Trending Filmmakers — all time
The 100 most-viewed filmmakers on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Nana Patekar. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
30,764,891
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Nana Patekar
Indian philanthropist, writer, film actor, and filmmaker (1951–2026)
2,236,605
views
views
2
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
815,041
views
views
3
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
629,928
views
views
4
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
602,068
views
views
5
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
599,569
views
views
6
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
594,840
views
views
7
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
591,625
views
views
8
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
586,278
views
views
9
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
525,170
views
views
10
Mike Flanagan
American filmmaker (born 1978)
516,496
views
views
11
Julia Stiles
American actress
481,904
views
views
12
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Mexican film director
435,173
views
views
13
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
420,308
views
views
14
Chad Lowe
American actor and director
413,659
views
views
15
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
411,794
views
views
16
Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
384,980
views
views
17
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
382,951
views
views
18
Mackenzie Davis
Canadian actress (born 1987)
382,671
views
views
19
Ellie Ōmiya
Japanese screenwriter (1975-2025)
366,981
views
views
20
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
357,069
views
views
21
Woody Harrelson
American actor (born 1961)
339,972
views
views
22
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
334,949
views
views
23
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
321,410
views
views
24
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
319,977
views
views
25
Jessica Biel
American actress (born 1982)
312,348
views
views
26
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
309,939
views
views
27
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
300,022
views
views
28
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
297,962
views
views
29
Gary Oldman
British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
288,449
views
views
30
Matthew Lillard
American actor (born 1970)
286,829
views
views
31
Amber Midthunder
American actress
286,501
views
views
32
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
285,555
views
views
33
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
282,779
views
views
34
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
276,228
views
views
35
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
276,148
views
views
36
Bryan Cranston
American actor (born 1956)
271,515
views
views
37
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress and producer (born 1990)
268,709
views
views
38
Kate Siegel
American actress and writer (born 1982)
266,844
views
views
39
Steven Spielberg
American filmmaker (born 1946)
263,683
views
views
40
Olivia Wilde
American actress and film director (born 1984)
263,482
views
views
41
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
258,511
views
views
42
Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor
254,761
views
views
43
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
254,198
views
views
44
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
253,369
views
views
45
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
251,921
views
views
46
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
251,695
views
views
47
Don Johnson
American actor and singer (born 1949)
250,664
views
views
48
Halle Berry
American actress (born 1966)
248,293
views
views
49
Dominic West
British actor
247,059
views
views
50
Jason Momoa
American actor (born 1979)
244,197
views
views
51
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
244,007
views
views
52
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)
239,056
views
views
53
Simon Baker
Australian actor and director (born 1969)
238,611
views
views
54
Zoe Saldaña
American actress (born 1978)
237,703
views
views
55
Callum Turner
English actor
237,430
views
views
56
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
237,375
views
views
57
Joe Manganiello
American actor
232,232
views
views
58
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
227,093
views
views
59
Emma Watson
English actress (born 1990)
226,234
views
views
60
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
225,139
views
views
61
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
224,284
views
views
62
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
222,085
views
views
63
Rob Lowe
American actor (born 1964)
221,927
views
views
64
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
221,864
views
views
65
Russell Crowe
New Zealand actor
220,319
views
views
66
Aaron Sorkin
American filmmaker (born 1961)
218,562
views
views
67
Paul Bettany
British actor
218,138
views
views
68
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
216,999
views
views
69
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
215,865
views
views
70
Helen Mirren
British actress (born 1945)
215,761
views
views
71
Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
214,774
views
views
72
Shia LaBeouf
American actor
214,659
views
views
73
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
214,222
views
views
74
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
213,851
views
views
75
Jennifer Garner
American actress (born 1972)
212,996
views
views
76
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
212,695
views
views
77
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
210,349
views
views
78
Diane Keaton
American actress and film director (1946–2025)
208,465
views
views
79
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
208,223
views
views
80
Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
207,993
views
views
81
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
207,939
views
views
82
Lance Oppenheim
American film director
207,360
views
views
83
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)
205,584
views
views
84
Miranda Hart
English comedian
205,261
views
views
85
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
204,846
views
views
86
Jodie Foster
American actress and filmmaker (born 1962)
204,593
views
views
87
Kathy Bates
American film actress and director
203,461
views
views
88
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
202,299
views
views
89
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
202,021
views
views
90
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
201,315
views
views
91
Dakota Fanning
American actress and model (born 1994)
200,290
views
views
92
George Clooney
American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
197,891
views
views
93
Scott Caan
American actor (born 1976)
197,600
views
views
94
Bradley Cooper
American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
196,167
views
views
95
Mieko Harada
Japanese actress
195,941
views
views
96
Nelson Dilipkumar
Indian filmmaker
195,454
views
views
97
Alan Cumming
British actor (born 1965)
194,596
views
views
98
Ralph Fiennes
English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
194,405
views
views
99
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
194,059
views
views
100
Rebecca Hall
English actress and filmmaker (born 1982)
191,819
views
views