Trending Philosophers in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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20,659,725
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,352,299
views
views
2
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
710,215
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
503,885
views
views
4
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
468,975
views
views
5
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
367,653
views
views
6
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
359,182
views
views
7
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
357,291
views
views
8
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
335,523
views
views
9
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
321,885
views
views
10
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
318,170
views
views
11
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
311,082
views
views
12
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
309,327
views
views
13
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
305,495
views
views
14
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
290,760
views
views
15
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
288,219
views
views
16
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
285,378
views
views
17
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
274,269
views
views
18
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
271,756
views
views
19
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
271,488
views
views
20
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
269,533
views
views
21
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
261,152
views
views
22
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
261,124
views
views
23
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
248,194
views
views
24
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
247,632
views
views
25
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
242,624
views
views
26
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
239,350
views
views
27
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
233,744
views
views
28
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
226,661
views
views
29
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
207,955
views
views
30
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
205,065
views
views
31
Henry Rollins
American musician
204,533
views
views
32
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
201,652
views
views
33
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
195,884
views
views
34
Krishna
Hindu deity
194,854
views
views
35
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
188,444
views
views
36
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
187,451
views
views
37
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
180,917
views
views
38
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
178,080
views
views
39
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
173,779
views
views
40
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
169,558
views
views
41
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
168,022
views
views
42
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
162,880
views
views
43
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
159,347
views
views
44
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer (1891–1956)
158,118
views
views
45
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
155,135
views
views
46
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
154,874
views
views
47
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
153,246
views
views
48
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
151,964
views
views
49
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
148,952
views
views
50
Ram Dass
American spiritual teacher, author and psychologist
148,507
views
views
51
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
148,231
views
views
52
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
148,211
views
views
53
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
147,575
views
views
54
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
147,395
views
views
55
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
142,129
views
views
56
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
140,882
views
views
57
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
140,353
views
views
58
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.
138,526
views
views
59
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007)
136,688
views
views
60
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
135,782
views
views
61
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
135,001
views
views
62
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
134,469
views
views
63
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
133,386
views
views
64
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
132,761
views
views
65
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
130,816
views
views
66
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
129,009
views
views
67
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
128,271
views
views
68
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
126,756
views
views
69
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
126,560
views
views
70
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
123,808
views
views
71
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
121,428
views
views
72
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
120,951
views
views
73
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
120,420
views
views
74
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
119,567
views
views
75
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
117,611
views
views
76
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
114,209
views
views
77
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
114,063
views
views
78
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
111,145
views
views
79
John Kerry
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
110,723
views
views
80
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
110,680
views
views
81
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
110,043
views
views
82
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
109,853
views
views
83
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
109,625
views
views
84
Jesse Ventura
American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)
105,418
views
views
85
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
105,333
views
views
86
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
102,232
views
views
87
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
101,479
views
views
88
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
101,121
views
views
89
Richard Dawkins
English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
100,581
views
views
90
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
100,522
views
views
91
Zack de la Rocha
American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
98,568
views
views
92
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
97,326
views
views
93
Lewis Carroll
British author and scholar (1832–1898)
95,989
views
views
94
Angela Davis
American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
95,956
views
views
95
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
95,026
views
views
96
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
93,088
views
views
97
Christine Grady
nurse-bioethicist and researcher
92,512
views
views
98
Adam Smith
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
92,232
views
views
99
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
91,756
views
views
100
Michael Stipe
American musician (born 1960)
91,576
views
views