Trending Historians in USA this week
The 99 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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2,789,220
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
358,124
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Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
114,331
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3
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
83,318
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4
Lady Pamela Hicks
noblewoman; British aristocrat and memoirist (1929-2026)
75,627
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5
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
54,194
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6
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
53,792
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7
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
51,365
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8
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
45,418
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9
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
45,349
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10
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
44,290
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11
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
43,545
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12
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
42,133
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13
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
41,525
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14
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
37,919
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15
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
37,112
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16
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
36,376
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17
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
35,805
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18
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
35,021
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19
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
33,518
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20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
33,262
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21
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
30,191
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22
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
29,251
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23
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
29,056
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24
Geoff Hurst
English footballer (born 1941)
28,120
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25
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
28,070
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26
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
27,866
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27
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
27,567
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28
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
26,519
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29
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
26,316
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30
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
26,021
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31
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
25,525
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32
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
24,944
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33
Dan Snow
British historian and television presenter
24,852
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34
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
23,878
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35
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
22,680
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36
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
22,274
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37
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
22,196
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38
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
22,127
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39
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
22,015
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40
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
21,841
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41
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
21,776
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42
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
21,645
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43
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
21,339
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44
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
21,033
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45
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
20,729
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46
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
20,707
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47
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
20,627
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48
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
19,877
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49
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
19,763
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50
Brian May
British musician (born 1947)
19,719
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51
Eugen Tomac
Romanian politician (born 2026
19,425
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52
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
19,396
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53
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
19,241
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54
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
19,131
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55
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
19,069
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56
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
19,052
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57
David Gold
British businessman (1936–2023)
18,853
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58
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
18,718
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59
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
18,415
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60
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
17,525
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61
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
17,480
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62
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
17,410
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63
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
17,261
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64
Tim Curry
British actor
16,709
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65
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
16,702
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66
Christine Keeler
English model and showgirl (1942–2017)
16,639
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67
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
16,545
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68
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
16,173
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69
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
16,090
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70
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
15,729
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71
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician (1873–1958)
15,609
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72
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
15,564
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73
Bobby Charlton
English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
15,371
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74
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
15,195
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75
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
15,167
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76
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
15,163
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77
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
15,162
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78
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998)
15,025
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79
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
15,019
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80
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
14,929
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81
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
14,794
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82
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
14,711
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83
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
14,643
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84
Ashley Hicks
British author and designer
14,502
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85
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
13,997
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86
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
13,958
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87
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
13,880
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88
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
13,759
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89
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
13,656
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90
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
13,635
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91
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004)
13,589
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92
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
13,529
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93
Sondra Locke
American actress (1944–2018)
13,453
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94
Andrew Strauss
English cricketer
13,418
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95
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
13,304
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96
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
13,120
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97
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
13,111
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98
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
12,952
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99
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
12,894
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