Trending Basketball Players — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed basketball players on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sophie Cunningham. Data as of 29 October 2026.
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Ranked
19,897,152
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Sophie Cunningham
American basketball player born 1996
814,799
views
views
2
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
771,304
views
views
3
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)
710,831
views
views
4
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
705,205
views
views
5
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
586,053
views
views
6
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
574,794
views
views
7
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
449,626
views
views
8
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
428,474
views
views
9
Caitlin Clark
American basketball player (born 2002)
412,934
views
views
10
Dennis Rodman
American basketball player (born 1961)
366,646
views
views
11
Kawhi Leonard
American basketball player (born 1991)
354,709
views
views
12
Stephen Curry
American basketball player (born 1988)
324,347
views
views
13
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
322,411
views
views
14
Mahershala Ali
American actor
319,121
views
views
15
Tom Selleck
American actor (born 1945)
312,076
views
views
16
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012)
281,001
views
views
17
Jalen Brunson
American basketball player (born 1996)
276,762
views
views
18
Kyle Singler
American basketball player (born 1988)
248,021
views
views
19
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
244,510
views
views
20
Klay Thompson
American basketball player (born 1990)
232,226
views
views
21
Natasha Cloud
American basketball player
231,684
views
views
22
Magic Johnson
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
229,923
views
views
23
Kevin Durant
American basketball player (born 1988)
228,730
views
views
24
Nick Nolte
American actor (born 1941)
224,971
views
views
25
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
224,758
views
views
26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
222,137
views
views
27
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player (born 1947)
210,995
views
views
28
Royce White
American basketball player (born 1991)
204,321
views
views
29
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
201,459
views
views
30
Russell Westbrook
American basketball player (born 1988)
200,131
views
views
31
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
199,738
views
views
32
Brittney Griner
American basketball player (born 1990)
196,289
views
views
33
Mitch Johnson
American basketball player and coach
195,064
views
views
34
A'ja Wilson
American basketball player (born 1996)
192,900
views
views
35
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach (born 1956)
180,352
views
views
36
Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player (born 1996)
176,628
views
views
37
Angel Reese
American basketball player (born 2002)
174,702
views
views
38
Lonzo Ball
American basketball player (born 1997)
173,180
views
views
39
Dylan Harper
American basketball player (born 2006)
168,104
views
views
40
Ja Morant
American basketball player (born 1999)
165,391
views
views
41
Marc Blucas
American actor
165,053
views
views
42
Breanna Stewart
American basketball player (born 1994)
164,458
views
views
43
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player (1936–1999)
164,130
views
views
44
LaMelo Ball
American basketball player (born 2001)
159,545
views
views
45
Paige Bueckers
American basketball player (born 2001)
158,542
views
views
46
Allen Iverson
American basketball player (born 1975)
156,513
views
views
47
Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
155,659
views
views
48
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
152,811
views
views
49
Chet Holmgren
American basketball player (born 2002)
150,225
views
views
50
George Floyd
African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
148,502
views
views
51
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player (born 1992)
143,824
views
views
52
Kane
American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
139,912
views
views
53
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
139,792
views
views
54
Bronny James
American basketball player (born 2004)
137,966
views
views
55
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Icelandic strongman and actor
135,628
views
views
56
Jaylen Brown
American basketball player (born 1996)
134,680
views
views
57
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach
132,940
views
views
58
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player (born 1984)
130,891
views
views
59
Charles Barkley
American basketball player (born 1963)
127,319
views
views
60
Nikola Jokić
Serbian basketball player (born 1995)
124,522
views
views
61
Tim Duncan
American basketball player (born 1976)
123,202
views
views
62
James Harden
American basketball player (born 1989)
123,181
views
views
63
Zhang Ziyu
Chinese basketball player (born 2007)
121,702
views
views
64
Dwyane Wade
American basketball player (born 1982)
120,585
views
views
65
Karl Malone
American basketball player (born 1963)
120,421
views
views
66
Robert Bobroczkyi
Romanian basketball player and actor (born 2000)
119,663
views
views
67
Karl-Anthony Towns
Dominican-American basketball player
118,813
views
views
68
Lamar Odom
American basketball player (born 1979)
116,978
views
views
69
Michael Sweetney
American basketball player (1982–2026)
114,911
views
views
70
Chris Paul
American basketball player (born 1985)
114,199
views
views
71
Marine Johannes
French basketball player (born 1995)
111,830
views
views
72
Iman Shumpert
American basketball player (born 1990)
111,284
views
views
73
Stephon Castle
American basketball player (born 2004)
110,005
views
views
74
J. Cole
American rapper and record producer (born 1985)
109,578
views
views
75
Julian Champagnie
American basketball player (born 2001)
107,889
views
views
76
Phil Jackson
American basketball player, coach and executive
107,380
views
views
77
Ron Harper
American basketball player (born 1964)
107,284
views
views
78
Delonte West
American basketball player (born 1983)
106,664
views
views
79
Olivia Miles
American basketball player (born 2003)
105,126
views
views
80
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953)
105,013
views
views
81
Bob Pettit
American basketball player and coach (1932–2026)
104,553
views
views
82
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player (born 1965)
104,198
views
views
83
Jason Williams
American basketball player (born 1975)
103,629
views
views
84
Derrick Rose
American basketball player (born 1988)
102,320
views
views
85
Cooper Flagg
American basketball player (born 2006)
102,215
views
views
86
Muggsy Bogues
American basketball player-coach
102,121
views
views
87
Layshia Clarendon
American basketball player (born 1991)
101,271
views
views
88
Joshua Turek
American politician and wheelchair basketball player
99,493
views
views
89
Oscar Schmidt
Brazilian basketball player (1958–2026)
98,097
views
views
90
Dirk Nowitzki
German basketball player (born 1978)
97,927
views
views
91
Dwight Howard
American basketball player (born 1985)
97,275
views
views
92
Jonathan Kuminga
Congolese basketball player
96,089
views
views
93
Damian Lillard
American basketball player (born 1990)
95,829
views
views
94
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
95,634
views
views
95
DeAndre Hopkins
American football player (born 1992)
95,330
views
views
96
Michael Beasley
American basketball player (born 1989)
93,502
views
views
97
Anthony Edwards
American basketball player (born 2001)
93,430
views
views
98
Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian-American basketball player
93,070
views
views
99
Jimmy Butler
American basketball player (born 1989)
92,651
views
views
100
Steve Nash
Canadian basketball player and coach
92,591
views
views