Trending Historians this week
The 100 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist (1958–2009)
5,819
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Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
3,475
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3
Isadora Duncan
American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927)
2,597
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4
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
1,604
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5
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
1,394
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6
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
1,231
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7
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
927
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8
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
803
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9
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
732
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10
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
714
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11
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
693
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12
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
534
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13
Jane Hawking
British author
529
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14
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
512
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15
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
512
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16
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
490
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17
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
486
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18
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
478
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19
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
463
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20
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
460
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21
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
459
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22
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
415
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23
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
414
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24
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
413
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25
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
410
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26
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
404
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27
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
390
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28
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
382
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views
29
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
376
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30
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
376
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31
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
372
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32
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
371
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33
Alec Guinness
British actor (1914–2000)
362
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34
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
355
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35
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
347
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36
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
344
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37
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
332
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38
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
331
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39
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
331
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40
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
328
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41
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
325
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42
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
319
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43
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
309
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44
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
306
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45
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
305
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46
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
303
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47
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
288
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48
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
286
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49
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
284
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50
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
284
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51
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
283
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52
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
281
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53
Gisella Perl
gynecologist and author (1907–1988)
277
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54
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
276
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55
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
271
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56
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
270
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57
Gilda Radner
American actress and comedian (1946–1989)
262
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58
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
262
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59
Robert Kagan
American historian (born 1958)
255
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60
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
254
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61
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
254
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62
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
246
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63
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
246
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64
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
242
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65
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
239
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66
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
238
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67
Neil Patrick Harris
American actor (born 1973)
237
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68
Marilyn Manson
American musician (born 1969)
219
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69
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
219
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70
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
214
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71
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
213
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72
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
211
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73
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
208
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74
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
206
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75
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
205
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76
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
204
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77
John Major
former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)
203
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78
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
200
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79
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
196
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80
Chyna
American professional wrestler and actress (1969-2016)
195
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81
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
193
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82
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
193
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83
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
192
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84
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
192
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85
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
191
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86
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
190
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87
Tim Curry
British actor
190
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88
Lorrie Morgan
American musician
189
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89
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
189
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90
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
188
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91
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
186
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92
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
184
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93
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
183
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94
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
182
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95
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
181
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96
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
180
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97
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
179
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98
Dick Cheney
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941–2025)
177
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99
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
177
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100
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
175
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