegian princess; daughter of Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
162,524
views
views
14
Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020)
161,362
views
views
15
Augusto Cury
Brazilian writer and psychiatrist
149,120
views
views
16
Salvador Allende
28th president of Chile (1908–1973
143,310
views
views
17
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Amy Acton
American physician (born 1966)
141,245
views
views
18
Masashi Yanagisawa
American medical scientist
136,215
views
views
19
Hannibal Lecter
fictional character created by Thomas Harris
125,999
views
views
20
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
123,466
views
views
21
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
119,822
views
views
22
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
119,206
views
views
23
Ricardo Barreda
Argentine family killer
117,604
views
views
24
Ken Jeong
South Korean-American stand-up comedian and actor
116,746
views
views
25
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
112,837
views
views
26
Masoud Pezeshkian
9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)
110,304
views
views
27
Zack Polanski
British politician (born 1982)
109,233
views
views
28
Sneha Anne Philip
Victim of September 11 attacks (1969–2001)
108,661
views
views
29
Freida McFadden
American thriller author and practicing physician
102,673
views
views
30
Doc Holliday
gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West (1851–1887)
99,509
views
views
31
Radovan Karadžić
Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide
98,602
views
views
32
Temple Grandin
American doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist
97,029
views
views
33
Harold Shipman
English doctor and serial killer (1947-2004)
95,541
views
views
34
Anton Chekhov
Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)
95,009
views
views
35
Ronaldo Caiado
traumatologist, orthopedist, Brazilian politician and 79th governor of Goiás (2019–2026) and Federal Deputy (1991–1995; 1999–2015)
93,951
views
views
36
H. H. Holmes
American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896)
93,451
views
views
37
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
92,786
views
views
38
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
89,138
views
views
39
Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-)
86,096
views
views
40
Douglas Kelley
U.S. Army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author (1912–1958)
82,970
views
views
41
Hanaoka Seishū
Japanese surgeon of the Edo period
81,390
views
views
42
Nostradamus
French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)
78,750
views
views
43
Viktor Frankl
Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997)
76,853
views
views
44
Mehmet Öz
Turkish-American surgeon, TV host, and government official (born 1960)
74,164
views
views
45
Roger Marshall
American politician
73,773
views
views
46
Maria Vorontsova
daughter and eldest child of Vladimir Putin
73,418
views
views
47
Priscilla Chan
American pediatrician and philanthropist
72,955
views
views
48
Ben Carson
Neurosurgeon and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
72,273
views
views
49
Carl Linnaeus
Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778); developed the foundations of modern taxonomy
72,124
views
views
50
Marianne Koch
German actress
70,281
views
views
51
Avicenna
Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
69,196
views
views
52
Anthony Fauci
5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022
69,003
views
views
53
Slavoj Žižek
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
68,689
views
views
54
Jean-Paul Marat
politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
68,588
views
views
55
Mikiya Takasu
Japanese Cosmetologist and YouTuber
67,238
views
views
56
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
65,716
views
views
57
Osamu Tezuka
Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)
65,699
views
views
58
Catherine Connolly
President of Ireland since 2025 (born 1955)
63,069
views
views
59
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Indian actress
62,755
views
views
60
Jonny Kim
American physician, Navy SEAL, and NASA astronaut
61,062
views
views
61
Christiana Morgan
American psychoanalyst
60,986
views
views
62
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
60,504
views
views
63
Gabor Maté
Hungarian-Canadian physician (1944–)
60,367
views
views
64
Alexander Rosenbaum
Russian bard
59,668
views
views
65
Michael Burry
American hedge fund manager
59,658
views
views
66
Harley Quinn
fictional character in DC Comics
58,514
views
views
67
Hippocrates
Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)
57,628
views
views
68
Conrad Murray
American physician (born 1953)
57,255
views
views
69
Katsuya Takasu
Plastic surgeon based in Tokyo
56,845
views
views
70
Graham Chapman
English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
56,450
views
views
71
Nidal Hasan
American Army officer and mass murderer (born 1970)
54,435
views
views
72
Mikhail Bulgakov
Russian author (1891–1940)
54,120
views
views
73
Hasnat Khan
Pakistani cardiothoracic surgeon
53,931
views
views
74
Miriam Adelson
American-Israeli physician and business billionaire (born in 1945)
53,321
views
views
75
Paracelsus
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
52,860
views
views
76
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
52,711
views
views
77
Doctor Strange
fictional character in Marvel Comics
51,618
views
views
78
Viktor Belenko
Soviet MiG-25 pilot who defected to the West
49,805
views
views
79
Maria Montessori
Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)
49,587
views
views
80
Albert Wesker
fictional character from Resident Evil
49,529
views
views
81
Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
48,379
views
views
82
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
47,407
views
views
83
Jacques Lacan
French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981)
46,860
views
views
84
Younan Nowzaradan
doctor famous for operating on morbidly obese patients
46,639
views
views
85
Eckhart Tolle
German spiritual teacher and author
45,784
views
views
86
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
45,249
views
views
87
Judith Butler
American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)
45,077
views
views
88
Junji Itō
Japanese horror writer and mangaka
44,273
views
views
89
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011)
42,840
views
views
90
John Keats
English Romantic poet (1795–1821)
42,747
views
views
91
Gloria Hemingway
American physician (1931-2001)
42,699
views
views
92
Ignaz Semmelweis
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865)
42,354
views
views
93
Blandine L'Hirondel
French athletics competitor
42,283
views
views
94
Shirō Ishii
Japanese army medical officer and microbiologist, war criminal and director of Unit 731 (a biological warfare unit of the Imperial Japanese Army)
42,187
views
views
95
lomar aja Zylberbaum
Mexican psychologist and researcher
42,116
views
views
96
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
42,106
views
views
97
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
42,081
views
views
98
Albert Schweitzer
French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
41,361
views
views
99
John Money
New Zealand-US psychologist and sexologist (1921–2006)
41,284
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