Trending Basketball Players in USA — September 2026
The 99 most-viewed basketball players on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Pete Hegseth. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
8,149,750
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
319,265
views
views
2
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
276,578
views
views
3
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
251,252
views
views
4
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
218,221
views
views
5
Sophie Cunningham
American basketball player born 1996
216,563
views
views
6
Kawhi Leonard
American basketball player (born 1991)
213,909
views
views
7
Dennis Rodman
American basketball player (born 1961)
211,735
views
views
8
Mahershala Ali
American actor
171,240
views
views
9
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
170,852
views
views
10
Jalen Brunson
American basketball player (born 1996)
163,652
views
views
11
Caitlin Clark
American basketball player (born 2002)
159,637
views
views
12
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
155,400
views
views
13
Tom Selleck
American actor (born 1945)
137,026
views
views
14
Stephen Curry
American basketball player (born 1988)
132,425
views
views
15
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012)
106,548
views
views
16
Nick Nolte
American actor (born 1941)
105,148
views
views
17
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
103,354
views
views
18
A'ja Wilson
American basketball player (born 1996)
102,422
views
views
19
Lonzo Ball
American basketball player (born 1997)
99,103
views
views
20
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
98,304
views
views
21
Magic Johnson
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
97,979
views
views
22
Michael Sweetney
American basketball player (1982–2026)
97,466
views
views
23
Kevin Durant
American basketball player (born 1988)
95,862
views
views
24
Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player (born 1996)
94,281
views
views
25
Breanna Stewart
American basketball player (born 1994)
93,766
views
views
26
Zhang Ziyu
Chinese basketball player (born 2007)
91,763
views
views
27
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player (born 1947)
86,616
views
views
28
Marc Blucas
American actor
84,945
views
views
29
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)
83,603
views
views
30
Allen Iverson
American basketball player (born 1975)
81,030
views
views
31
Bob Pettit
American basketball player and coach (1932–2026)
79,212
views
views
32
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
78,057
views
views
33
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
77,953
views
views
34
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach (born 1956)
75,763
views
views
35
Kane
American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
73,781
views
views
36
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player (1936–1999)
73,430
views
views
37
Tacko Fall
Senegalese basketball player (born 1995)
72,726
views
views
38
Angel Reese
American basketball player (born 2002)
72,319
views
views
39
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
71,890
views
views
40
DJ Rodman
American basketball player (born 2001)
71,540
views
views
41
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
69,880
views
views
42
Brittney Griner
American basketball player (born 1990)
69,055
views
views
43
LaMelo Ball
American basketball player (born 2001)
65,960
views
views
44
Paige Bueckers
American basketball player (born 2001)
65,837
views
views
45
Iman Shumpert
American basketball player (born 1990)
65,570
views
views
46
Royce White
American basketball player (born 1991)
65,201
views
views
47
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Icelandic strongman and actor
64,694
views
views
48
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player (born 1992)
64,541
views
views
49
Joe Paterno
American college football coach (1926-2012)
64,082
views
views
50
DeAndre Hopkins
American football player (born 1992)
63,419
views
views
51
Tony Gonzalez
American football player (born 1976)
62,955
views
views
52
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
61,248
views
views
53
Karl Malone
American basketball player (born 1963)
60,712
views
views
54
Charles Barkley
American basketball player (born 1963)
60,197
views
views
55
J. Cole
American rapper and record producer (born 1985)
58,806
views
views
56
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953)
57,519
views
views
57
Maria Taylor
American sportscaster
57,235
views
views
58
Kara Lawson
American basketball player and coach
57,194
views
views
59
Dwyane Wade
American basketball player (born 1982)
54,502
views
views
60
Mason Cox
American player of Australian rules football
54,272
views
views
61
Bronny James
American basketball player (born 2004)
54,109
views
views
62
Jim Brown
American football player and actor (1936–2023)
53,485
views
views
63
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
53,147
views
views
64
Russell Westbrook
American basketball player (born 1988)
53,038
views
views
65
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player (born 1984)
52,638
views
views
66
Lamar Odom
American basketball player (born 1979)
52,592
views
views
67
Sonia Citron
American basketball player (born 2003)
51,767
views
views
68
Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
51,605
views
views
69
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach
51,355
views
views
70
Joshua Turek
American politician and wheelchair basketball player
51,092
views
views
71
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
50,739
views
views
72
Olivia Miles
American basketball player (born 2003)
50,356
views
views
73
Robert Bobroczkyi
Romanian basketball player and actor (born 2000)
50,166
views
views
74
Phil Jackson
American basketball player, coach and executive
49,651
views
views
75
Klay Thompson
American basketball player (born 1990)
48,984
views
views
76
Chuck Connors
American athlete and actor (1921–1992)
48,837
views
views
77
Lamman Rucker
American actor
48,047
views
views
78
Karl-Anthony Towns
Dominican-American basketball player
48,026
views
views
79
Jaylen Brown
American basketball player (born 1996)
47,750
views
views
80
Derrick Rose
American basketball player (born 1988)
47,282
views
views
81
Dwight Howard
American basketball player (born 1985)
47,094
views
views
82
Terrell Owens
American football player (born 1973)
45,872
views
views
83
Nikola Jokić
Serbian basketball player (born 1995)
45,809
views
views
84
Muggsy Bogues
American basketball player-coach
45,601
views
views
85
Delonte West
American basketball player (born 1983)
45,184
views
views
86
Pete Maravich
American basketball player (born 1947)
44,985
views
views
87
Chris Paul
American basketball player (born 1985)
44,653
views
views
88
Dirk Nowitzki
German basketball player (born 1978)
44,273
views
views
89
Napheesa Collier
American basketball player (born 1996)
43,950
views
views
90
Ja Morant
American basketball player (born 1999)
43,859
views
views
91
Drake London
American football player (born 2001)
43,650
views
views
92
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player (born 1965)
43,232
views
views
93
Jalen Duren
American basketball player (born 2003)
41,937
views
views
94
Taj Gibson
American basketball player (born 1985)
41,622
views
views
95
James Harden
American basketball player (born 1989)
41,427
views
views
96
Sinbad
American comedian and actor
40,859
views
views
97
Cooper Flagg
American basketball player (born 2006)
40,783
views
views
98
Marine Johannes
French basketball player (born 1995)
40,420
views
views
99
Tim Duncan
American basketball player (born 1976)
40,379
views
views