Trending Scientists this week
The 99 most-viewed scientists this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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4,616,212
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
376,851
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2
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
191,602
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3
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
167,268
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4
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
158,909
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5
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
131,425
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6
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
91,220
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7
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
80,567
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8
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
80,016
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9
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
76,303
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10
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
72,172
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11
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
65,593
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12
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
64,851
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13
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
56,581
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14
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
55,179
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15
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
54,164
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16
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
54,096
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views
17
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
54,021
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18
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
53,330
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19
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
52,433
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20
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
51,893
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21
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
51,343
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22
Ben Reilly
fictional character in Marvel Comics
50,906
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23
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
50,641
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views
24
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
50,517
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views
25
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
49,641
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views
26
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
49,014
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27
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
47,514
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views
28
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
46,921
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views
29
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
45,821
views
views
30
Chris Olah
artificial intelligence researcher
45,212
views
views
31
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
45,201
views
views
32
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
45,131
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views
33
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
44,949
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views
34
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
43,267
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35
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
42,766
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36
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
42,274
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views
37
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
41,501
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38
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
40,601
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views
39
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
38,220
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views
40
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
37,614
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views
41
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
37,380
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views
42
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
36,639
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views
43
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
36,398
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views
44
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
36,058
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views
45
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
35,841
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46
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles
35,085
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views
47
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
34,603
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views
48
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
34,211
views
views
49
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
34,179
views
views
50
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
33,072
views
views
51
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
32,551
views
views
52
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
32,540
views
views
53
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
31,949
views
views
54
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
31,630
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views
55
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
31,475
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views
56
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
31,301
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views
57
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
30,979
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views
58
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
30,600
views
views
59
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
30,352
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60
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
30,057
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views
61
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008)
30,025
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62
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
29,879
views
views
63
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
29,592
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views
64
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James Stagg
British meteorologist (1900-1975)
29,543
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views
65
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
29,508
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views
66
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
29,375
views
views
67
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
28,914
views
views
68
Jill Biden
American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
28,590
views
views
69
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
28,588
views
views
70
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
28,215
views
views
71
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
28,022
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views
72
Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
27,902
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views
73
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
27,784
views
views
74
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
27,456
views
views
75
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
27,334
views
views
76
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
27,307
views
views
77
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
27,307
views
views
78
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
27,176
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views
79
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
27,106
views
views
80
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
27,053
views
views
81
Dennis Prager
American writer, speaker, radio and TV commentator
26,826
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views
82
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
26,645
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views
83
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
26,520
views
views
84
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
26,484
views
views
85
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator
26,303
views
views
86
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
25,955
views
views
87
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
25,871
views
views
88
Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
25,806
views
views
89
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
25,769
views
views
90
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
25,637
views
views
91
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
25,294
views
views
92
Rik Mayall
English actor, comedian and writer (1958–2014)
25,240
views
views
93
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
25,183
views
views
94
Andy Weir
American writer (born 1972)
24,997
views
views
95
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
24,678
views
views
96
Warren Jeffs
American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955)
24,549
views
views
97
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
24,520
views
views
98
Josef Mengele
Nazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
24,483
views
views
99
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
24,348
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