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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11,042,662
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
570,312
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2
Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
463,441
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3
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
312,629
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4
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
291,588
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5
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
283,448
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6
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
278,247
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7
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
209,863
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8
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
197,196
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9
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
178,490
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10
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
178,457
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11
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
173,649
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12
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
173,200
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13
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
165,515
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14
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
155,624
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
144,450
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16
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
144,201
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17
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
142,066
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18
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
139,379
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19
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
133,278
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20
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
131,936
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21
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
130,217
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22
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
125,800
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23
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
121,426
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24
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
119,993
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25
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
117,542
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26
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
116,425
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27
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
114,495
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28
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
112,740
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29
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
112,392
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views
30
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
111,481
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views
31
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
111,374
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views
32
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
111,311
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33
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
108,955
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34
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
107,845
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views
35
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
104,318
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36
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
103,825
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37
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
103,656
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38
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
101,652
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39
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
101,391
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40
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
101,294
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41
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
99,026
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42
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
97,892
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43
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
94,945
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44
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
93,749
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45
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
93,501
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views
46
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
92,434
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47
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
90,595
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views
48
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
90,119
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views
49
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
88,596
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views
50
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
87,724
views
views
51
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
86,881
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52
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
86,405
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53
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
85,705
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54
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
85,399
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55
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
85,393
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56
Dashan
Canadian comedian
84,103
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57
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
80,276
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58
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
78,422
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59
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
76,673
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60
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
76,503
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61
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
75,855
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62
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
75,831
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63
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
75,693
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64
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
73,569
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65
Tim Curry
British actor
73,071
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views
66
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
72,746
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views
67
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
72,542
views
views
68
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
72,458
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views
69
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
71,556
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70
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
70,791
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views
71
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
70,703
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views
72
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
69,961
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views
73
Nigel Farage
British politician
69,604
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views
74
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
68,488
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75
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
67,802
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views
76
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
67,415
views
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77
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
66,349
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views
78
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
66,087
views
views
79
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
65,916
views
views
80
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
64,534
views
views
81
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
64,167
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views
82
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
63,916
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83
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
63,907
views
views
84
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
63,815
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views
85
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
63,803
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86
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
63,737
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views
87
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
63,017
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views
88
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
62,785
views
views
89
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
62,443
views
views
90
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
61,439
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91
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
61,181
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views
92
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
60,685
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views
93
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
60,244
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views
94
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
60,240
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views
95
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
60,100
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96
Trevor Noah
South African comedian and television host
59,311
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97
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
59,226
views
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98
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
59,170
views
views
99
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
59,063
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