Trending Film Directors — the 7 days to 31 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed film directors on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 31 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Patrick Stewart. Data as of 31 October 2026.
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Ranked
16,665,076
Total Views (the 7 days to 31 October 2026)
1
Patrick Stewart
English actor (1940–2026)
5,313,536
views
views
2
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
330,932
views
views
3
Tom Skerritt
American actor (1933–2026)
269,826
views
views
4
Ryū Murakami
Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
263,558
views
views
5
Justine Lupe
American actress
244,931
views
views
6
Noah Wyle
American actor (born 1971)
236,557
views
views
7
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
232,292
views
views
8
Paul Bettany
British actor (born 1971)
226,775
views
views
9
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
209,928
views
views
10
Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor
206,326
views
views
11
Tim Daly
American actor (born 1956)
205,876
views
views
12
Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
203,378
views
views
13
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress and producer (born 1990)
189,896
views
views
14
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor (1968–2010)
167,852
views
views
15
Miranda Hart
English comedian
160,816
views
views
16
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
158,111
views
views
17
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
155,990
views
views
18
Callum Turner
English actor
154,270
views
views
19
Dick Ebersol
American television executive
151,248
views
views
20
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
147,248
views
views
21
Lance Oppenheim
American film director
139,679
views
views
22
Mike Flanagan
American filmmaker (born 1978)
135,242
views
views
23
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
133,470
views
views
24
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
128,668
views
views
25
Gary Oldman
British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
127,999
views
views
26
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
124,084
views
views
27
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
119,762
views
views
28
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
119,172
views
views
29
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
117,104
views
views
30
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
115,773
views
views
31
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
113,522
views
views
32
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Travis Knight
American animator, producer, director, and former rapper
109,893
views
views
33
Olivia Wilde
American actress and film director (born 1984)
108,795
views
views
34
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
108,212
views
views
35
Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
107,826
views
views
36
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
106,722
views
views
37
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
106,495
views
views
38
Dax Shepard
American podcaster and actor
104,916
views
views
39
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
103,209
views
views
40
Cate Blanchett
Australian actor and producer (born 1969)
101,298
views
views
41
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
100,257
views
views
42
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
100,080
views
views
43
Leonard Nimoy
American actor (1931–2015)
100,077
views
views
44
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
99,441
views
views
45
Julia Stiles
American actress
99,362
views
views
46
Robin Givens
American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964)
98,356
views
views
47
Jason Momoa
American actor (born 1979)
97,945
views
views
48
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
96,706
views
views
49
Stanley Tucci
American actor and author (born 1960)
95,062
views
views
50
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
94,781
views
views
51
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
94,677
views
views
52
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
92,317
views
views
53
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
91,655
views
views
54
Woody Harrelson
American actor (born 1961)
91,098
views
views
55
Romola Garai
British actress
90,526
views
views
56
Emma Thompson
English actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
89,633
views
views
57
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
88,677
views
views
58
Liev Schreiber
American actor
88,538
views
views
59
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
87,050
views
views
60
Charlie Ebersol
American television and film producer and director, co-founder and CEO of the Alliance of American Football
86,944
views
views
61
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)
86,883
views
views
62
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
86,677
views
views
63
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
86,642
views
views
64
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
86,547
views
views
65
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
86,491
views
views
66
Simon Baker
Australian actor and director (born 1969)
86,413
views
views
67
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
86,404
views
views
68
Max Minghella
British actor
85,443
views
views
69
Emma Watson
English actress (born 1990)
84,588
views
views
70
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
84,496
views
views
71
Patti Smith
American singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
83,392
views
views
72
Karthik Subbaraj
film director
82,925
views
views
73
Sean Connery
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
82,560
views
views
74
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
82,542
views
views
75
Justin Hartley
American actor (born 1977)
82,214
views
views
76
Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
82,097
views
views
77
John Krasinski
American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)
81,950
views
views
78
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
81,893
views
views
79
Courteney Cox
American actress and producer (born 1964)
81,463
views
views
80
Steven Spielberg
American filmmaker (born 1946)
81,411
views
views
81
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
81,266
views
views
82
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
80,218
views
views
83
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
79,641
views
views
84
Kate Siegel
American actress and writer (born 1982)
79,092
views
views
85
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
79,087
views
views
86
Ralph Fiennes
English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
78,645
views
views
87
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-American actress (1954–2026)
78,632
views
views
88
Alfred Hitchcock
British filmmaker (1899–1980)
77,794
views
views
89
Jessica Biel
American actress (born 1982)
77,716
views
views
90
Joaquin Phoenix
American actor
76,731
views
views
91
Bradley Cooper
American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
76,480
views
views
92
Matthew Lillard
American actor (born 1970)
75,811
views
views
93
Willie Nelson
American country musician (born 1933)
75,728
views
views
94
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
75,264
views
views
95
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor (born 1937)
75,229
views
views
96
Channing Tatum
American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)
75,185
views
views
97
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
74,247
views
views
98
Zoe Saldaña
American actress (born 1978)
73,794
views
views
99
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
73,706
views
views
100
Mackenzie Davis
Canadian actress (born 1987)
73,410
views
views