Trending Musicians — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed musicians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolly Parton. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
109,712,244
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
14,187,047
views
views
2
Tim Curry
British actor (1946–2026)
6,402,950
views
views
3
Yuri Nakamura
Korean actress and singer (1982–2026)
4,398,340
views
views
4
Hayden Panettiere
American actress and singer (1989–2026)
3,459,702
views
views
5
Zendaya
American actress and singer (born 1996)
2,552,131
views
views
6
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
2,494,665
views
views
7
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
2,121,624
views
views
8
Theo James
British actor and musician
1,723,529
views
views
9
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
1,690,539
views
views
10
Anne Hathaway
American actress (born 1982)
1,535,067
views
views
11
Macklemore
American rapper (born 1983)
1,286,338
views
views
12
Zohran Mamdani
mayor of New York City since 2026
1,284,103
views
views
13
Céline Dion
French Canadian singer (born 1968)
1,191,959
views
views
14
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
1,178,340
views
views
15
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
1,161,191
views
views
16
Bruce Willis
American actor (born 1955)
1,143,670
views
views
17
Glen Hansard
Irish musician and songwriter (1970–2026)
1,138,895
views
views
18
Robert Pattinson
English actor and film producer (born 1986)
1,135,774
views
views
19
Nicole Kidman
Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)
1,084,725
views
views
20
Shelley Fabares
actress, singer
1,073,702
views
views
21
Ed Sheeran
English singer-songwriter (born 1991)
1,069,950
views
views
22
Jaafar Jackson
American actor
1,059,664
views
views
23
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
1,029,139
views
views
24
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
1,026,870
views
views
25
Sadie Sink
American actress (born 2002)
1,018,253
views
views
26
Miley Cyrus
American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)
1,011,436
views
views
27
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
998,209
views
views
28
Shuto Inomata
Japanese singer and pop idol
997,412
views
views
29
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
993,661
views
views
30
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
974,105
views
views
31
Ella Langley
American country singer
971,206
views
views
32
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
924,309
views
views
33
Florence Pugh
British actress (born 1996)
920,174
views
views
34
Hannah Waddingham
British actress
914,485
views
views
35
Andrew Garfield
English and American actor (born 1983)
903,039
views
views
36
Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
895,732
views
views
37
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
890,480
views
views
38
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
881,343
views
views
39
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
869,769
views
views
40
Matt Damon
American actor (born 1970)
858,270
views
views
41
Dua Lipa
British singer-songwriter
850,437
views
views
42
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
847,645
views
views
43
Ariana Grande
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
843,950
views
views
44
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
811,999
views
views
45
Emmy Rossum
American actress
798,686
views
views
46
Daveigh Chase
American actress (1990–2026)
751,386
views
views
47
Chad Gilbert
American guitarist and record producer
744,017
views
views
48
Ralf Richter
German actor
743,849
views
views
49
Duncan Sheik
American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
740,381
views
views
50
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
731,917
views
views
51
Olivia Rodrigo
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2003)
730,131
views
views
52
Zach Cregger
American actor and film director (born 1981)
724,378
views
views
53
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Riley Green
American singer/songwriter
710,575
views
views
54
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
695,924
views
views
55
Kenneth Branagh
British actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
687,320
views
views
56
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
684,473
views
views
57
Shakira
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
679,154
views
views
58
Zoë Kravitz
American actress, director, singer and model (born 1988)
674,041
views
views
59
Millie Bobby Brown
English actress (born 2004)
672,647
views
views
60
Stella Parton
American country singer
668,623
views
views
61
Marina Vlady
French actress, singer, and writer (1938–2026)
666,943
views
views
62
Zara Larsson
Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1997)
666,409
views
views
63
Kenny Rogers
American country singer (1938–2020)
661,718
views
views
64
Harry Styles
English singer, songwriter and actor
660,613
views
views
65
Pink
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1979)
654,551
views
views
66
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
653,085
views
views
67
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
651,680
views
views
68
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
642,757
views
views
69
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
641,543
views
views
70
Bruno Mars
American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1985)
641,014
views
views
71
Jermaine Jackson
American musician (born 1954)
632,392
views
views
72
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
627,916
views
views
73
Adam Sandler
American actor and comedian (born 1966)
617,132
views
views
74
Ronaldinho
Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
613,919
views
views
75
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
613,649
views
views
76
Jared Leto
American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
608,097
views
views
77
David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
607,872
views
views
78
Anne Boleyn
second wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
606,567
views
views
79
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
602,527
views
views
80
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
602,505
views
views
81
Sally Field
American actress
598,599
views
views
82
Dove Cameron
American actress and singer-songwriter
591,262
views
views
83
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
590,995
views
views
84
Phoebe Bridgers
American musician (born 1994)
589,318
views
views
85
Adéla
Slovak singer, songwriter and dancer (born 2003)
588,457
views
views
86
Mark Wahlberg
American actor (born 1971)
586,378
views
views
87
Pierce Brosnan
Irish actor (born 1953)
585,015
views
views
88
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
572,157
views
views
89
Kanye West
American rapper and record producer (born 1977)
567,764
views
views
90
Daisy Ridley
English actress (born 1992)
563,009
views
views
91
Hugh Jackman
Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968)
562,946
views
views
92
XXXTentacion
American rapper (1998–2018)
558,046
views
views
93
Milla Jovovich
American actress (born 1975)
556,968
views
views
94
Liam Neeson
actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)
554,234
views
views
95
Agnez Mo
Indonesian singer and actress
554,201
views
views
96
Kurt Cobain
American rock musician, singer and songwriter (1967–1994)
546,622
views
views
97
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-American actress (1954–2026)
543,776
views
views
98
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
543,509
views
views
99
Jennifer Connelly
American actress (born 1970)
542,769
views
views
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