Trending Historians this year
The 99 most-viewed historians this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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5,679,994
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
424,713
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Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
246,672
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3
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
245,230
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4
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
241,294
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5
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
119,710
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6
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
108,840
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7
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
106,944
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8
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
94,413
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9
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
93,559
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10
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
85,611
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11
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
82,538
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12
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
80,790
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13
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
78,687
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14
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
76,418
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15
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
75,230
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16
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
71,964
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17
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
69,965
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18
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
69,764
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19
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
68,345
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20
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
63,436
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21
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
61,638
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22
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
60,223
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views
23
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
59,257
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24
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
57,487
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25
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
56,886
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26
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
56,594
views
views
27
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
54,723
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28
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
54,351
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29
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
53,977
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views
30
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
53,471
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31
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
53,328
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32
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
53,232
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views
33
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
52,419
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views
34
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
51,856
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35
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
51,438
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36
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
51,201
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37
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
50,920
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38
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
50,565
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39
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
50,396
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40
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
48,199
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41
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
47,570
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views
42
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
46,979
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43
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
46,174
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44
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
45,907
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45
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
45,610
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46
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
45,251
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47
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
43,992
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48
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
43,886
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49
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
43,423
views
views
50
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
42,587
views
views
51
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
41,464
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views
52
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
40,880
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53
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
40,879
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54
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
39,989
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55
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
39,662
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56
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
39,657
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57
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
38,881
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58
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
38,869
views
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59
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
38,596
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60
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
38,263
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61
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
37,765
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62
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
37,041
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63
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
36,955
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64
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
36,947
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65
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
36,316
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66
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
36,087
views
views
67
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
35,905
views
views
68
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
35,555
views
views
69
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
35,437
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views
70
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
35,057
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71
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
34,580
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views
72
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
33,777
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views
73
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
33,557
views
views
74
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
33,258
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75
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
33,023
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views
76
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
32,911
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77
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
32,864
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views
78
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
32,085
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views
79
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
31,504
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views
80
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
30,987
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views
81
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
30,857
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views
82
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
30,814
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views
83
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
30,726
views
views
84
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
30,702
views
views
85
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
30,650
views
views
86
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
30,583
views
views
87
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
30,275
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views
88
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
30,154
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views
89
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
29,598
views
views
90
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
29,412
views
views
91
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
29,145
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views
92
Tim Curry
British actor
28,144
views
views
93
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
27,890
views
views
94
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
27,842
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views
95
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
27,668
views
views
96
Henry Kissinger
American politician and diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
27,450
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views
97
Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)
27,360
views
views
98
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
27,177
views
views
99
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
27,133
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