Trending Explorers in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Theodore Roosevelt.
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Ranked
1,890,387
Total Views (this year)
1
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
123,149
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2
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
88,339
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3
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
81,965
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4
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
75,749
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5
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
65,344
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6
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
48,726
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7
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
46,881
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8
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
43,884
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9
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
38,635
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10
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
35,838
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11
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
33,415
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12
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
32,613
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13
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
32,384
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14
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
30,282
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15
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
29,798
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16
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
28,106
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17
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
25,776
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18
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
25,570
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19
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
25,148
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20
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
24,831
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21
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
23,615
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22
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
23,380
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23
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
23,143
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24
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
22,725
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25
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
22,658
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26
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
21,438
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27
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
21,239
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28
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
21,032
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29
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
21,019
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30
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
20,856
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31
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
20,539
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32
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
19,685
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33
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
18,544
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34
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
17,424
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35
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
17,149
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36
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
16,854
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37
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
16,757
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38
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
16,755
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39
Peter Davison
English actor
16,586
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40
Floyd Collins
American cave explorer (1887–1925)
14,643
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41
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
14,594
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42
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
14,207
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43
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
14,169
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44
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
13,746
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45
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
13,539
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46
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
13,236
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47
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
13,111
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48
Kennewick Man
Prehistoric Paleoamerican man found in Kennewick, Washington, US in 1996
12,827
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49
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
12,727
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50
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
12,450
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51
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
12,107
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52
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer (1774-1809)
12,009
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53
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
11,891
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54
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
11,837
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55
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
11,579
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56
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
11,430
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57
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
11,231
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58
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
10,398
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59
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
10,277
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60
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
10,168
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61
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919–1996)
10,052
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62
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
9,800
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63
John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
9,559
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64
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
9,338
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65
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
9,242
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66
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
9,201
views
views
67
Moana
fictional character from Moana
9,180
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68
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
8,906
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views
69
Addison O'Dea
American filmmaker
8,883
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70
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
8,805
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71
Ben Fogle
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
8,772
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72
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
8,688
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73
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
8,516
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74
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
8,454
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75
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
8,378
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76
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
8,121
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77
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
7,983
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views
78
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
7,953
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79
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
7,890
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80
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
7,850
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81
William Clark
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
7,668
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82
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
7,627
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83
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
7,576
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84
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
7,543
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views
85
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
6,920
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86
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
6,891
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views
87
Zacharie Cloutier
French colonist (1590-1677)
6,829
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views
88
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
6,763
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views
89
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
6,693
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views
90
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
6,685
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views
91
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006)
6,582
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92
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
6,545
views
views
93
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
6,416
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94
Robert Peary
explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
6,387
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95
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
6,345
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views
96
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
6,340
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97
William Hartnell
English actor (1908–1975)
6,267
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views
98
Estevanico
African-Castillian explorer
6,259
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99
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
6,251
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views
100
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
6,222
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