Trending Soldiers — all time
The 100 most-viewed soldiers on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Napoleon. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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Ranked
9,422,727
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
604,842
views
views
2
Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer (1960–1994)
600,620
views
views
3
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
552,245
views
views
4
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
546,349
views
views
5
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
388,885
views
views
6
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
285,555
views
views
7
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
271,704
views
views
8
Rafael Rodríguez Rapún
Spanish football player, actor and soldier (lieutenant)
190,241
views
views
9
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931–2026)
189,383
views
views
10
Fidel Castro
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
184,841
views
views
11
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
181,763
views
views
12
Nirmal Purja
Nepali‑born English mountaineer (1983–2026)
160,559
views
views
13
Kim Il-sung
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
154,115
views
views
14
John Stewart
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
142,047
views
views
15
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)
139,961
views
views
16
Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
132,470
views
views
17
Eddie Slovik
United States Army soldier (1920-1945) executed for desertion during WW2
129,849
views
views
18
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
111,663
views
views
19
Batman
fictional character in DC Comics
109,927
views
views
20
Robin Hood
heroic outlaw in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman
106,224
views
views
21
Tim Kennedy
American mixed martial arts fighter
103,582
views
views
22
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
101,679
views
views
23
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
99,353
views
views
24
James Garner
American film and television actor (1928–2014)
98,842
views
views
25
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
96,092
views
views
26
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
91,650
views
views
27
Tiberius
second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
88,838
views
views
28
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
88,561
views
views
29
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
85,365
views
views
30
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
83,584
views
views
31
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
82,260
views
views
32
Audie Murphy
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
78,530
views
views
33
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
77,741
views
views
34
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
76,794
views
views
35
Punisher
fictional character in Marvel Comics
73,543
views
views
36
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
72,582
views
views
37
David Goggins
American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)
71,434
views
views
38
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
69,410
views
views
39
Dean Arnold Corll
American serial killer (1939–1973)
69,271
views
views
40
Count Dracula
title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula
67,345
views
views
41
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
64,402
views
views
42
George Armstrong Custer
United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
63,919
views
views
43
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general (1902–1947)
63,672
views
views
44
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998)
62,463
views
views
45
Guy Fawkes
English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
60,262
views
views
46
Jack Reacher
fictional character
59,809
views
views
47
Cammy White
character from the Street Fighter fighting game series
58,543
views
views
48
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
56,852
views
views
49
Enver Hoxha
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
56,526
views
views
50
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer (1922-2014)
55,425
views
views
51
Deadpool
fictional character in Marvel Comics
54,795
views
views
52
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
54,344
views
views
53
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
54,080
views
views
54
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
52,066
views
views
55
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
52,052
views
views
56
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)
51,127
views
views
57
Gilles de Rais
leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children
48,683
views
views
58
José Mujica
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
48,025
views
views
59
Terry Nichols
American domestic terrorist
46,358
views
views
60
Harley Quinn
fictional character in DC Comics
45,632
views
views
61
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
45,379
views
views
62
Buffalo Bill
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
44,690
views
views
63
Andrey Vlasov
Russian lieutenant general (1901–1946)
43,288
views
views
64
Zorro
fictional character
43,096
views
views
65
Saint Sebastian
Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
42,169
views
views
66
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
40,900
views
views
67
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)
40,668
views
views
68
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
40,665
views
views
69
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
39,801
views
views
70
Jan Žižka
Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)
39,390
views
views
71
Vasyl Lomachenko
Ukrainian boxer
38,978
views
views
72
DEX
South Korean entertainer, actor and YouTuber
38,477
views
views
73
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
38,425
views
views
74
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
38,104
views
views
75
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
37,753
views
views
76
Yonatan Netanyahu
Military officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)
37,643
views
views
77
Alexander Suvorov
Russian marshal (1730–1800)
36,996
views
views
78
Catwoman
fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise
36,710
views
views
79
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
36,703
views
views
80
Maximinus Thrax
Roman Emperor (173-238)
36,047
views
views
81
Jill Valentine
fictional character from Resident Evil
35,763
views
views
82
Gustavo Petro
42rd President of Colombia 2022–2026
35,626
views
views
83
Eric Cartman
fictional character from South Park
35,147
views
views
84
Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)
34,963
views
views
85
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
33,765
views
views
86
Tim Conway
American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
33,654
views
views
87
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet and Polish military commander (1896-1968)
33,636
views
views
88
Pat Tillman
American football player and soldier (1976-2004)
33,612
views
views
89
Rob Riggle
American actor
33,208
views
views
90
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
33,174
views
views
91
Frank Castle
fictional vigilante antihero from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
32,836
views
views
92
Jason Bourne
fictional novel and movie character created by Robert Ludlum
32,400
views
views
93
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
31,838
views
views
94
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
31,756
views
views
95
Wes Moore
American politician, investment banker, author and television producer
31,308
views
views
96
Adrian Carton de Wiart
recipient of the Victoria Cross (1880–1963)
31,298
views
views
97
Tadeusz Lutak
Polish soldier and resistance member (1917–2026)
31,201
views
views
98
Oriana Fallaci
Italian journalist (1929–2006)
31,030
views
views
99
Robert James O'Neill
Navy SEAL
30,989
views
views
100
Carlos Pizarro Leongómez
Colombian guerrilla (1952–1990)
30,907
views
views
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