Trending Scientists of all time
The 100 most-viewed scientists of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Ranked
3,271,368
Total Views (of all time)
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
139,799
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2
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
107,426
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3
Anthony Fauci
5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022
104,878
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4
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
93,259
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5
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
86,873
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6
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
82,516
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7
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
82,163
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8
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
73,775
views
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9
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
68,947
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10
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
67,819
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views
11
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
62,063
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12
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
61,310
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13
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
60,994
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14
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
57,702
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15
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Indian mathematician (1887–1920)
57,098
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16
Andy Burnham
Leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
56,383
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17
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
47,174
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views
18
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
45,228
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19
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
40,528
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views
20
Dinesh D'Souza
Indian-American political commentator (born 1961)
40,331
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views
21
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
40,078
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22
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
38,100
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23
Jason Arday
British sociologist
37,689
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views
24
Ro Khanna
U.S. Representative from California
36,401
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25
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
35,874
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views
26
Jean Grey
fictional character in Marvel Comics
35,110
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views
27
Calvin Coolidge
president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
34,263
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views
28
Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut (born 1930)
33,888
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views
29
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian-American actor (born 1952)
32,986
views
views
30
Paul the Apostle
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
31,561
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31
William H. Macy
American actor
30,481
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32
Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
30,305
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views
33
Christine Grady
nurse-bioethicist and researcher
30,091
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views
34
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913 (1857–1930)
30,032
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views
35
Ken Jennings
American game show contestant, host, and writer
29,068
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views
36
Pattie Boyd
English model, photographer (born 1944)
28,553
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views
37
James Joyce
Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)
28,419
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views
38
Chelsea Manning
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
28,023
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views
39
David Mitchell (comedian)
British actor, comedian and writer
27,920
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40
Kate Capshaw
American actress who converted to Judaism
27,671
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41
Richard Branson
British business magnate
27,624
views
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42
Chesley Sullenberger
American commercial airline pilot
27,243
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43
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
26,367
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44
Howard Stern
American radio and television personality (born 1954)
24,893
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45
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
24,544
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views
46
Ada Lovelace
English mathematician (1815–1852)
23,988
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views
47
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
23,717
views
views
48
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
23,256
views
views
49
Ethel May Collins
English supercentenarian (born 1909)
23,209
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views
50
Portia de Rossi
Australian-American actress
22,554
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views
51
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
22,461
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views
52
Tony Danza
American actor
22,428
views
views
53
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
22,337
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views
54
Richard Hammond
English motoring journalist and broadcaster
22,151
views
views
55
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
21,961
views
views
56
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
21,772
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views
57
Emma Frost
fictional character in Marvel Comics
21,741
views
views
58
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–American actress and singer (1920–2015)
21,714
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views
59
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
21,181
views
views
60
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
21,152
views
views
61
Gary Stevenson (campaigner)
British YouTuber and former financial trader
20,896
views
views
62
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
20,380
views
views
63
Gilda Radner
American actress and comedian (1946–1989)
20,348
views
views
64
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
20,335
views
views
65
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
20,306
views
views
66
Mister Sinister
fictional character in Marvel Comics
19,900
views
views
67
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
19,415
views
views
68
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)
19,402
views
views
69
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
19,330
views
views
70
Evil-Lyn
fictional Masters of the Universe character
19,274
views
views
71
Greg Brockman
American entrepreneur, investor, and software developer
19,088
views
views
72
Demis Hassabis
British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976)
19,069
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views
73
Laika
Soviet space dog (c. 1954–1957)
18,877
views
views
74
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
18,851
views
views
75
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
18,841
views
views
76
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
18,755
views
views
77
Andrew Carnegie
Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
18,581
views
views
78
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
18,363
views
views
79
Dan Brown
American novelist (born 1964)
18,306
views
views
80
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
18,176
views
views
81
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
18,127
views
views
82
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004)
17,969
views
views
83
Scott Galloway
Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, public speaker and entrepreneur
17,818
views
views
84
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
17,526
views
views
85
Pliny the Elder
Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)
17,287
views
views
86
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
17,217
views
views
87
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
17,114
views
views
88
Danny Dyer
English actor
16,827
views
views
89
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
16,662
views
views
90
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
16,645
views
views
91
Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877)
16,619
views
views
92
Niels Bohr
Danish physicist (1885–1962)
16,571
views
views
93
Hideo Kojima
Japanese video game designer (born 1963)
16,461
views
views
94
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
16,396
views
views
95
Robby Benson
American actor and director
16,385
views
views
96
Neilia Hunter
American teacher and first wife of Joe Biden (1942–1972)
16,179
views
views
97
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
16,129
views
views
98
Levon Helm
American musician (1940–2012)
16,048
views
views
99
Patrick Stewart
British actor (born 1940)
15,985
views
views
100
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
15,838
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