Trending Swimmers of all time
The 100 most-viewed swimmers of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: George S. Patton.
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Ranked
396,725
Total Views (of all time)
1
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
35,601
views
views
2
Timothy Olyphant
American actor
29,359
views
views
3
Michael Phelps
American swimmer (born 1985)
22,226
views
views
4
Eddie Hall
British strongman
18,302
views
views
5
Riley Gaines
American swimmer
14,300
views
views
6
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
13,052
views
views
7
Katherine Langford
Australian actress (born 1996)
12,125
views
views
8
Esther Williams
American swimmer, actress and singer (1921–2013)
11,759
views
views
9
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016)
11,134
views
views
10
Valentina Gómez
Colombian-American far-right politician and activist
11,077
views
views
11
Anita Lonsbrough
British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder
7,986
views
views
12
Katie Ledecky
American Olympic swimmer
7,897
views
views
13
Cody Simpson
Australian singer
7,205
views
views
14
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
6,939
views
views
15
David Shaw
Australian scuba diver and technical diver (1954-2005)
6,295
views
views
16
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
5,797
views
views
17
Alessia Zecchini
Italian freediver who set world and Italian records
5,775
views
views
18
Richard Stanton
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
5,677
views
views
19
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003)
5,093
views
views
20
Thomas Kretschmann
German actor
4,912
views
views
21
Tom Daley
British diver
4,458
views
views
22
Mark Spitz
American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)
4,433
views
views
23
Adam Peaty
British swimmer
4,203
views
views
24
Scott Miller
Australian swimmer
4,196
views
views
25
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator
4,125
views
views
26
Homer Hickam
fue el que generó la batalla entre Vietnam y Israel
3,783
views
views
27
Murlikant Petkar
Indian athlete
3,744
views
views
28
Estella Warren
Canadian actress, model, and synchronized swimmer
3,556
views
views
29
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer; wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
3,321
views
views
30
Richard Harris
Australian anaesthetist and cave diver
3,219
views
views
31
Veronica Lodge
Archie Comics character
3,173
views
views
32
Wim Hof
Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker
3,062
views
views
33
John Volanthen
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
3,046
views
views
34
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
2,999
views
views
35
Ross Edgley
British athlete
2,783
views
views
36
Summer McIntosh
Canadian swimmer (2006-)
2,630
views
views
37
Ariarne Titmus
Australian swimmer
2,622
views
views
38
Saman Gunan
Thai diver
2,569
views
views
39
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete
2,550
views
views
40
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983)
2,393
views
views
41
Johanna Griggs
Australian swimmer and television presenter
2,324
views
views
42
Sharron Davies
British swimmer
2,257
views
views
43
Ocean Ramsey
American conservationist
2,246
views
views
44
Lidia Yuknavitch
American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon
2,208
views
views
45
Ralf Moeller
German actor and bodybuilder
2,147
views
views
46
Emma McKeon
Australian swimmer (born 1994)
2,133
views
views
47
Kristian Gkolomeev
Greek swimmer
2,112
views
views
48
Diana Nyad
American long-distance swimmer (born 1949)
2,052
views
views
49
Ellie Simmonds
British Paralympian swimmer
2,050
views
views
50
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
submersible pilot; former head of France's Deep Submersible Program
2,049
views
views
51
Edd Sorenson
American cave diver
1,969
views
views
52
Lia Thomas
American swimmer
1,967
views
views
53
Yusra Mardini
german syrian swimmer
1,957
views
views
54
Léon Marchand
French swimmer
1,953
views
views
55
Chandler Halderson
American murderer
1,902
views
views
56
Lisa Curry
Australian swimmer
1,878
views
views
57
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
1,861
views
views
58
Sheck Exley
American cave diver (1949–1994)
1,845
views
views
59
Eric Moussambani Malonga
Equatoguinean swimmer
1,843
views
views
60
Duke Kahanamoku
American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)
1,781
views
views
61
Sun Yang
Chinese swimmer
1,681
views
views
62
Herbert Nitsch
Austrian freediver
1,668
views
views
63
Marco Pigossi
Brazilian actor, film producer and former swimmer
1,600
views
views
64
Jonathan Gómez
Colombian swimmer
1,547
views
views
65
Stephen Keenan
Irish safety freediver (1977-2017)
1,479
views
views
66
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015)
1,477
views
views
67
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
military leader, viceroy, Victoria Cross (1889-1963)
1,468
views
views
68
James Magnussen
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, world champion
1,430
views
views
69
Matthew Webb
English steamship captain and Channel swimmer (1848–1883)
1,416
views
views
70
Cate Campbell
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
1,400
views
views
71
Kaylee McKeown
Australian swimmer
1,387
views
views
72
Emilia Pikkarainen
Finnish swimmer
1,301
views
views
73
Supha Sangaworawong
Thai actor, swimmer
1,301
views
views
74
Alexey Molchanov
Russian champion freediver
1,300
views
views
75
Audrey Mestre
French freediver (1974–2002)
1,277
views
views
76
Connie Talbot
British singer
1,270
views
views
77
Kane Kosugi
American actor
1,147
views
views
78
Jon Lindbergh
U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team, American commercial diver, aquanaut
1,130
views
views
79
Jacques Mayol
holder of many world records in free diving
1,117
views
views
80
Ben Proud
British swimmer (born 1994)
1,106
views
views
81
Philippa Tattersall
British female commando
1,103
views
views
82
Cliff Simon
South African actor (1962–2021)
1,097
views
views
83
David Wilkie
British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
1,081
views
views
84
Joseph Schooling
Singaporean swimmer and Olympic medalist
1,046
views
views
85
Rizza Maniego-Eala
Filipino businesswoman and former swimmer
1,038
views
views
86
Annette Kellermann
Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1887–1975)
1,036
views
views
87
Summer Sanders
American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress and former competition swimmer
1,036
views
views
88
Nikka Costa
American singer
1,035
views
views
89
Bill Hunter
Australian actor (1940–2011)
1,011
views
views
90
Missy Franklin
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
971
views
views
91
Sara Mardini
Syrian lifeguard and human rights activist (born 1995)
938
views
views
92
Robert Stethem
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1961-1985)
938
views
views
93
Mel Fisher
American treasure hunter (1922-1998)
934
views
views
94
Nafisa Ali
Indian actress and model
931
views
views
95
Caeleb Dressel
American swimmer
926
views
views
96
Shavarsh Karapetyan
Soviet swimmer
876
views
views
97
Craig Challen
Australian veterinary surgeon and technical diver
868
views
views
98
Thum Ping Tjin
Singaporean historian and former national swimmer
836
views
views
99
Manon Aubry
French politician (born 1989)
816
views
views
100
Betty Cooper
Archie Comics character
796
views
views