Trending Archaeologists this week
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Jefferson.
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215,742
Total Views (this week)
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1
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743β1826)
22,731
views
views
2
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
19,335
views
views
3
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888β1935)
17,456
views
views
4
Lawrence Xu-Nan
Egyptologist, law student, and Green Party MP
9,790
views
views
5
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
7,798
views
views
6
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
5,783
views
views
7
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
5,712
views
views
8
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822β1890)
5,668
views
views
9
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867β1925)
3,885
views
views
10
Sara C. Bisel
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1932-1996)
3,084
views
views
11
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915β1981)
3,026
views
views
12
MacGyver
fictional character
2,918
views
views
13
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874β1939)
2,845
views
views
14
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
2,745
views
views
15
Catrine Jarman
archaeologist
2,672
views
views
16
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
2,503
views
views
17
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950β1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
2,418
views
views
18
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931β2020)
2,362
views
views
19
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799β1847)
2,295
views
views
20
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
2,287
views
views
21
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
2,279
views
views
22
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
2,195
views
views
23
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868β1926)
2,150
views
views
24
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
2,045
views
views
25
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 β 1840)
1,946
views
views
26
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
1,918
views
views
27
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
1,899
views
views
28
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
1,834
views
views
29
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
1,793
views
views
30
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858β1937)
1,788
views
views
31
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
1,769
views
views
32
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
1,736
views
views
33
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941β2002)
1,638
views
views
34
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
1,631
views
views
35
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
1,489
views
views
36
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
1,478
views
views
37
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
1,468
views
views
38
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
1,463
views
views
39
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825β1895)
1,400
views
views
40
Eric H. Cline
American archaeologist and historian
1,387
views
views
41
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
1,347
views
views
42
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
1,342
views
views
43
Frank Calvert
British archaeologist (1828β1908)
1,243
views
views
44
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
1,235
views
views
45
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717β1768)
1,169
views
views
46
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769β1832)
1,147
views
views
47
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
1,109
views
views
48
Khaled Asaad
Syrian archeologist
1,106
views
views
49
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875β1956)
1,095
views
views
50
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 β 1830)
1,093
views
views
51
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874β1947)
1,086
views
views
52
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
Philologist and archaeologist
1,059
views
views
53
Karl Otfried MΓΌller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797β1840)
1,051
views
views
54
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
1,028
views
views
55
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100β1165)
1,028
views
views
56
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
990
views
views
57
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
981
views
views
58
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
967
views
views
59
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915β2016)
961
views
views
60
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
953
views
views
61
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
943
views
views
62
AndrΓ© Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901β1976)
940
views
views
63
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
926
views
views
64
Franz Nopcsa von FelsΕ-SzilvΓ‘s
Hungarian noble and academic (1877-1933)
916
views
views
65
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
911
views
views
66
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
906
views
views
67
Ennio Quirino Visconti
Italian classical archaeologist (1751-1818)
901
views
views
68
Arthur Evans
British archaeologist and scholar (1851β1941)
879
views
views
69
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
876
views
views
70
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
875
views
views
71
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
864
views
views
72
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
859
views
views
73
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822β1892)
851
views
views
74
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
844
views
views
75
Clemente Marconi
Italian archaeologist and academic
817
views
views
76
Mick Aston
English archaeologist (1946β2013)
796
views
views
77
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892β1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
790
views
views
78
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
787
views
views
79
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
785
views
views
80
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933β1999)
778
views
views
81
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
768
views
views
82
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
746
views
views
83
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884β1964)
745
views
views
84
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
722
views
views
85
Robin Cormack
art historian
721
views
views
86
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
717
views
views
87
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
696
views
views
88
Boris de Rachewiltz
Italian-Russian Egyptologist
695
views
views
89
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
694
views
views
90
George Smith
English Assyriologist (1840β1876)
693
views
views
91
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
688
views
views
92
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
678
views
views
93
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853β1942)
677
views
views
94
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804β1892)
674
views
views
95
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
670
views
views
96
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823β1892)
667
views
views
97
Dirk Pitt
fictional adventurer
662
views
views
98
Sofia Schliemann
Greek archaeologist (1852β1932)
661
views
views
99
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807β1873)
658
views
views
100
King Tut
fictional villain
657
views
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