Trending Swimmers — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed swimmers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sarah Storey. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
444,623
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
Sarah Storey
British swimmer, track and road cyclist
33,193
views
views
2
Timothy Olyphant
American actor
30,487
views
views
3
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
24,082
views
views
4
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
19,553
views
views
5
Michael Phelps
American swimmer (born 1985)
15,810
views
views
6
David Shaw
Australian scuba diver and technical diver (1954-2005)
15,248
views
views
7
Cody Simpson
Australian singer
14,971
views
views
8
Emma Virginia Menicucci
Italian swimmer
10,176
views
views
9
Riley Gaines
American swimmer
9,934
views
views
10
Thomas Kretschmann
German actor (born 1962)
9,577
views
views
11
Ross Edgley
British athlete
9,362
views
views
12
Manon Aubry
French politician (born 1989)
9,246
views
views
13
Luca Dotto
Italian swimmer
9,210
views
views
14
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer; wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
9,113
views
views
15
Kane Kosugi
American actor
8,899
views
views
16
Jenna Johnson
American swimmer
8,666
views
views
17
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003)
6,953
views
views
18
Théo Curin
6,816
views
views
19
Katherine Langford
Australian actress (born 1996)
6,570
views
views
20
Franziska van Almsick
German swimmer
6,506
views
views
21
Eddie Hall
British strongman
5,982
views
views
22
Tom Daley
British diver
5,788
views
views
23
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
5,430
views
views
24
Esther Williams
American swimmer, actress and singer (1921–2013)
4,864
views
views
25
Katie Ledecky
American Olympic swimmer
4,749
views
views
26
Ocean Ramsey
American conservationist
4,218
views
views
27
Wim Hof
Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker
4,136
views
views
28
Homer Hickam
American author and engineer (born 1943)
3,963
views
views
29
Bonnie Garmus
American author and former copywriter (born 1957)
3,886
views
views
30
Ryuji Akiyama
Japanese owarai tarento and actor
3,802
views
views
31
Lia Thomas
American swimmer
3,543
views
views
32
François de Roubaix
French composer (1939-1975)
3,499
views
views
33
Sharron Davies
British swimmer and politician
3,442
views
views
34
Estella Warren
Canadian actress, model, and synchronized swimmer
3,138
views
views
35
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
3,059
views
views
36
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
2,996
views
views
37
Valentina Gómez
Colombian-American far-right politician and activist
2,956
views
views
38
Sheck Exley
American cave diver (1949–1994)
2,954
views
views
39
Katsumi Nakamura
Japanese swimmer
2,688
views
views
40
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
2,678
views
views
41
Diana Nyad
American long-distance swimmer (born 1949)
2,659
views
views
42
Federica Pellegrini
Italian swimmer (1988)
2,655
views
views
43
Naohide Yamaguchi
Japanese Paralympic swimmer
2,566
views
views
44
Ralf Moeller
German actor and bodybuilder
2,550
views
views
45
Toshiaki Kasuga
Japanese owarai talent, television presenter, bodybuilder, fin swimming player (1979-)
2,537
views
views
46
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator
2,486
views
views
47
Yusra Mardini
german syrian swimmer
2,442
views
views
48
Eric Moussambani Malonga
Equatoguinean swimmer
2,439
views
views
49
Léon Marchand
French swimmer
2,436
views
views
50
Mark Spitz
American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)
2,419
views
views
51
Richard Harris
Australian anaesthetist and cave diver
2,323
views
views
52
Laure Manaudou
French swimmer (born 1986)
2,293
views
views
53
Richard Stanton
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
2,280
views
views
54
Marco Pigossi
Brazilian actor, film producer and former swimmer
2,241
views
views
55
Ulrike Folkerts
German actress
2,163
views
views
56
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
submersible pilot; former head of France's Deep Submersible Program
2,145
views
views
57
John Volanthen
British civilian cave diver who specializes in rescues
2,093
views
views
58
Herbert Nitsch
Austrian freediver
2,075
views
views
59
Saman Gunan
Thai diver
2,018
views
views
60
Michael Klim
Australian swimmer
1,972
views
views
61
Martin Strel
Slovenian swimmer
1,899
views
views
62
Alessia Zecchini
Italian freediver who set world and Italian records
1,867
views
views
63
Duke Kahanamoku
American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)
1,859
views
views
64
Chandler Halderson
American murderer
1,810
views
views
65
Philippe Croizon
French athlete, first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel
1,792
views
views
66
Jacques Mayol
holder of many world records in free diving
1,764
views
views
67
Shavarsh Karapetyan
Soviet swimmer
1,747
views
views
68
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016)
1,732
views
views
69
Emma McKeon
Australian swimmer (born 1994)
1,724
views
views
70
Betty Cooper
Archie Comics character
1,685
views
views
71
Camille Lacourt
French swimmer
1,671
views
views
72
Cliff Simon
South African actor (1962–2021)
1,513
views
views
73
Florent Manaudou
French swimmer
1,495
views
views
74
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015)
1,478
views
views
75
Summer McIntosh
Canadian swimmer (2006-)
1,462
views
views
76
Gunther Philipp
Austrian actor (1918–2003)
1,421
views
views
77
Miyako Tanaka
Olympic synchronized swimmer
1,391
views
views
78
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983)
1,389
views
views
79
Stephanie Rice
Australian swimmer
1,379
views
views
80
Aleksandr Popov
Russian swimmer and politician (born 1971)
1,378
views
views
81
Bill Hunter
Australian actor (1940–2011)
1,345
views
views
82
Murlikant Petkar
Indian athlete
1,270
views
views
83
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir
Icelandic actress and swimmer
1,263
views
views
84
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete
1,249
views
views
85
Caeleb Dressel
American swimmer
1,227
views
views
86
Nafisa Ali
Indian actress and model
1,224
views
views
87
Camille Muffat
French swimmer (1989–2015)
1,203
views
views
88
Lyubov Tolkalina
Russian actress, film actress, swimmer, and model (born 1978)
1,181
views
views
89
Veronica Lodge
Archie Comics character
1,141
views
views
90
Jessica Watkins
US astronaut
1,131
views
views
91
Jean-Michel Cousteau
French oceanographic explorer
1,120
views
views
92
Massimo Girotti
Italian actor (1918-2003)
1,118
views
views
93
Kosuke Hagino
Japanese swimmer
1,117
views
views
94
Kristin Otto
East German swimmer
1,110
views
views
95
Andrea Kiewel
German television presenter
1,106
views
views
96
Rebecca Adlington
British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
1,094
views
views
97
Jessica Long
Russian-American Paralympic swimmer
1,094
views
views
98
Takayuki Suzuki
Japanese Paralympic swimmer (1987-)
1,088
views
views
99
Harumi Inoue
Japanese idol
1,082
views
views
100
Audrey Mestre
French freediver (1974–2002)
1,069
views
views