Trending Athletes — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed athletes on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ansel Adams. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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77,566,375
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
2,494,665
views
views
2
Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstani tennis player
2,258,660
views
views
3
Ben Shelton
American tennis player (born 2002)
2,257,951
views
views
4
Alexander Zverev
German tennis player (born 1997)
2,162,200
views
views
5
Lionel Messi
Argentine association football player (born 1987)
2,027,177
views
views
6
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese association football player (born 1985)
1,889,037
views
views
7
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarusian tennis player
1,662,175
views
views
8
Erling Haaland
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
1,368,174
views
views
9
Pac
English professional wrestler (1986–2026)
1,301,635
views
views
10
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
1,215,020
views
views
11
Case Keenum
American football player (born 1988)
1,172,395
views
views
12
John Tuggle
Player of American football (1961-1986)
1,083,718
views
views
13
Kylian Mbappé
French footballer (born 1998)
1,081,196
views
views
14
Zion Suzuki
American-Japanese association footballer
1,030,614
views
views
15
Lamine Yamal
Spanish association football player (born 2007)
992,546
views
views
16
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Justin Verlander
American baseball pitcher (born 1983)
983,963
views
views
17
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
975,781
views
views
18
Trinity Rodman
American soccer player
962,906
views
views
19
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player
954,467
views
views
20
Frances Tiafoe
American tennis player
876,096
views
views
21
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
851,346
views
views
22
Jason Statham
English actor (born 1967)
829,916
views
views
23
Lane Kiffin
American football coach
826,558
views
views
24
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
825,936
views
views
25
Sophie Cunningham
American basketball player born 1996
814,799
views
views
26
Ryan Garcia
American boxer
794,006
views
views
27
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
791,828
views
views
28
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
771,304
views
views
29
Kimi Antonelli
Italian F1 driver 67
768,583
views
views
30
Neymar
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
754,541
views
views
31
Sergey Sosedov
Russian journalist and entertainer (1968—2026)
745,789
views
views
32
Carlos Alcaraz
Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
744,833
views
views
33
Raphinha
Brazilian association football player (born 1996)
736,457
views
views
34
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)
710,831
views
views
35
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
710,382
views
views
36
Arch Manning
American football player (born 2004)
709,071
views
views
37
Coco Gauff
US American tennis player (born 2004)
707,188
views
views
38
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
705,205
views
views
39
Isao Harimoto
South Korean-Japanese professional baseball player, baseball critic, baseball commentator (1940–2026)
703,893
views
views
40
Bryan Shelton
American tennis coach and former player (born 1965)
685,657
views
views
41
Vinnie Jones
British footballer and actor
684,443
views
views
42
Nirmal Purja
Nepali‑born English mountaineer (1983–2026)
683,238
views
views
43
Pep Guardiola
Spanish association football manager and player (born 1971)
683,060
views
views
44
Novak Djokovic
Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
667,799
views
views
45
Harry Kane
English association football player (born 1993)
658,433
views
views
46
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
651,073
views
views
47
Michael Olise
English-French footballer (born 2001)
649,718
views
views
48
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
640,719
views
views
49
O. J. Simpson
American football player and actor (1947–2024)
635,546
views
views
50
Jessica Pegula
US American tennis player
629,962
views
views
51
Aaron Rodgers
American football player (born 1983)
625,572
views
views
52
Karim Adeyemi
Germany footballer (born 2002)
622,832
views
views
53
Prichard Colón jr
Puerto sigma boxer (1992-2026)
619,316
views
views
54
Ronaldinho
Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
613,919
views
views
55
Zinedine Zidane
French association football player and coach
607,382
views
views
56
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
602,527
views
views
57
JJ Gabriel
English footballer
599,863
views
views
58
William, Prince of Wales
heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth Realms
594,179
views
views
59
Dwayne Johnson
American actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)
593,516
views
views
60
Matthias Jaissle
German association football player and manager
589,566
views
views
61
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
586,053
views
views
62
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)
579,790
views
views
63
Enzo Maresca
Italian football manager
575,021
views
views
64
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
574,794
views
views
65
Jannik Sinner
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
570,512
views
views
66
Robert Lewandowski
Polish association football player (born 1988)
565,763
views
views
67
Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
561,592
views
views
68
Jürgen Klopp
German association football manager (born 1967)
553,389
views
views
69
Mohamed Salah
Egyptian association football player (born 1992)
551,981
views
views
70
Lewis Hamilton
British racing driver
551,474
views
views
71
Gianni Infantino
Swiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator
542,784
views
views
72
Bradley Barcola
French footballer (born 2002)
539,790
views
views
73
Alexandra Eala
Filipino tennis player
538,119
views
views
74
Ferran Torres
Spanish footballer (born 2000)
535,473
views
views
75
Travis Kelce
American football player (born 1989)
534,887
views
views
76
Arman Tsarukyan
Armenian mixed martial artist (born 1996)
531,672
views
views
77
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
527,875
views
views
78
Enzo Fernández
Argentine footballer (born 2001)
526,548
views
views
79
Ronaldo
Brazilian association football player (born 1976)
523,874
views
views
80
Iva Jovic
US American tennis player
523,661
views
views
81
Yan Diomande
Ivorian footballer
523,354
views
views
82
Jude Bellingham
English footballer (born 2003)
522,905
views
views
83
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021)
522,594
views
views
84
Emiliano Martínez
Argentine footballer (born 1992)
512,008
views
views
85
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
510,668
views
views
86
Gabriel Jesus
Brazilian association football player
508,499
views
views
87
Sandro Mazzola
Italian association football player (1942–2026)
507,509
views
views
88
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
506,071
views
views
89
Wladimir Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
501,224
views
views
90
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
500,249
views
views
91
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
493,074
views
views
92
Tom Brady
American football player (born 1977)
490,300
views
views
93
Stephen Eustáquio
Canadian soccer player
490,051
views
views
94
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
489,083
views
views
95
Raheem Sterling
English association football player (born 1994)
486,818
views
views
96
Patrick Swayze
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
484,198
views
views
97
Emma Navarro
US American tennis player
484,168
views
views
98
Josh Allen
American football player (born 1996)
484,035
views
views
99
Aaron Donald
American football player (born 1991)
483,289
views
views
100
Kenneth Walker III
American football player (born 2000)
480,064
views
views