Trending Scientists in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed scientists this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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56,452
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist (1958–2009)
5,819
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Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
3,475
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3
Isadora Duncan
American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927)
2,597
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4
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
1,670
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5
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
1,604
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6
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
1,454
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7
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
1,394
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8
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
1,231
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9
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
1,179
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10
Abdul El-Sayed
American public health professor
1,015
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11
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
927
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12
Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
882
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13
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
803
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14
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
732
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15
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
714
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16
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
707
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17
Jane Hawking
British author
529
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18
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
514
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19
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
512
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20
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
512
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21
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
511
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22
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
502
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23
Ken Jennings
American game show contestant, host, and writer
500
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24
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
490
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views
25
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
486
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26
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
478
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27
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
468
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28
William Mapother
American actor
460
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29
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
460
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30
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
459
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31
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
454
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32
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
453
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33
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
445
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34
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
442
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35
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
435
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36
Kevin Warsh
American governor of the Federal Reserve Board
433
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37
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
415
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38
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
414
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39
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
413
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40
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
412
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41
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
410
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42
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
404
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43
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
400
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44
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
390
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45
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
390
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46
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
382
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47
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
376
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48
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
372
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49
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
371
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50
Miatta Fahnbulleh
liberian-born british economist and politician
371
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51
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
368
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52
Alec Guinness
British actor (1914–2000)
362
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53
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
355
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54
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
347
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55
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
344
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views
56
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles
337
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57
Jiang Xueqin
Chinese-Canadian educator known for geopolitical predictions
337
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58
Maya Higa
American conservationist, falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, and Twitch streamer
334
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59
Richard Attenborough
British actor (1923–2014)
331
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60
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
331
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61
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
331
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62
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
331
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63
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
331
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64
Rachel Dolezal
American transracial activist
329
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65
Lucy Hawking
English journalist and novelist
325
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66
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
325
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67
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
320
views
views
68
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
319
views
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69
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
318
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70
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
310
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71
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
309
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72
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
306
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73
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
305
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74
Gad Saad
Canadian psychologist (b. 1964)
303
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75
Greg Davies
Welsh stand-up comedian and actor
301
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76
Virginia Foxx
United States Representative from North Carolina since 2005
297
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77
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
296
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views
78
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
291
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79
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
289
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80
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
288
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views
81
Andy Weir
American writer (born 1972)
288
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82
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
286
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83
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
284
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84
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
284
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85
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
284
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86
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
283
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87
Thomas Sowell
American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
282
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88
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
281
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89
Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
280
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90
Gisella Perl
gynecologist and author (1907–1988)
277
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91
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
276
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92
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
275
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93
David Foster
Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter
274
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94
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
271
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95
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
270
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96
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
270
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97
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
266
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98
Gilda Radner
American actress and comedian (1946–1989)
262
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99
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
262
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100
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
261
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