Trending Philosophers — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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4,935,549
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
307,829
views
views
2
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
281,160
views
views
3
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
133,885
views
views
4
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
112,756
views
views
5
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
105,082
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
96,236
views
views
7
George Gurdjieff
philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)
90,345
views
views
8
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
88,654
views
views
9
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
86,397
views
views
10
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
84,937
views
views
11
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
84,925
views
views
12
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
83,873
views
views
13
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
82,354
views
views
14
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
81,234
views
views
15
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
80,637
views
views
16
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
69,527
views
views
17
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
68,023
views
views
18
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
67,369
views
views
19
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
64,971
views
views
20
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
64,897
views
views
21
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
63,141
views
views
22
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
61,959
views
views
23
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
59,752
views
views
24
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
59,628
views
views
25
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
56,907
views
views
26
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
56,588
views
views
27
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
56,220
views
views
28
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
54,260
views
views
29
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
53,626
views
views
30
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
53,369
views
views
31
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
53,236
views
views
32
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
49,689
views
views
33
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
49,439
views
views
34
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
48,915
views
views
35
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
48,290
views
views
36
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
47,544
views
views
37
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
47,227
views
views
38
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
46,003
views
views
39
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
44,515
views
views
40
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
44,434
views
views
41
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
42,904
views
views
42
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
42,886
views
views
43
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
41,104
views
views
44
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
40,694
views
views
45
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
40,096
views
views
46
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
38,475
views
views
47
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
38,427
views
views
48
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
38,383
views
views
49
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
38,151
views
views
50
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008)
37,442
views
views
51
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
37,022
views
views
52
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
36,341
views
views
53
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
35,628
views
views
54
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
33,822
views
views
55
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
32,299
views
views
56
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)
31,971
views
views
57
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
31,447
views
views
58
Nikolai Bukharin
Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938)
30,788
views
views
59
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
30,448
views
views
60
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
30,398
views
views
61
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
30,287
views
views
62
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
30,243
views
views
63
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
30,242
views
views
64
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
29,255
views
views
65
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
28,906
views
views
66
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
28,798
views
views
67
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
28,220
views
views
68
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
27,622
views
views
69
Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
27,359
views
views
70
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)
27,349
views
views
71
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
27,345
views
views
72
Slavoj Žižek
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
26,950
views
views
73
Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician
26,915
views
views
74
Aldous Huxley
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
26,750
views
views
75
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
26,733
views
views
76
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
26,309
views
views
77
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
25,698
views
views
78
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
25,667
views
views
79
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
25,330
views
views
80
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
25,197
views
views
81
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
24,943
views
views
82
Ines Schwerdtner
German journalist and politician
24,797
views
views
83
John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
24,694
views
views
84
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC)
24,644
views
views
85
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
24,407
views
views
86
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
24,202
views
views
87
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
24,037
views
views
88
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
23,793
views
views
89
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
23,773
views
views
90
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
23,471
views
views
91
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
23,326
views
views
92
Kuan Yew Lee
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
22,968
views
views
93
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
22,587
views
views
94
Danny Glover
American actor (born 1946)
22,305
views
views
95
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers
22,286
views
views
96
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
22,177
views
views
97
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
22,106
views
views
98
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
21,980
views
views
99
Didier Eribon
French author and philosopher (born 1953)
21,761
views
views
100
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
21,558
views
views