Trending Scientists this year
The 99 most-viewed scientists this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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11,817,454
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
824,064
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2
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
424,070
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3
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
355,318
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4
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
337,337
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5
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
326,096
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6
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
325,980
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7
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
298,565
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8
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
259,206
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9
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
184,852
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10
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
180,474
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11
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
175,291
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12
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
165,361
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13
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
157,727
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14
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
155,119
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15
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
154,986
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16
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
147,752
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17
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
146,913
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18
Ben Sasse
American politician and college president (born 1972)
146,477
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19
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
142,305
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20
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)
138,350
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21
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
134,908
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22
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
134,286
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views
23
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
130,428
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24
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
129,423
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views
25
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
123,581
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26
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
123,527
views
views
27
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
122,888
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views
28
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
117,682
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29
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
117,619
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views
30
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
117,198
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31
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
116,731
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32
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
112,887
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33
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
111,963
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34
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
108,225
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35
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
108,151
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36
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
104,591
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37
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
104,467
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38
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
104,397
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39
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
103,784
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40
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
102,821
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41
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
100,470
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42
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
94,049
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43
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
89,078
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44
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
88,926
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45
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
88,088
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46
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
87,889
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views
47
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
86,772
views
views
48
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
86,323
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views
49
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
85,506
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views
50
Ben Reilly
fictional character in Marvel Comics
85,371
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51
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
84,656
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views
52
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
82,896
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views
53
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
82,456
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54
Warren Jeffs
American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955)
82,154
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55
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
80,251
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56
Chris Olah
artificial intelligence researcher
80,236
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57
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
80,204
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58
Ben McKenzie
American actor (born 1978)
79,941
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59
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
79,203
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views
60
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
78,507
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views
61
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
78,477
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views
62
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
78,133
views
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63
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
77,047
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64
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
76,682
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65
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
75,639
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66
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
75,525
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views
67
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
75,251
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views
68
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
74,934
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views
69
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
74,785
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70
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
74,685
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views
71
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
74,231
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views
72
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
74,212
views
views
73
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
73,861
views
views
74
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
73,826
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views
75
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
73,657
views
views
76
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
73,490
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views
77
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
72,709
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views
78
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
72,676
views
views
79
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
72,610
views
views
80
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
71,933
views
views
81
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
71,168
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views
82
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
70,985
views
views
83
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
69,220
views
views
84
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
69,013
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85
Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
67,808
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views
86
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
67,450
views
views
87
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
66,693
views
views
88
Ali Khamenei
cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
66,501
views
views
89
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
64,349
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views
90
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
64,020
views
views
91
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
64,010
views
views
92
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008)
63,375
views
views
93
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
63,240
views
views
94
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
63,220
views
views
95
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
62,878
views
views
96
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles
62,788
views
views
97
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
62,705
views
views
98
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
62,464
views
views
99
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
62,428
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