Trending Archaeologists — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Richard E. Grant. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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605,536
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
64,082
views
views
2
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
62,173
views
views
3
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
56,160
views
views
4
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
49,689
views
views
5
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
22,816
views
views
6
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
20,958
views
views
7
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
13,584
views
views
8
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
12,106
views
views
9
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
9,893
views
views
10
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
9,254
views
views
11
Henning Wrede
German classical archaeologist
8,204
views
views
12
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
7,821
views
views
13
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
7,714
views
views
14
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
7,688
views
views
15
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
7,002
views
views
16
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
6,691
views
views
17
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
6,061
views
views
18
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
5,808
views
views
19
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
5,721
views
views
20
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
5,487
views
views
21
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
5,239
views
views
22
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
5,170
views
views
23
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
5,092
views
views
24
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
4,878
views
views
25
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
4,659
views
views
26
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972)
4,499
views
views
27
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
4,487
views
views
28
MacGyver
fictional character
4,435
views
views
29
Jonathan Joestar
main character in part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
4,361
views
views
30
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
4,325
views
views
31
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
4,269
views
views
32
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
4,265
views
views
33
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
4,106
views
views
34
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
4,044
views
views
35
Miguel Rivera Dorado
Spanish writer and archaeologist
3,868
views
views
36
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
3,840
views
views
37
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
3,823
views
views
38
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
3,742
views
views
39
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
3,732
views
views
40
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
3,699
views
views
41
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
3,626
views
views
42
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
3,569
views
views
43
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
3,565
views
views
44
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
3,560
views
views
45
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
3,473
views
views
46
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
3,423
views
views
47
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
3,339
views
views
48
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
3,331
views
views
49
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
3,237
views
views
50
Alberto Angela
Italian paleontologist, science communicator, writer and journalist (born 1962)
3,234
views
views
51
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
3,041
views
views
52
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
2,999
views
views
53
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2,948
views
views
54
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
2,706
views
views
55
Shinichi Fujimura
Japanese amateur archaeologist
2,552
views
views
56
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
2,485
views
views
57
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
2,417
views
views
58
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
2,416
views
views
59
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
2,353
views
views
60
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
2,305
views
views
61
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
2,255
views
views
62
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
2,191
views
views
63
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
2,163
views
views
64
Oleh Olzhych
Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and prehistorian (1907-1944)
2,092
views
views
65
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
2,076
views
views
66
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
2,069
views
views
67
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
2,044
views
views
68
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
2,041
views
views
69
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
2,038
views
views
70
Cat Jarman
archaeologist
1,989
views
views
71
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
1,870
views
views
72
Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
Italian archaeologist and art historian (1900-1975)
1,869
views
views
73
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
1,853
views
views
74
Yusef Majidzadeh
Iranian archaeologist
1,784
views
views
75
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
1,780
views
views
76
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
1,764
views
views
77
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
1,751
views
views
78
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,724
views
views
79
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
1,707
views
views
80
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
1,702
views
views
81
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
1,701
views
views
82
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
1,698
views
views
83
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
1,658
views
views
84
Carlos Blanco Pérez
Spanish writer
1,622
views
views
85
Jan Smit
Dutch paleontologist (born 1948)
1,618
views
views
86
Christian Jacq
French author and egyptologist
1,614
views
views
87
Jacques Cinq-Mars
Canadian archaeologist
1,603
views
views
88
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
1,555
views
views
89
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
1,554
views
views
90
George Smith
English Assyriologist (1840–1876)
1,547
views
views
91
Joann Fletcher
British egyptologist
1,528
views
views
92
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
1,509
views
views
93
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
1,491
views
views
94
Michael Ben-Ari
Israeli politician
1,485
views
views
95
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
1,458
views
views
96
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
1,430
views
views
97
Madelaine Böhme
German palaeontologist
1,430
views
views
98
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
1,427
views
views
99
Glenn Cooper
American author
1,422
views
views
100
Arthur Evans
British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)
1,400
views
views