Trending Scientists in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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32,384,666
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,029,485
views
views
2
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
1,766,799
views
views
3
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
1,519,324
views
views
4
Neem Karoli Baba
Hindu religious leader (c.1900–1973)
1,394,327
views
views
5
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
986,423
views
views
6
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
571,795
views
views
7
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
559,412
views
views
8
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
558,631
views
views
9
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
550,404
views
views
10
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
518,855
views
views
11
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
494,769
views
views
12
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
482,346
views
views
13
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
464,238
views
views
14
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
440,571
views
views
15
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
422,736
views
views
16
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
411,809
views
views
17
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
359,389
views
views
18
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
351,402
views
views
19
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
343,226
views
views
20
Tim Cook
American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
334,358
views
views
21
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
311,572
views
views
22
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
306,338
views
views
23
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
301,777
views
views
24
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
290,897
views
views
25
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
286,890
views
views
26
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
283,197
views
views
27
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
279,340
views
views
28
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
278,915
views
views
29
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
277,049
views
views
30
Wendell Berry
American writer, activist, and poet from Kentucky (1934-2026)
273,493
views
views
31
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
269,977
views
views
32
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
265,373
views
views
33
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
263,035
views
views
34
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
261,850
views
views
35
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
258,182
views
views
36
Ms. Rachel
American YouTuber and educator
257,772
views
views
37
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
255,383
views
views
38
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
255,291
views
views
39
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
254,552
views
views
40
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
251,252
views
views
41
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
248,138
views
views
42
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
246,035
views
views
43
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
245,851
views
views
44
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
241,490
views
views
45
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
239,935
views
views
46
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
239,359
views
views
47
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
238,870
views
views
48
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
237,927
views
views
49
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
227,482
views
views
50
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
226,430
views
views
51
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
226,006
views
views
52
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
224,984
views
views
53
Henry Murray
American psychologist and academic (1893–1988)
222,825
views
views
54
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
222,673
views
views
55
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
221,479
views
views
56
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
221,229
views
views
57
Rachael Gunn
Australian academic and former breakdancer
220,706
views
views
58
Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
220,472
views
views
59
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
219,708
views
views
60
Guy Gardner
DC Comics fictional character
219,058
views
views
61
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
217,413
views
views
62
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
215,753
views
views
63
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
212,505
views
views
64
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
210,745
views
views
65
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
210,720
views
views
66
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
209,991
views
views
67
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
209,357
views
views
68
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
209,281
views
views
69
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
208,586
views
views
70
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
207,248
views
views
71
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
203,413
views
views
72
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
202,556
views
views
73
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
199,840
views
views
74
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
197,293
views
views
75
Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
194,639
views
views
76
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
194,129
views
views
77
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
194,099
views
views
78
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
193,871
views
views
79
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
193,688
views
views
80
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
193,317
views
views
81
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
191,481
views
views
82
Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
189,909
views
views
83
Mister Sinister
fictional character in Marvel Comics
189,334
views
views
84
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
189,094
views
views
85
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James Stagg
British meteorologist (1900-1975)
188,164
views
views
86
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
187,184
views
views
87
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
186,240
views
views
88
Daniel Lewin
American-Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur
185,008
views
views
89
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
184,489
views
views
90
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
183,150
views
views
91
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
180,590
views
views
92
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
180,039
views
views
93
John McAfee
British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
178,933
views
views
94
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
178,576
views
views
95
Mychal Judge
American Friar Minor and 1st WTC victim (1933–2001)
178,450
views
views
96
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
178,019
views
views
97
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
177,241
views
views
98
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
176,009
views
views
99
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
175,664
views
views
100
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
175,557
views
views