Trending Scientists of all time
The 99 most-viewed scientists of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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5,517,475
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
459,140
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Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
239,658
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3
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
163,842
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4
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
149,118
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5
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
133,536
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6
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
119,281
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7
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles
99,475
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8
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
95,195
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9
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
87,818
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10
Bill Cassidy
American physician and politician (born 1957)
76,531
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11
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
75,780
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12
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
75,014
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13
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
72,912
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14
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
72,146
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15
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
72,094
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16
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
68,826
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17
Josef Mengele
Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
68,728
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18
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
68,161
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19
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Julia Letlow
American politician and academic administrator (born 1981)
63,829
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20
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
62,910
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21
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
61,113
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22
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
60,373
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23
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
59,397
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24
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
58,963
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25
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
57,926
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26
Jimmy Swaggart
American TV evangelist (1935-2025)
57,234
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27
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
57,030
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28
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
56,670
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29
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
56,156
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30
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
52,991
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31
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
52,130
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32
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
51,669
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33
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
51,668
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34
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
51,381
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35
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
51,063
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36
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
50,578
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37
Ben McKenzie
American actor (born 1978)
49,194
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38
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
46,744
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39
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
46,235
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40
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
46,179
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41
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
45,628
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42
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
45,257
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43
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
45,109
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44
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
44,271
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45
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
44,202
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46
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
43,775
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47
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
43,563
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48
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
42,951
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49
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
42,157
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views
50
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
42,134
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51
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
42,035
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52
Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
41,754
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53
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
41,682
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54
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
41,368
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55
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian-American actor (born 1952)
40,761
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56
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
40,416
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57
Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
40,162
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58
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
38,598
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59
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
38,157
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60
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
37,947
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61
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
37,746
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62
Kevin Warsh
American governor of the Federal Reserve Board
37,532
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63
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
37,100
views
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64
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
36,678
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65
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
35,939
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66
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
35,237
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views
67
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
35,221
views
views
68
Mojtaba Khamenei
cleric and 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
34,875
views
views
69
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
34,868
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70
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
34,790
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71
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
34,494
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72
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
34,174
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73
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
34,145
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74
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
33,406
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75
Eric Schmidt
software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO
33,348
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76
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
33,229
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views
77
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
33,077
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views
78
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
33,032
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79
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
32,967
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80
Katie Porter
U.S. Representative from California
32,821
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views
81
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
32,729
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82
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
32,620
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83
Andy Weir
American writer (born 1972)
32,405
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84
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
32,298
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views
85
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642-1727)
32,211
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86
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
32,061
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87
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
31,638
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88
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
30,913
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views
89
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
30,673
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views
90
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
30,561
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views
91
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
30,486
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92
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
30,403
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93
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
30,103
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94
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
29,316
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95
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
29,224
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96
Ken Jennings
American game show contestant, host, and writer
28,785
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97
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
28,677
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98
Mehmet Öz
Turkish-American surgeon, TV host, and government official (born 1960)
28,573
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99
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
28,505
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