Trending Scientists — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolly Parton. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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78,562,142
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
14,187,047
views
views
2
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
3,236,260
views
views
3
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
2,494,665
views
views
4
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
2,091,787
views
views
5
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
1,725,498
views
views
6
Neem Karoli Baba
Hindu religious leader (c.1900–1973)
1,711,304
views
views
7
Jason Arday
British academic (1985–2026)
1,626,154
views
views
8
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
1,335,568
views
views
9
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
1,195,981
views
views
10
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
1,012,713
views
views
11
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
979,857
views
views
12
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
952,956
views
views
13
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
851,346
views
views
14
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
850,260
views
views
15
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
825,936
views
views
16
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
817,076
views
views
17
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
815,240
views
views
18
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
809,331
views
views
19
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
791,828
views
views
20
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
750,512
views
views
21
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
731,917
views
views
22
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
718,682
views
views
23
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
712,480
views
views
24
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
676,073
views
views
25
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
667,254
views
views
26
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
642,757
views
views
27
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
640,719
views
views
28
Jean Grey
fictional character in Marvel Comics
629,027
views
views
29
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
613,649
views
views
30
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
602,527
views
views
31
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
602,210
views
views
32
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
590,995
views
views
33
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
586,053
views
views
34
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
584,696
views
views
35
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
583,604
views
views
36
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
578,385
views
views
37
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
571,385
views
views
38
Anthony Fauci
5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022
547,653
views
views
39
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
543,509
views
views
40
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
536,761
views
views
41
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
533,607
views
views
42
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
528,090
views
views
43
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
526,581
views
views
44
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
521,949
views
views
45
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
517,511
views
views
46
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
516,459
views
views
47
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
514,091
views
views
48
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
510,668
views
views
49
Tim Cook
American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
508,297
views
views
50
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
506,071
views
views
51
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
504,117
views
views
52
Wladimir Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
501,224
views
views
53
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
500,249
views
views
54
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
497,964
views
views
55
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
496,151
views
views
56
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
493,074
views
views
57
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
489,083
views
views
58
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
487,675
views
views
59
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
486,140
views
views
60
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
485,128
views
views
61
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
482,952
views
views
62
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
480,553
views
views
63
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
477,111
views
views
64
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
476,391
views
views
65
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
473,023
views
views
66
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
470,914
views
views
67
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
468,429
views
views
68
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
451,366
views
views
69
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
449,093
views
views
70
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
449,063
views
views
71
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
447,671
views
views
72
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
445,578
views
views
73
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
444,566
views
views
74
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
443,390
views
views
75
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
442,194
views
views
76
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
442,012
views
views
77
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
438,997
views
views
78
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
434,393
views
views
79
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
425,408
views
views
80
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
421,557
views
views
81
Kevin Keegan
English association football player and manager (1951–2026)
419,923
views
views
82
Luigi Mangione
American who killed Brian Thompson
418,788
views
views
83
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
416,399
views
views
84
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
415,111
views
views
85
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
414,947
views
views
86
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
411,538
views
views
87
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
411,060
views
views
88
Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
407,423
views
views
89
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
405,637
views
views
90
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
404,325
views
views
91
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
401,428
views
views
92
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
397,589
views
views
93
Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
395,977
views
views
94
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
395,438
views
views
95
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
378,730
views
views
96
Mikhail Gorbachev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
377,213
views
views
97
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
372,194
views
views
98
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
371,616
views
views
99
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
371,261
views
views
100
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
365,100
views
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