Trending Scientists — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Helen Haines. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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11,258,270
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
Helen Haines
Australian nurse, health researcher and politician
596,796
views
views
2
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Amy Acton
American physician (born 1966)
452,586
views
views
3
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
452,368
views
views
4
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
397,260
views
views
5
Vivek Ramaswamy
American presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985)
386,807
views
views
6
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
325,092
views
views
7
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
314,214
views
views
8
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
305,987
views
views
9
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
282,599
views
views
10
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
267,749
views
views
11
Jerry Hall
American model
255,569
views
views
12
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
223,550
views
views
13
Miranda Hart
English comedian
181,474
views
views
14
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
168,709
views
views
15
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French left-wing populist politician (born 1951)
164,728
views
views
16
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
162,213
views
views
17
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
158,179
views
views
18
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
131,745
views
views
19
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
129,447
views
views
20
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
114,702
views
views
21
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
112,841
views
views
22
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
111,870
views
views
23
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
107,624
views
views
24
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
107,502
views
views
25
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
107,252
views
views
26
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
106,833
views
views
27
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
103,970
views
views
28
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
103,853
views
views
29
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
102,821
views
views
30
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
99,545
views
views
31
Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
97,321
views
views
32
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
97,061
views
views
33
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
92,165
views
views
34
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
90,689
views
views
35
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
87,137
views
views
36
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
86,744
views
views
37
Brigitte Macron
French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron
86,271
views
views
38
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
85,796
views
views
39
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
81,696
views
views
40
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
79,322
views
views
41
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
77,479
views
views
42
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
76,841
views
views
43
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
76,392
views
views
44
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
76,087
views
views
45
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
75,968
views
views
46
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
74,744
views
views
47
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
74,540
views
views
48
Hannah Fry
British mathematician and TV presenter (1984-)
74,522
views
views
49
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
73,752
views
views
50
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
73,192
views
views
51
Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
72,642
views
views
52
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
72,616
views
views
53
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
72,559
views
views
54
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
72,332
views
views
55
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
72,308
views
views
56
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
72,119
views
views
57
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
72,018
views
views
58
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
70,639
views
views
59
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
70,528
views
views
60
Javier Milei
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
70,382
views
views
61
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
70,378
views
views
62
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
70,116
views
views
63
Gadi Eisenkot
Israeli military officer
69,990
views
views
64
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
69,853
views
views
65
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
68,879
views
views
66
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
68,832
views
views
67
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
68,097
views
views
68
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
67,665
views
views
69
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
67,032
views
views
70
Greta Thunberg
Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)
66,438
views
views
71
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
65,959
views
views
72
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
64,084
views
views
73
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
63,865
views
views
74
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
63,346
views
views
75
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
61,440
views
views
76
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
59,348
views
views
77
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
58,800
views
views
78
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
58,118
views
views
79
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
56,789
views
views
80
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
56,754
views
views
81
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
56,690
views
views
82
Cate Blanchett
Australian actor and producer (born 1969)
56,666
views
views
83
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
56,171
views
views
84
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
55,034
views
views
85
Henry Kissinger
American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
54,582
views
views
86
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
54,457
views
views
87
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
54,320
views
views
88
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
54,148
views
views
89
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
54,038
views
views
90
Tyler Shultz
Theranos whistleblower, scientist, entrepreneur
53,880
views
views
91
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
53,536
views
views
92
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
53,078
views
views
93
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
52,591
views
views
94
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
52,560
views
views
95
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
52,458
views
views
96
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
52,016
views
views
97
Richard Hammond
English motoring journalist and broadcaster
51,476
views
views
98
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
51,383
views
views
99
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist (1960–1988)
50,830
views
views
100
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
50,826
views
views