Trending Swimmers — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed swimmers on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Timothy Olyphant. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,726,163
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Timothy Olyphant
American actor
194,196
views
views
2
大橋信
Japanese swimmer (born 2009)
133,599
views
views
3
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
119,026
views
views
4
Michael Phelps
American swimmer (born 1985)
111,682
views
views
5
Sarah Storey
British swimmer, track and road cyclist
108,902
views
views
6
Lauren Steadman
Paralympic athlete, Paratriathlete
105,326
views
views
7
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer; wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
87,772
views
views
8
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
85,297
views
views
9
Cody Simpson
Australian singer
82,677
views
views
10
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003)
75,721
views
views
11
Thomas Kretschmann
German actor (born 1962)
55,193
views
views
12
Rikako Ikee
Japanese swimmer
54,808
views
views
13
Federica Pellegrini
Italian swimmer (1988)
47,554
views
views
14
Kevin O'Halloran
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1937–1976)
40,569
views
views
15
Riley Gaines
American swimmer
38,808
views
views
16
Katherine Langford
Australian actress (born 1996)
37,784
views
views
17
Sarah Maria Rizea
Italian synchronized swimmer
37,717
views
views
18
Eddie Hall
British strongman
36,011
views
views
19
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
34,582
views
views
20
Takahiro Fujimoto
Japanese swimmer
33,745
views
views
21
Katie Ledecky
American Olympic swimmer
33,466
views
views
22
Manon Aubry
French politician (born 1989)
32,006
views
views
23
Esther Williams
American swimmer, actress and singer (1921–2013)
31,857
views
views
24
Léon Marchand
French swimmer
30,973
views
views
25
Théo Curin
30,821
views
views
26
Andrea Kiewel
German television presenter
27,825
views
views
27
Ralf Moeller
German actor and bodybuilder
26,537
views
views
28
Satomi Suzuki
Japanese swimmer
26,531
views
views
29
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
23,765
views
views
30
Lia Thomas
American swimmer
23,432
views
views
31
Wim Hof
Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker
23,020
views
views
32
Tom Daley
British diver
22,775
views
views
33
Ryuji Akiyama
Japanese owarai tarento and actor
22,283
views
views
34
Kosuke Hagino
Japanese swimmer
21,939
views
views
35
Kosuke Kitajima
Japanese swimmer
21,121
views
views
36
Mark Spitz
American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)
20,668
views
views
37
Yu Zidi
Chinese swimmer (2012–)
19,540
views
views
38
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
19,535
views
views
39
Zhang Zhanshuo
Chinese swimmer
18,698
views
views
40
Estella Warren
Canadian actress, model, and synchronized swimmer
18,194
views
views
41
Shavarsh Karapetyan
Soviet swimmer
18,045
views
views
42
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator
17,825
views
views
43
Eric Moussambani Malonga
Equatoguinean swimmer
17,558
views
views
44
Diana Nyad
American long-distance swimmer (born 1949)
17,136
views
views
45
Marco Pigossi
Brazilian actor, film producer and former swimmer
16,547
views
views
46
Mike Burton
American swimmer
16,230
views
views
47
Pan Zhanle
Chinese swimmer
15,926
views
views
48
Katsumi Nakamura
Japanese swimmer
15,505
views
views
49
Rizza Maniego-Eala
Filipino businesswoman and former swimmer
15,208
views
views
50
Yui Ohashi
Japanese swimmer
15,039
views
views
51
Tania Cagnotto
Italian diver
14,922
views
views
52
Homer Hickam
American author and engineer (born 1943)
14,602
views
views
53
Summer McIntosh
Canadian swimmer (2006-)
14,085
views
views
54
Ariarne Titmus
Australian swimmer
13,968
views
views
55
Ryosuke Irie
Japanese swimmer
13,935
views
views
56
Valentina Gómez
Colombian-American far-right politician and activist
13,798
views
views
57
Tomoru Honda
Japanese swimmer
13,498
views
views
58
Kane Kosugi
American actor
13,380
views
views
59
Kyoko Iwasaki
Japanese swimmer
13,359
views
views
60
Yusra Mardini
german syrian swimmer
13,141
views
views
61
Tomoyuki Matsushita
Japanese swimmer (born 2005)
13,091
views
views
62
Betty Cooper
Archie Comics character
12,753
views
views
63
Harumi Inoue
Japanese idol
12,523
views
views
64
Toshiaki Kasuga
Japanese owarai talent, television presenter, bodybuilder, fin swimming player (1979-)
12,396
views
views
65
Mayumi Narita
Japanese Paralympic swimmer
12,262
views
views
66
Murlikant Petkar
Indian athlete
12,258
views
views
67
Alessia Zecchini
Italian freediver who set world and Italian records
12,108
views
views
68
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
submersible pilot; former head of France's Deep Submersible Program
11,838
views
views
69
Alfred Nakache
French swimmer and water polo player (1915-1983)
11,784
views
views
70
Camille Lacourt
French swimmer
11,201
views
views
71
Junichi Kawai
Japanese Paralympic swimmer
10,974
views
views
72
Jacques Mayol
holder of many world records in free diving
10,845
views
views
73
Chandler Halderson
American murderer
10,842
views
views
74
Siobhán Haughey
Hong Kong female swimmer
10,839
views
views
75
Qin Haiyang
Chinese swimmer
10,580
views
views
76
Herbert Nitsch
Austrian freediver
10,454
views
views
77
Zhang Yufei
Chinese swimmer (born 1998)
10,410
views
views
78
Duke Kahanamoku
American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)
10,409
views
views
79
Laure Manaudou
French swimmer (born 1986)
10,324
views
views
80
Richard Stanton
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
10,087
views
views
81
Emma McKeon
Australian swimmer (born 1994)
10,027
views
views
82
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983)
9,828
views
views
83
Caeleb Dressel
American swimmer
9,556
views
views
84
John Volanthen
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
9,546
views
views
85
Tatsuya Murasa
Japanese swimmer
9,509
views
views
86
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete
9,263
views
views
87
Marta Kos
Slovene diplomat and politician
9,198
views
views
88
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016)
9,160
views
views
89
Nafisa Ali
Indian actress and model
9,120
views
views
90
Wang Shun
Chinese swimmer
9,077
views
views
91
Freddie Woodward
English diver
8,682
views
views
92
Daiya Seto
Japanese swimmer
8,630
views
views
93
Soren Dahl
Danish swimmer
8,585
views
views
94
Sharron Davies
British swimmer and politician
8,520
views
views
95
Philippe Croizon
French athlete, first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel
8,515
views
views
96
Hideko Maehata
Japanese swimmer (1914–1995)
8,453
views
views
97
Richard Harris
Australian anaesthetist and cave diver
8,306
views
views
98
Shane Gould
Australian swimmer
8,282
views
views
99
Ross Edgley
British athlete
8,241
views
views
100
Camille Muffat
French swimmer (1989–2015)
8,025
views
views