Trending Archaeologists — all time
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Richard E. Grant. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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2,108,700
Total Views (all time)
Country
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1
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
815,041
views
views
2
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
156,506
views
views
3
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
141,639
views
views
4
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
63,743
views
views
5
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
33,968
views
views
6
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
30,781
views
views
7
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
26,321
views
views
8
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
24,508
views
views
9
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
24,051
views
views
10
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
21,721
views
views
11
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
20,971
views
views
12
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
19,265
views
views
13
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
19,037
views
views
14
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
17,619
views
views
15
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
16,737
views
views
16
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
16,525
views
views
17
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
16,191
views
views
18
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
15,766
views
views
19
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
15,179
views
views
20
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
14,666
views
views
21
MacGyver
fictional character
14,339
views
views
22
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
14,022
views
views
23
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
13,977
views
views
24
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
13,806
views
views
25
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972)
13,515
views
views
26
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
13,452
views
views
27
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
12,709
views
views
28
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
12,408
views
views
29
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
12,223
views
views
30
Cat Jarman
archaeologist
11,886
views
views
31
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
11,852
views
views
32
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
11,437
views
views
33
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
11,166
views
views
34
Miguel Rivera Dorado
Spanish writer and archaeologist
10,948
views
views
35
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
10,827
views
views
36
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
10,696
views
views
37
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
10,530
views
views
38
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
10,278
views
views
39
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
9,988
views
views
40
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
9,864
views
views
41
Sakuji Yoshimura
Japanese Egyptologist
9,452
views
views
42
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
9,199
views
views
43
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
9,139
views
views
44
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
9,075
views
views
45
Henning Wrede
German classical archaeologist
8,972
views
views
46
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
8,847
views
views
47
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
8,834
views
views
48
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
8,584
views
views
49
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
8,294
views
views
50
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
8,268
views
views
51
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
8,236
views
views
52
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
8,156
views
views
53
Alberto Angela
Italian paleontologist, science communicator, writer and journalist (born 1962)
8,035
views
views
54
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
7,761
views
views
55
Jan Smit
Dutch paleontologist (born 1948)
7,463
views
views
56
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
7,390
views
views
57
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
7,385
views
views
58
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
7,379
views
views
59
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
7,285
views
views
60
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
7,235
views
views
61
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
7,189
views
views
62
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
6,916
views
views
63
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
6,655
views
views
64
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
6,381
views
views
65
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
6,369
views
views
66
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
6,237
views
views
67
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
6,183
views
views
68
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
6,013
views
views
69
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
5,943
views
views
70
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
5,937
views
views
71
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
5,927
views
views
72
Gerta Keller
American geologist and paleontologist
5,531
views
views
73
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
5,499
views
views
74
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Russian Orientalist
5,235
views
views
75
Shinichi Fujimura
Japanese amateur archaeologist
5,220
views
views
76
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
5,206
views
views
77
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
4,865
views
views
78
Yoshihiro Senda
Japanese archaeologist
4,750
views
views
79
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
4,720
views
views
80
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
4,368
views
views
81
Christian Jacq
French author and egyptologist
4,358
views
views
82
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
4,315
views
views
83
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
4,277
views
views
84
Arthur Evans
British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)
4,210
views
views
85
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
4,131
views
views
86
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
4,055
views
views
87
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
4,053
views
views
88
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
4,012
views
views
89
Evelyn O'Connell
character from the 1999 film The Mummy
3,999
views
views
90
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
3,986
views
views
91
Joseph Orbeli
Soviet orientalist (1887–1961)
3,980
views
views
92
George Smith
English Assyriologist (1840–1876)
3,951
views
views
93
Glenn Cooper
American author
3,857
views
views
94
R. G. Collingwood
British historian and philosopher (1889–1943)
3,736
views
views
95
William Buckland
English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)
3,735
views
views
96
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
3,733
views
views
97
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
3,539
views
views
98
Sofia Schliemann
Greek archaeologist (1852–1932)
3,509
views
views
99
Pirulla
Brazilian paleontologist and YouTuber
3,500
views
views
100
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
3,473
views
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