Trending Explorers in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed explorers this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Theodore Roosevelt.
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703,186
Total Views (this week)
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Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
36,557
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2
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
32,322
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3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
28,796
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4
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
26,650
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5
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
23,577
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6
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
22,109
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7
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
20,183
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8
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
18,982
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9
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
16,250
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10
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
15,829
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11
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
12,122
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12
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
11,995
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13
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
11,645
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14
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
11,088
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15
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
10,939
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16
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
10,647
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17
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
10,606
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18
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
10,432
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19
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
9,897
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20
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
9,680
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21
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
9,007
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22
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
8,707
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23
Kennewick Man
Prehistoric Paleoamerican man found in Kennewick, Washington, US in 1996
8,616
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24
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
8,608
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25
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
8,558
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26
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
8,373
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27
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
8,272
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28
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
7,832
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29
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
7,783
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30
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
7,645
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31
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
7,595
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32
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
7,185
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33
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
7,158
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34
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
7,139
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35
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
6,872
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36
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
6,727
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37
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
6,671
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38
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
6,587
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39
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,793
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40
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
5,730
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41
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,716
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42
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
5,589
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43
Peter Davison
English actor
5,305
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44
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
4,974
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45
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
4,851
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46
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
4,818
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47
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
4,790
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48
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
4,584
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49
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
4,477
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50
Floyd Collins
American cave explorer (1887–1925)
4,263
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51
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
4,222
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52
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
4,218
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53
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer (1774-1809)
4,021
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54
Addison O'Dea
American filmmaker
3,963
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55
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
3,954
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56
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
3,879
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57
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,754
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58
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
3,738
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59
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
3,628
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60
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
3,620
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61
Ben Fogle
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
3,612
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62
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
3,565
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63
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
3,489
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64
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
3,438
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65
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
3,420
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66
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
3,417
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67
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
3,362
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68
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
3,248
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69
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
3,128
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70
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919–1996)
3,127
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71
John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
3,122
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72
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
3,122
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73
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
3,120
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74
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
3,116
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75
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
3,052
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76
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
3,028
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77
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
2,998
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78
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
2,870
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79
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
2,836
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80
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
2,763
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81
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
2,723
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82
Robert Peary
explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
2,709
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83
Moana
fictional character from Moana
2,698
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84
Charley Boorman
British actor and adventurer
2,663
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85
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
2,646
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86
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
2,630
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87
William Clark
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
2,621
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88
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,573
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89
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
2,511
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90
Simon Kenton
American explorer
2,501
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91
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
2,437
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92
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
2,421
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93
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006)
2,396
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94
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
2,357
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95
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
2,350
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96
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
2,341
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97
John Colter
mountain man, explorer
2,335
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98
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
2,333
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99
Francisco de Orellana
Spanish explorer and conquistador
2,295
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views
100
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
2,285
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