Trending Scientists — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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44,423,006
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,910,435
views
views
2
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
1,770,797
views
views
3
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
1,688,931
views
views
4
Neem Karoli Baba
Hindu religious leader (c.1900–1973)
1,396,374
views
views
5
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
1,145,635
views
views
6
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
1,142,128
views
views
7
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
1,051,518
views
views
8
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
777,156
views
views
9
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
772,716
views
views
10
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
733,809
views
views
11
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
703,734
views
views
12
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
633,462
views
views
13
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
626,989
views
views
14
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
584,332
views
views
15
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
581,748
views
views
16
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
562,220
views
views
17
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
538,114
views
views
18
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
525,413
views
views
19
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
501,390
views
views
20
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
494,769
views
views
21
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
489,763
views
views
22
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
476,788
views
views
23
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
468,257
views
views
24
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
410,403
views
views
25
Tim Cook
American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
397,302
views
views
26
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
394,205
views
views
27
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
392,264
views
views
28
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
376,814
views
views
29
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
375,299
views
views
30
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
372,806
views
views
31
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
372,473
views
views
32
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
362,911
views
views
33
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
360,750
views
views
34
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
355,973
views
views
35
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
347,907
views
views
36
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
347,129
views
views
37
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
346,852
views
views
38
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
344,384
views
views
39
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
340,804
views
views
40
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
339,042
views
views
41
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
334,791
views
views
42
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
334,165
views
views
43
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
332,901
views
views
44
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
332,577
views
views
45
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
329,450
views
views
46
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
329,189
views
views
47
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
328,284
views
views
48
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
327,593
views
views
49
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
326,941
views
views
50
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
325,742
views
views
51
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
324,443
views
views
52
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
322,333
views
views
53
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
322,274
views
views
54
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
319,505
views
views
55
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
317,531
views
views
56
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
316,855
views
views
57
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
316,299
views
views
58
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
311,371
views
views
59
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
310,089
views
views
60
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
309,971
views
views
61
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
309,917
views
views
62
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
309,584
views
views
63
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
305,346
views
views
64
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
301,371
views
views
65
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
300,672
views
views
66
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
298,402
views
views
67
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
298,107
views
views
68
Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
295,927
views
views
69
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
295,700
views
views
70
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
294,885
views
views
71
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
293,734
views
views
72
Sahra Wagenknecht
German politician (born 1969)
293,729
views
views
73
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
293,659
views
views
74
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
293,652
views
views
75
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
290,237
views
views
76
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
288,891
views
views
77
Ayumu Nakajima
Japanese actor
287,437
views
views
78
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
284,684
views
views
79
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
283,717
views
views
80
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
280,326
views
views
81
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
279,364
views
views
82
Wendell Berry
American writer, activist, and poet from Kentucky (1934-2026)
276,255
views
views
83
Henry Murray
American psychologist and academic (1893–1988)
272,908
views
views
84
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
272,169
views
views
85
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
267,657
views
views
86
Mister Sinister
fictional character in Marvel Comics
266,703
views
views
87
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
266,572
views
views
88
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
265,868
views
views
89
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
262,959
views
views
90
Ms. Rachel
American YouTuber and educator
261,752
views
views
91
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
261,338
views
views
92
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
260,817
views
views
93
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
260,227
views
views
94
Mikhail Gorbachev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
257,811
views
views
95
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
253,246
views
views
96
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
252,402
views
views
97
Leif-Erik Holm
German politician
251,031
views
views
98
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
249,584
views
views
99
Guy Gardner
DC Comics fictional character
249,143
views
views
100
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
249,123
views
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