Trending Philosophers this month
The 100 most-viewed philosophers this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christine Grady.
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3,065,242
Total Views (this month)
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1
Christine Grady
nurse-bioethicist and researcher
88,919
views
views
2
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879β1955)
87,114
views
views
3
John Lennon
British musician (1940β1980)
80,180
views
views
4
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942β2023)
71,285
views
views
5
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961β1997)
69,946
views
views
6
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869β1948)
62,491
views
views
7
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893β1976)
61,974
views
views
8
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757β1804)
58,934
views
views
9
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
56,687
views
views
10
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
56,629
views
views
11
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935β2024)
53,472
views
views
12
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743β1826)
52,785
views
views
13
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924β2024)
52,036
views
views
14
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818β1883)
50,174
views
views
15
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706β1790)
47,666
views
views
16
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870β1924)
47,470
views
views
17
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891β1956)
47,335
views
views
18
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919β2007) Un gran hombre
45,428
views
views
19
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912β1954)
45,066
views
views
20
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735β1826)
44,253
views
views
21
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452β1519)
43,818
views
views
22
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821β1881)
42,365
views
views
23
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
42,104
views
views
24
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642β1727)
41,050
views
views
25
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
39,389
views
views
26
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE β 543 or 483 BCE)
38,884
views
views
27
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
37,775
views
views
28
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
37,119
views
views
29
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929β1968)
36,530
views
views
30
Aristotle
4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
34,871
views
views
31
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
34,631
views
views
32
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
34,415
views
views
33
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902β1974)
33,328
views
views
34
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
32,501
views
views
35
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
31,589
views
views
36
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905β1982)
31,368
views
views
37
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
31,169
views
views
38
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898β1963)
30,606
views
views
39
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879β1940)
29,439
views
views
40
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884β1962)
29,108
views
views
41
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265β1321)
27,279
views
views
42
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483β1546)
27,087
views
views
43
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
25,784
views
views
44
Krishna
major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right
25,745
views
views
45
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354β430)
25,645
views
views
46
Lee Kuan Yew
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923β2015)
25,531
views
views
47
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
25,026
views
views
48
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978β2005)
24,544
views
views
49
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913β1960)
24,521
views
views
50
NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469β1527)
23,283
views
views
51
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828β1910)
23,101
views
views
52
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225β1274)
23,031
views
views
53
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751β1836)
22,869
views
views
54
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
22,594
views
views
55
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
22,552
views
views
56
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
22,393
views
views
57
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928β1982)
22,177
views
views
58
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874β1926)
21,636
views
views
59
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
21,372
views
views
60
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809β1882)
21,303
views
views
61
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005β2013)
20,849
views
views
62
Henry Rollins
American musician
20,788
views
views
63
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856β1950)
20,537
views
views
64
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861β1941)
20,431
views
views
65
Iain Banks
Scottish writer (1954β2013)
20,262
views
views
66
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564β1642)
20,156
views
views
67
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rΕnin (1584β1645)
19,542
views
views
68
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
19,411
views
views
69
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922β2007)
19,068
views
views
70
Kurt GΓΆdel
Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906β1978)
18,945
views
views
71
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866β1925)
18,549
views
views
72
John Kerry
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
18,433
views
views
73
T. G. Mohandas
Hindu Nationalist ideologue
18,371
views
views
74
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927β2023)
17,971
views
views
75
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926β1984)
17,874
views
views
76
Jesse Ventura
American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)
17,616
views
views
77
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478β1535)
17,274
views
views
78
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106β43 BC)
17,231
views
views
79
Zack de la Rocha
American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970)
17,223
views
views
80
Pliny the Elder
Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24β79)
17,000
views
views
81
George Eliot
English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819β1880)
16,842
views
views
82
Lewis Carroll
British author and scholar (1832β1898)
16,814
views
views
83
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 β c. 212 BC)
16,772
views
views
84
Rumi
Iranian poet
16,377
views
views
85
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894β1963)
16,239
views
views
86
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
16,086
views
views
87
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
16,078
views
views
88
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694β1778)
16,027
views
views
89
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749β1832)
15,989
views
views
90
RenΓ© Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596β1650)
15,841
views
views
91
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915β1973)
15,823
views
views
92
VyΔsa
Legendary ancient Indian sage, compiler of the Vedas, and author of the Mahabharata
15,738
views
views
93
Pete Seeger
American folk singer (1919β2014)
15,652
views
views
94
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905β1980)
15,648
views
views
95
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
15,646
views
views
96
Richard Dawkins
English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
15,612
views
views
97
SΓΈren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813β1855)
15,431
views
views
98
Michael Stipe
American musician
15,367
views
views
99
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906β1975)
15,178
views
views
100
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871β1919)
15,175
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