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The 100 most-viewed filmmakers on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Nana Patekar. Data as of 29 October 2026.
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Ranked
41,416,544
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Nana Patekar
Indian philanthropist, writer, film actor, and filmmaker (1951–2026)
2,263,698
views
views
2
Tom Skerritt
American actor (1933–2026)
1,212,570
views
views
3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
879,964
views
views
4
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
859,261
views
views
5
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
837,546
views
views
6
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
828,957
views
views
7
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
786,931
views
views
8
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
739,201
views
views
9
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
732,981
views
views
10
Ryū Murakami
Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
704,351
views
views
11
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
667,088
views
views
12
Mike Flanagan
American filmmaker (born 1978)
627,975
views
views
13
Julia Stiles
American actress
609,687
views
views
14
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
548,506
views
views
15
Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor
513,290
views
views
16
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
512,790
views
views
17
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
509,892
views
views
18
Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
508,814
views
views
19
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
476,578
views
views
20
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
474,141
views
views
21
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Mexican film director
472,312
views
views
22
Mackenzie Davis
Canadian actress (born 1987)
471,979
views
views
23
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
455,367
views
views
24
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
447,969
views
views
25
Miranda Hart
English comedian
438,284
views
views
26
Gary Oldman
British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
434,331
views
views
27
Chad Lowe
American actor and director
431,854
views
views
28
Callum Turner
English actor
427,314
views
views
29
Woody Harrelson
American actor (born 1961)
420,366
views
views
30
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
416,663
views
views
31
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
398,703
views
views
32
Lance Oppenheim
American film director
394,950
views
views
33
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
385,322
views
views
34
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
377,215
views
views
35
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
376,333
views
views
36
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
375,399
views
views
37
Jessica Biel
American actress (born 1982)
373,985
views
views
38
Ellie Ōmiya
Japanese screenwriter (1975-2025)
367,896
views
views
39
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
364,366
views
views
40
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
359,260
views
views
41
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress and producer (born 1990)
357,150
views
views
42
Tim Daly
American actor (born 1956)
354,251
views
views
43
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
345,200
views
views
44
Olivia Wilde
American actress and film director (born 1984)
343,987
views
views
45
Jason Momoa
American actor (born 1979)
343,899
views
views
46
Paul Bettany
British actor
343,435
views
views
47
Matthew Lillard
American actor (born 1970)
342,641
views
views
48
Amber Midthunder
American actress
340,451
views
views
49
Kate Siegel
American actress and writer (born 1982)
339,761
views
views
50
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
336,308
views
views
51
Steven Spielberg
American filmmaker (born 1946)
335,765
views
views
52
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
331,779
views
views
53
Don Johnson
American actor and singer (born 1949)
329,660
views
views
54
Bryan Cranston
American actor (born 1956)
327,394
views
views
55
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
325,664
views
views
56
Robin Givens
American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964)
324,757
views
views
57
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
321,524
views
views
58
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
317,410
views
views
59
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
313,625
views
views
60
Helen Mirren
British actress (born 1945)
313,269
views
views
61
Simon Baker
Australian actor and director (born 1969)
311,278
views
views
62
Halle Berry
American actress (born 1966)
307,236
views
views
63
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)
306,757
views
views
64
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
306,643
views
views
65
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
305,982
views
views
66
Zoe Saldaña
American actress (born 1978)
302,306
views
views
67
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
301,536
views
views
68
Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
299,781
views
views
69
Dominic West
British actor
298,086
views
views
70
Sean Connery
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
292,513
views
views
71
Joe Manganiello
American actor
292,455
views
views
72
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
291,344
views
views
73
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
291,100
views
views
74
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
290,352
views
views
75
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
289,489
views
views
76
Emma Watson
English actress (born 1990)
288,614
views
views
77
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
286,910
views
views
78
Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
286,065
views
views
79
Shia LaBeouf
American actor
284,380
views
views
80
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
283,289
views
views
81
Bradley Cooper
American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
280,098
views
views
82
Jodie Foster
American actress and filmmaker (born 1962)
274,652
views
views
83
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
273,321
views
views
84
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
271,880
views
views
85
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)
270,415
views
views
86
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
268,711
views
views
87
Russell Crowe
New Zealand actor
268,593
views
views
88
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
267,297
views
views
89
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
266,685
views
views
90
Nelson Dilipkumar
Indian filmmaker
265,860
views
views
91
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
265,336
views
views
92
Zach Cregger
American actor and film director (born 1981)
263,673
views
views
93
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
263,365
views
views
94
Channing Tatum
American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)
263,243
views
views
95
Giancarlo Esposito
American actor (born 1958)
263,173
views
views
96
Stanley Tucci
American actor and author (born 1960)
263,117
views
views
97
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
261,044
views
views
98
Taylor Sheridan
American producer, screenwriter and director (born 1970)
260,718
views
views
99
Mieko Harada
Japanese actress
259,622
views
views
100
Jennifer Garner
American actress (born 1972)
257,606
views
views