Trending Scientists in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolly Parton. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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66,246,992
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
14,015,169
views
views
2
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
2,490,374
views
views
3
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
2,352,299
views
views
4
Abdul El-Sayed
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
2,091,787
views
views
5
Neem Karoli Baba
Hindu religious leader (c.1900–1973)
1,709,206
views
views
6
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
1,653,801
views
views
7
Jason Arday
British academic (1985–2026)
1,620,252
views
views
8
James Talarico
American politician and former teacher
794,304
views
views
9
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
786,846
views
views
10
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
743,152
views
views
11
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
710,215
views
views
12
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
674,373
views
views
13
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
653,077
views
views
14
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
643,830
views
views
15
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
612,504
views
views
16
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
604,689
views
views
17
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
596,983
views
views
18
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
591,612
views
views
19
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
591,395
views
views
20
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
576,579
views
views
21
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
564,413
views
views
22
Jean Grey
fictional character in Marvel Comics
563,413
views
views
23
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
553,071
views
views
24
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
547,934
views
views
25
Anthony Fauci
5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022
531,926
views
views
26
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
531,657
views
views
27
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
520,722
views
views
28
Mark Carney
24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
505,655
views
views
29
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
505,242
views
views
30
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
503,885
views
views
31
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
496,978
views
views
32
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
490,522
views
views
33
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
477,935
views
views
34
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
472,679
views
views
35
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
469,736
views
views
36
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
468,975
views
views
37
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
463,550
views
views
38
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
461,163
views
views
39
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American politician (born 1989)
454,184
views
views
40
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
452,363
views
views
41
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
450,326
views
views
42
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
445,227
views
views
43
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
443,727
views
views
44
Tim Cook
American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
443,456
views
views
45
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
442,051
views
views
46
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
435,537
views
views
47
Wladimir Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
434,560
views
views
48
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
409,233
views
views
49
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
406,190
views
views
50
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
405,386
views
views
51
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
401,410
views
views
52
Luigi Mangione
American who killed Brian Thompson
399,629
views
views
53
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
398,574
views
views
54
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
397,645
views
views
55
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
396,233
views
views
56
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
393,874
views
views
57
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
392,849
views
views
58
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
391,037
views
views
59
Kevin Keegan
English association football player and manager (1951–2026)
390,014
views
views
60
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
385,778
views
views
61
Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
383,850
views
views
62
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
368,902
views
views
63
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
367,820
views
views
64
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
367,653
views
views
65
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
362,326
views
views
66
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
359,324
views
views
67
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
359,195
views
views
68
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
359,182
views
views
69
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
357,291
views
views
70
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
356,607
views
views
71
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
353,516
views
views
72
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
353,291
views
views
73
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
352,587
views
views
74
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
352,049
views
views
75
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
351,634
views
views
76
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
351,286
views
views
77
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
347,933
views
views
78
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
343,924
views
views
79
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
343,763
views
views
80
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
343,728
views
views
81
Ms. Rachel
American YouTuber and educator
338,415
views
views
82
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
338,119
views
views
83
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
335,523
views
views
84
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
331,480
views
views
85
Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
327,126
views
views
86
J. K. Rowling
English author (born 1965)
325,877
views
views
87
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
324,085
views
views
88
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
321,885
views
views
89
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
318,170
views
views
90
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
317,957
views
views
91
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
311,082
views
views
92
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
309,327
views
views
93
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
306,876
views
views
94
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
305,495
views
views
95
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
303,965
views
views
96
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
302,640
views
views
97
Guy Gardner
DC Comics fictional character
299,916
views
views
98
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
297,710
views
views
99
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
292,904
views
views
100
Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
291,393
views
views