Trending Historians this month
The 99 most-viewed historians this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Bill Oddie.
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Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
461,027
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
278,754
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3
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
129,354
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4
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
128,895
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5
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
124,168
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6
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
115,046
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7
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
112,939
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8
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
108,207
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9
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
105,582
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10
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
104,435
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11
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
87,948
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12
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
84,559
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13
Dashan
Canadian comedian
83,838
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14
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
83,338
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15
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
82,151
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16
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
80,554
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17
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
78,489
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18
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
77,026
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19
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
75,326
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20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
74,030
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21
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
73,557
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22
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
73,241
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23
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
73,130
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24
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
70,127
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25
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
68,140
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26
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
68,028
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27
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
67,824
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28
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
67,080
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29
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
66,796
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30
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
65,348
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31
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
64,532
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32
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
63,952
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33
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
63,810
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34
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
63,268
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35
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
62,800
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36
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
62,491
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37
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
61,695
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38
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
61,237
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39
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
60,744
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views
40
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
60,132
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41
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
59,279
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42
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
59,276
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views
43
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
59,041
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views
44
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
58,347
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views
45
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
55,806
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views
46
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
54,957
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views
47
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
53,938
views
views
48
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
52,785
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49
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
52,680
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views
50
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
52,036
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views
51
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
50,697
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views
52
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
50,338
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53
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
50,174
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54
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
50,032
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55
Tim Curry
British actor
48,018
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56
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
47,666
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57
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
47,335
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58
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
46,884
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59
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
46,797
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60
Sammy Hagar
American rock singer
45,945
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61
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
45,594
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62
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
45,450
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63
Nigel Farage
British politician
44,851
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64
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
44,118
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views
65
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
43,116
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66
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
42,365
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views
67
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
42,104
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views
68
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
42,026
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views
69
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
41,999
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70
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
41,894
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views
71
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
41,717
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views
72
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
41,371
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views
73
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
41,096
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74
Caroline Ingalls
wife of Charles Ingalls
41,044
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75
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
40,966
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views
76
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
40,633
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views
77
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
39,427
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views
78
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
39,399
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views
79
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
39,068
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views
80
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
38,996
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views
81
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
38,971
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views
82
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
38,422
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views
83
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
38,099
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84
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
37,775
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views
85
Trevor Noah
South African comedian and television host
37,748
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86
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
37,191
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views
87
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress (1915–1982)
36,928
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views
88
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
36,867
views
views
89
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
36,683
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views
90
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
36,601
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views
91
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
36,248
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views
92
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
36,113
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views
93
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
36,054
views
views
94
John Major
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997
35,812
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views
95
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
35,425
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views
96
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer, author (born 1968)
35,056
views
views
97
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
35,041
views
views
98
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
34,965
views
views
99
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
34,701
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