Trending Historians of all time
The 99 most-viewed historians of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
575,756
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Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
262,126
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3
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
133,536
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4
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
119,281
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5
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
100,882
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6
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
91,757
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7
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
86,265
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8
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
85,283
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9
Lady Pamela Hicks
noblewoman; British aristocrat and memoirist (1929-2026)
78,451
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10
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
74,791
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11
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
72,146
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12
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
72,094
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13
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
71,176
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14
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
71,032
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15
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
68,511
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16
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
62,638
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17
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
61,631
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18
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
57,030
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19
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
54,603
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20
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
54,553
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21
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
52,952
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22
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
52,879
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23
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
51,685
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24
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
51,669
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25
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
48,998
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26
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
48,197
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27
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
47,563
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28
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
45,288
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29
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
45,109
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30
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
45,062
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31
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
44,786
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32
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
44,271
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33
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
43,775
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34
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
43,563
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35
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
42,647
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36
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
42,368
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37
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
42,157
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38
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
42,035
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39
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
41,747
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40
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
41,222
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41
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
40,416
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42
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
40,293
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43
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
38,854
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44
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
38,690
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45
Geoff Hurst
English footballer (born 1941)
38,633
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46
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
38,562
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47
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
38,157
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48
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
35,369
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49
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
35,345
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50
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
34,843
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51
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
34,174
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52
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
33,229
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53
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
33,077
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54
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
32,980
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55
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
32,622
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56
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
32,432
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57
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
32,397
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58
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
32,298
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59
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
32,140
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60
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
31,638
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61
Brian May
British musician (born 1947)
30,891
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62
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
30,673
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63
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
30,486
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64
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
30,197
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65
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
29,581
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66
Sondra Locke
American actress (1944–2018)
28,648
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67
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
28,505
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68
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
28,467
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69
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
28,072
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70
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
27,888
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71
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
27,752
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72
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
27,553
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73
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
27,420
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74
Dan Snow
British historian and television presenter
27,288
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75
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
26,520
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76
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
26,473
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77
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
25,823
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78
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
25,627
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79
Lucy Worsley
British historian, author, curator, and television presenter
25,619
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80
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
25,601
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81
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
25,535
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82
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
25,176
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83
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
24,726
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84
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
24,470
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85
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
24,268
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86
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
23,961
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87
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
23,175
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88
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
23,149
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89
John Cale
Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
23,102
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90
Bobby Robson
English association football player and manager (1933-2009)
22,789
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91
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
22,576
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92
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004)
22,547
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93
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947)
22,201
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94
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
22,189
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95
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
22,186
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96
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
22,019
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97
Danny Dyer
English actor
21,922
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98
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
21,917
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99
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
21,844
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