Trending Officers in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed officers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Adolf Hitler. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
15,614,493
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
494,143
views
views
2
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
440,571
views
views
3
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
354,362
views
views
4
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
332,603
views
views
5
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
324,490
views
views
6
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
321,807
views
views
7
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
319,265
views
views
8
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
283,197
views
views
9
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
281,140
views
views
10
John Stewart
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
273,660
views
views
11
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
272,120
views
views
12
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
266,996
views
views
13
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
255,291
views
views
14
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
253,524
views
views
15
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
246,035
views
views
16
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
245,624
views
views
17
Rick Rescorla
British American army officer, hero and victim of 9/11
240,247
views
views
18
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021)
224,553
views
views
19
Guy Gardner
DC Comics fictional character
219,058
views
views
20
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
218,877
views
views
21
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
215,753
views
views
22
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
215,064
views
views
23
Hal Jordan
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
210,073
views
views
24
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
207,248
views
views
25
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
203,296
views
views
26
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
197,293
views
views
27
Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008)
196,963
views
views
28
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
193,688
views
views
29
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
182,520
views
views
30
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
179,052
views
views
31
Arthur Ashe
American tennis player (1943–1993)
176,697
views
views
32
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
176,009
views
views
33
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
168,073
views
views
34
Howard Hughes
American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)
164,617
views
views
35
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Daniel P. Driscoll
American politician
159,148
views
views
36
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
157,672
views
views
37
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
156,660
views
views
38
Muammar Gaddafi
Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
156,533
views
views
39
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
156,325
views
views
40
Ayman al-Zawahiri
al-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon
150,787
views
views
41
James A. Garfield
president of the United States in 1881
148,650
views
views
42
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
144,037
views
views
43
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
143,709
views
views
44
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
137,398
views
views
45
William IV
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
133,211
views
views
46
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
132,912
views
views
47
Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
132,279
views
views
48
Dick Cheney
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941–2025)
129,640
views
views
49
Pol Pot
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
129,144
views
views
50
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
127,101
views
views
51
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Hung Cao
American politician and Navy veteran (born 1971)
126,430
views
views
52
Humphrey Bogart
American actor (1899–1957)
126,270
views
views
53
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
125,900
views
views
54
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
125,869
views
views
55
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
120,297
views
views
56
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
118,143
views
views
57
Idi Amin
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
117,436
views
views
58
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
116,724
views
views
59
Andrew Jackson
president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
112,809
views
views
60
Dean Martin
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)
109,201
views
views
61
Richard Winters
United States Army Officer
109,084
views
views
62
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
107,072
views
views
63
Chesley Sullenberger
American commercial airline pilot
104,927
views
views
64
Lindsey Graham
American politician and attorney (1955–2026)
103,993
views
views
65
Abin Sur
DC Comics character
100,213
views
views
66
Kyle Rayner
fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics
99,238
views
views
67
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
98,217
views
views
68
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
97,838
views
views
69
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
94,786
views
views
70
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960)
94,576
views
views
71
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
94,445
views
views
72
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
94,267
views
views
73
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian scientist, president and statesman (1931–2015)
93,112
views
views
74
Johnny Carson
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005)
93,108
views
views
75
Pete Buttigieg
American politician (born 1982)
91,391
views
views
76
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
90,849
views
views
77
Saladin
Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (1137–1193)
89,735
views
views
78
Timur
the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)
87,854
views
views
79
Abdullah II of Jordan
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
87,494
views
views
80
Rock Hudson
American actor (1925–1985)
87,435
views
views
81
Jackie Robinson
American baseball player (1919–1972)
86,819
views
views
82
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
86,111
views
views
83
Felipe VI of Spain
King of Spain since 2014
84,888
views
views
84
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
84,277
views
views
85
Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010)
84,233
views
views
86
David
king of Israel and Judah
83,810
views
views
87
Gadi Eisenkot
Israeli military officer
83,370
views
views
88
Ibrahim Traoré
military leader of Burkina Faso since 2022
83,174
views
views
89
Audie Murphy
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
83,045
views
views
90
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
82,837
views
views
91
Chester A. Arthur
president of the United States from 1881 to 1885
82,683
views
views
92
Hannibal
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
81,362
views
views
93
R. Lee Ermey
American actor and soldier (1944–2018)
80,518
views
views
94
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
80,301
views
views
95
Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)
80,230
views
views
96
Suleiman the Magnificent
the tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
80,064
views
views
97
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010)
80,026
views
views
98
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)
80,004
views
views
99
Moses
Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt
79,511
views
views
100
Wright brothers
American aviation pioneers
79,402
views
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