Trending Archaeologists — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Jefferson. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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3,688,035
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
365,100
views
views
2
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
360,647
views
views
3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
241,487
views
views
4
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
224,731
views
views
5
Cat Jarman
archaeologist
152,334
views
views
6
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
90,145
views
views
7
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
89,706
views
views
8
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
69,511
views
views
9
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
67,295
views
views
10
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
60,534
views
views
11
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
57,247
views
views
12
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
50,145
views
views
13
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
49,445
views
views
14
Alison Frantz
American archaeologist (1903–1995)
48,287
views
views
15
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
47,514
views
views
16
Miguel Rivera Dorado
Spanish writer and archaeologist
40,128
views
views
17
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
40,084
views
views
18
MacGyver
fictional character
38,022
views
views
19
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
37,652
views
views
20
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
36,898
views
views
21
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
36,596
views
views
22
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
35,016
views
views
23
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
34,966
views
views
24
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
34,785
views
views
25
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
34,220
views
views
26
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
33,563
views
views
27
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
32,908
views
views
28
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
32,637
views
views
29
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
32,374
views
views
30
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
31,791
views
views
31
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
31,056
views
views
32
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
30,942
views
views
33
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
30,924
views
views
34
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
30,400
views
views
35
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
30,148
views
views
36
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
29,031
views
views
37
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
27,157
views
views
38
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
26,073
views
views
39
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
26,036
views
views
40
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
25,450
views
views
41
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
25,367
views
views
42
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
25,320
views
views
43
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
24,334
views
views
44
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
23,871
views
views
45
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
23,537
views
views
46
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
22,767
views
views
47
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
22,520
views
views
48
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
22,269
views
views
49
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
22,187
views
views
50
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
21,227
views
views
51
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
20,463
views
views
52
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
19,782
views
views
53
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
19,649
views
views
54
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
18,936
views
views
55
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
18,317
views
views
56
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
18,067
views
views
57
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
17,778
views
views
58
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
17,767
views
views
59
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
17,737
views
views
60
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
17,009
views
views
61
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
16,809
views
views
62
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
16,067
views
views
63
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
15,713
views
views
64
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
14,946
views
views
65
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
14,545
views
views
66
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972)
14,042
views
views
67
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
13,971
views
views
68
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
13,625
views
views
69
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
13,210
views
views
70
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
13,002
views
views
71
Khaled Asaad
Syrian archeologist
12,911
views
views
72
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
12,660
views
views
73
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
12,534
views
views
74
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
12,365
views
views
75
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
12,242
views
views
76
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
12,183
views
views
77
Khaled al-Anani
Director-General of UNESCO, Egyptian politician and Egyptologist
11,962
views
views
78
Lawrence Xu-Nan
Egyptologist, law student, and Green Party MP
11,596
views
views
79
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
11,375
views
views
80
Shinichi Fujimura
Japanese amateur archaeologist
11,344
views
views
81
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
11,297
views
views
82
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
11,176
views
views
83
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
Philologist and archaeologist (1771–1858)
11,157
views
views
84
Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
10,961
views
views
85
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
10,951
views
views
86
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822–1892)
10,919
views
views
87
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
10,877
views
views
88
Hormuzd Rassam
Iraqi archaeologist (1826–1910)
10,759
views
views
89
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
10,724
views
views
90
Wonder Woman
DC Extended Universe character
10,542
views
views
91
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
10,482
views
views
92
Ennio Quirino Visconti
Italian classical archaeologist (1751-1818)
10,250
views
views
93
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)
10,099
views
views
94
Otto Hirschfeld
Prussian and German historian (1843–1922)
10,041
views
views
95
Hester Stanhope
noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)
9,984
views
views
96
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
9,970
views
views
97
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
9,742
views
views
98
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
9,737
views
views
99
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
9,710
views
views
100
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
9,666
views
views