Trending Philosophers in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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13,090,369
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,029,485
views
views
2
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
482,346
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
290,897
views
views
4
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
279,340
views
views
5
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
226,430
views
views
6
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
212,505
views
views
7
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
194,129
views
views
8
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
193,871
views
views
9
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
193,688
views
views
10
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
193,317
views
views
11
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
186,240
views
views
12
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
184,489
views
views
13
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
183,150
views
views
14
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
176,009
views
views
15
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
175,664
views
views
16
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
175,557
views
views
17
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
168,737
views
views
18
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
167,802
views
views
19
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
167,260
views
views
20
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
165,189
views
views
21
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
164,228
views
views
22
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
155,567
views
views
23
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
151,962
views
views
24
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
145,943
views
views
25
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
145,090
views
views
26
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
143,858
views
views
27
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
141,721
views
views
28
Krishna
Hindu deity
132,917
views
views
29
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
130,400
views
views
30
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
128,729
views
views
31
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
125,696
views
views
32
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
123,287
views
views
33
Henry Rollins
American musician
121,536
views
views
34
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
115,932
views
views
35
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
115,238
views
views
36
Ram Dass
American spiritual teacher, author and psychologist
111,560
views
views
37
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
106,111
views
views
38
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
104,769
views
views
39
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
101,533
views
views
40
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
99,345
views
views
41
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
98,547
views
views
42
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
98,315
views
views
43
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
97,506
views
views
44
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
96,167
views
views
45
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
95,792
views
views
46
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
92,071
views
views
47
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
91,984
views
views
48
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
90,512
views
views
49
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
89,449
views
views
50
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
89,448
views
views
51
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
88,614
views
views
52
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
88,414
views
views
53
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
87,482
views
views
54
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
87,455
views
views
55
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
87,144
views
views
56
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
84,707
views
views
57
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer (1891–1956)
84,241
views
views
58
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
83,619
views
views
59
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
83,562
views
views
60
James Orr
British theologian and political activist
80,691
views
views
61
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
80,204
views
views
62
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
79,562
views
views
63
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
77,050
views
views
64
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007)
77,048
views
views
65
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
76,906
views
views
66
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
76,862
views
views
67
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
74,727
views
views
68
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
74,474
views
views
69
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915)
74,248
views
views
70
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
74,073
views
views
71
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
73,195
views
views
72
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
72,779
views
views
73
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
71,952
views
views
74
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
70,555
views
views
75
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
70,127
views
views
76
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
70,121
views
views
77
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
69,951
views
views
78
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
69,464
views
views
79
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
69,376
views
views
80
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
68,774
views
views
81
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
67,438
views
views
82
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
67,375
views
views
83
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
66,044
views
views
84
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007) Un gran hombre en la vida militar.
65,178
views
views
85
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
64,944
views
views
86
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
64,095
views
views
87
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
62,736
views
views
88
John Kerry
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
62,550
views
views
89
Francis Fukuyama
American political scientist, political economist, and author
60,995
views
views
90
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
59,617
views
views
91
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
58,844
views
views
92
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
58,797
views
views
93
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
58,484
views
views
94
Adam Smith
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
58,417
views
views
95
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
57,091
views
views
96
Zack de la Rocha
American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
56,286
views
views
97
William Blake
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
55,967
views
views
98
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
55,907
views
views
99
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
55,656
views
views
100
Curtis Yarvin
American far-right political theorist and computer scientist
55,253
views
views