Trending Philosophers — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Emmanuel Macron. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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4,761,617
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
331,337
views
views
2
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
315,111
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
128,620
views
views
4
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
105,087
views
views
5
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,127
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
90,733
views
views
7
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
85,029
views
views
8
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
82,421
views
views
9
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
80,852
views
views
10
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
79,737
views
views
11
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
78,043
views
views
12
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
77,632
views
views
13
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
77,239
views
views
14
George Gurdjieff
philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)
76,957
views
views
15
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
69,761
views
views
16
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
69,512
views
views
17
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
65,336
views
views
18
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
62,983
views
views
19
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
62,500
views
views
20
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
61,632
views
views
21
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
61,227
views
views
22
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
58,939
views
views
23
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
56,493
views
views
24
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
55,044
views
views
25
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
53,843
views
views
26
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
53,202
views
views
27
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
52,588
views
views
28
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
51,496
views
views
29
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
50,445
views
views
30
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
50,428
views
views
31
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
49,537
views
views
32
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
48,265
views
views
33
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
47,728
views
views
34
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
46,697
views
views
35
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
46,561
views
views
36
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
46,323
views
views
37
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
43,930
views
views
38
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
43,703
views
views
39
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
42,705
views
views
40
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
42,060
views
views
41
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
41,273
views
views
42
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
41,270
views
views
43
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
40,977
views
views
44
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
38,506
views
views
45
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
37,877
views
views
46
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
37,317
views
views
47
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
36,936
views
views
48
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
36,805
views
views
49
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
36,758
views
views
50
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
35,753
views
views
51
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
35,656
views
views
52
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
34,212
views
views
53
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
31,757
views
views
54
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
30,838
views
views
55
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
30,376
views
views
56
Nikolai Bukharin
Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938)
29,670
views
views
57
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
29,322
views
views
58
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
29,203
views
views
59
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
29,010
views
views
60
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
28,749
views
views
61
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
28,426
views
views
62
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
27,871
views
views
63
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)
27,713
views
views
64
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
27,581
views
views
65
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
27,522
views
views
66
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008)
26,916
views
views
67
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
26,814
views
views
68
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
26,560
views
views
69
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
26,214
views
views
70
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
26,092
views
views
71
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
26,081
views
views
72
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
25,822
views
views
73
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
25,636
views
views
74
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
25,287
views
views
75
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
24,926
views
views
76
Slavoj Žižek
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
24,670
views
views
77
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
24,367
views
views
78
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
24,283
views
views
79
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
24,172
views
views
80
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
23,950
views
views
81
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
23,552
views
views
82
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
23,319
views
views
83
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
23,268
views
views
84
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
23,205
views
views
85
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
23,121
views
views
86
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers
22,867
views
views
87
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
22,835
views
views
88
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
22,833
views
views
89
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
22,549
views
views
90
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
22,317
views
views
91
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)
22,161
views
views
92
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
22,020
views
views
93
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
21,787
views
views
94
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
21,757
views
views
95
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
21,516
views
views
96
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
21,477
views
views
97
Didier Eribon
French author and philosopher (born 1953)
21,115
views
views
98
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
20,736
views
views
99
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
20,724
views
views
100
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
20,427
views
views