Trending Journalists — all time
The 100 most-viewed journalists on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Mike Ditka. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
27,027,999
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
1,396,362
views
views
2
Kimberly Guilfoyle
American attorney and political campaign advisor (born 1969)
1,320,047
views
views
3
Anne Carson
Canadian-Icelandic poet, academic and essayist (born 1950)
993,499
views
views
4
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
858,307
views
views
5
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
591,625
views
views
6
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968)
550,091
views
views
7
Kimiyasu Kudō
Japanese baseball player
538,525
views
views
8
Hannah Fry
British mathematician and TV presenter (1984-)
531,585
views
views
9
Nigella Lawson
English food writer and television cook (born 1960)
439,931
views
views
10
Jim Bakker
American televangelist (1940–2026)
434,261
views
views
11
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
430,188
views
views
12
Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
427,404
views
views
13
Anatoly Kashpirovsky
Russian psychotherapist, hypnotist and a controversial psychic healer
420,733
views
views
14
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
396,424
views
views
15
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
369,769
views
views
16
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
348,345
views
views
17
Jon Ossoff
American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
345,952
views
views
18
Gavin Newsom
40th governor of California since 2019
345,204
views
views
19
Chris Hansen
American television journalist (born 1959)
341,630
views
views
20
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
321,410
views
views
21
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French left-wing populist politician (born 1951)
313,329
views
views
22
O. J. Simpson
American football player and actor (1947–2024)
312,326
views
views
23
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
311,370
views
views
24
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
303,710
views
views
25
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
271,704
views
views
26
Aaron Rodgers
American football player (born 1983)
270,562
views
views
27
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
267,664
views
views
28
Hannah Waddingham
British actress
262,257
views
views
29
Charlie Kirk
American political activist (1993–2025)
259,596
views
views
30
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
257,868
views
views
31
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
254,298
views
views
32
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
251,921
views
views
33
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
239,491
views
views
34
Esther Rantzen
English television presenter (1940–2026)
239,420
views
views
35
Donald Trump Jr.
American businessman and reality television personality (born 1977)
239,235
views
views
36
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
236,905
views
views
37
Rob Lowe
American actor (born 1964)
221,927
views
views
38
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
221,864
views
views
39
Natacha Polony
French journalist and essayist
220,505
views
views
40
Ross Kemp
English actor, author and journalist
217,453
views
views
41
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
216,999
views
views
42
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
213,126
views
views
43
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
212,717
views
views
44
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
212,695
views
views
45
Queen Latifah
American rapper, singer and actress
207,948
views
views
46
Joe Lycett
British comedian
205,554
views
views
47
Miranda Hart
English comedian
205,261
views
views
48
Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
204,628
views
views
49
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
203,376
views
views
50
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
201,787
views
views
51
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
201,564
views
views
52
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
200,105
views
views
53
Kelly Clarkson
American singer-songwriter (born 1982)
199,489
views
views
54
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
198,647
views
views
55
Willem Dafoe
American actor (1955-)
198,517
views
views
56
Hasan Piker
American political commentator (born 1991)
197,643
views
views
57
Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
195,814
views
views
58
Vinnie Jones
British footballer and actor
194,382
views
views
59
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
194,059
views
views
60
Palmer Luckey
American founder of Oculus VR and inventor of the Oculus Rift
190,052
views
views
61
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
187,489
views
views
62
Quentin Mosimann
Swiss DJ and music producer
182,768
views
views
63
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
182,449
views
views
64
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
182,140
views
views
65
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
181,965
views
views
66
Elliot Page
Canadian actor
181,567
views
views
67
Ruby Rose
Australian actor, model, DJ, and recording artist (born 1986)
179,914
views
views
68
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
177,503
views
views
69
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
176,223
views
views
70
Sofía Vergara
Colombian-American actress and model (born 1972)
175,944
views
views
71
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
175,115
views
views
72
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006)
171,014
views
views
73
Norm Macdonald
Canadian comedian (1959–2021)
170,198
views
views
74
Priscilla Presley
American actress and businesswoman
167,314
views
views
75
James McAvoy
Scottish actor (born 1979)
166,407
views
views
76
Hugh Jackman
Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968)
164,806
views
views
77
Amol Rajan
British journalist and broadcaster
162,612
views
views
78
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
161,709
views
views
79
Claudia Winkleman
British television presenter
161,517
views
views
80
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
160,777
views
views
81
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
155,903
views
views
82
Heidi Klum
German-American model, television personality and businesswoman
155,699
views
views
83
Maximilien Robespierre
French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
155,393
views
views
84
Salman Khan
Indian actor and producer (born 1965)
154,839
views
views
85
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
154,073
views
views
86
Ashley St. Clair
American political commentator
153,550
views
views
87
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
150,691
views
views
88
Simon Cowell
English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive
149,093
views
views
89
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
147,915
views
views
90
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
147,851
views
views
91
Camila Alves
Brazilian model and designer (born 1983)
146,933
views
views
92
Javier Milei
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
146,528
views
views
93
Pamela Anderson
Canadian actress and model (born 1967)
145,335
views
views
94
Sharon Horgan
Irish actress, writer and comedian
145,235
views
views
95
Ian Fleming
British author (1908–1964)
142,243
views
views
96
Natalie Harp
American conservative activist
139,251
views
views
97
Ian Wright
English footballer and commentator (born 1963)
138,772
views
views
98
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
134,303
views
views
99
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
133,470
views
views
100
Bernie Sanders
United States Senator from Vermont
132,431
views
views