Trending Archaeologists of all time
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: T. E. Lawrence.
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107,785
Total Views (of all time)
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T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
40,078
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2
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
5,924
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3
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
5,420
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4
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
4,053
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5
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
3,571
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6
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
2,982
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7
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
2,620
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8
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,492
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9
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
2,056
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10
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
1,881
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11
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
1,593
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12
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
1,584
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13
Madeleine Dellamonica
French egyptologist
1,444
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14
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
1,419
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15
Edward Drinker Cope
American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist (1840–1897)
1,344
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16
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
1,270
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17
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
1,066
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18
Charles Lyell
British geologist (1797–1875)
930
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19
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
834
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20
Flint Dibble
American archaeologist
823
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21
Gaston Maspero
French egyptologist (1846–1916)
731
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22
King Tut
fictional villain
727
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23
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
714
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24
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
672
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views
25
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
624
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26
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
British politician and leading member of the Conservative Party (1831-1890)
609
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27
Helen Geake
British archaeologist and politician
602
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28
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
578
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29
Alexander Avdonin
archeologist, founder of Nicholas II grave
555
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30
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
541
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views
31
Emmanuel de Rougé
French politician, philologist, and egyptologist (1811–1872)
531
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views
32
Lorraine Copeland
British archaeologist (1921–2013)
512
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33
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
492
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34
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
487
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35
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
484
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36
Richard D. Hansen
American archaeologist
457
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37
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
450
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38
Zheng Zhenxiang
Chinese archaeologist
446
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39
John Marshall
British archaeologist (1876–1958)
416
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40
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
404
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41
Frank Pope
British television presenter and archaeologist
399
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42
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Italian writer and archaeologist (born 1943)
397
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43
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
394
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44
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican painter, caricaturist and art historian (1904–1957)
394
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45
Scott D. Sampson
Canadian paleontologist
385
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46
Bertha Parker Pallan
American archaeologist (1907-1978)
365
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47
Herman Wirth
Dutch-German pseudohistian (1885-1981)
358
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48
Peter Bellwood
Australian archaeologist
338
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49
Salima Ikram
Pakistani egyptologist
338
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50
Bob Brier
American egyptologist
331
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views
51
Alberto Angela
Italian paleontologist, science communicator, writer and journalist (born 1962)
326
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52
Laurel Bestock
American Egyptologist, archaeologist, and academic
319
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53
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
307
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54
Frank Calvert
British archaeologist (1828–1908)
280
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55
Jack Drake
DC Comics character
279
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56
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
279
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57
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
267
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views
58
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
264
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59
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
256
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60
Arnold Walter Lawrence
British classical archaeologist (1900–1991)
250
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61
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)
247
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62
Sergey Uvarov
Russian noble who was a classical scholar and formulated the famous doctrine "Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality" to united many ethnicit
244
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63
Philip Langstaffe Ord Guy
British archaeologist
236
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64
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
227
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65
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
225
views
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66
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
221
views
views
67
Monica Hanna
Egyptian Egyptologist
212
views
views
68
Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
207
views
views
69
Henry De la Beche
English geologist, palaeontologist and Slave plantations owner (1796–1855)
204
views
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70
Dick Cole
British politician (born 1968)
203
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71
Frederick Catherwood
British Mesoamericanist, explorer, artist, architect, and photographer (1799-1854)
201
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72
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822–1892)
183
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73
Oscar White Muscarella
American archaeologist (1931–2022)
175
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74
Ernest Hébrard
French architect, archaeologist and urban planner (1875–1933)
171
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75
Lawrence Xu-Nan
Egyptologist, law student, and Green Party MP
170
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views
76
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
168
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77
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
166
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78
Dirk Pitt
fictional adventurer
166
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79
Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi
Muslim polymath
166
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80
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Ethiopian paleoanthropologist
165
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views
81
Kamal Salibi
Academic, writer, historian, researcher
161
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82
Émile Gilliéron
Swiss artist and archaeological draughtsman (1850–1924)
160
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83
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
15th-century Italian humanist and antiquarian
158
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84
Eberhard Zangger
German geoarchaeologist and communications consultant
155
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85
Chris Naunton
Egyptologist
153
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views
86
Ennio Quirino Visconti
Italian classical archaeologist (1751-1818)
153
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87
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
150
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88
Edward Frederic Benson
English novelist and writer (1867–1940)
148
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89
Isabel McBryde
Australian archaeologist
147
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90
Grafton Elliot Smith
Australian anatomist (1871–1937)
146
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91
John Goddard
American adventurer (1924–2013)
144
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92
Gabriel Barkay
Israeli archaeologist (1944–2026)
144
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93
Xu Xing
Chinese paleontologist
139
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94
Henry Salt
English artist, traveller, diplomat, and egyptologist (1780-1827)
138
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95
Doris Zemurray Stone
American Mesoamericanist (1909–1994)
137
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96
Turi King
Canadian-British academic
137
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97
Peter Sarris
British historian
132
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98
Austen Henry Layard
British politician (1817–1894)
131
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99
John William Dawson
Canadian geologist, principal of McGill University (1820–1899)
130
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views
100
Marie Stopes
British birth control campaigner and paleontologist (1880-1958)
123
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