Trending Soldiers — all time
The 100 most-viewed soldiers on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jeffrey Dahmer. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
8,408,040
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer (1960–1994)
600,620
views
views
2
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
546,349
views
views
3
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
447,283
views
views
4
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
430,188
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
Nirmal Purja
Nepali‑born English mountaineer (1983–2026)
160,559
views
views
10
Kim Il-sung
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
154,115
views
views
11
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931–2026)
142,711
views
views
12
John Stewart
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
142,047
views
views
13
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
134,294
views
views
14
Eddie Slovik
United States Army soldier (1920-1945) executed for desertion during WW2
129,849
views
views
15
Fidel Castro
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
120,851
views
views
16
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
111,663
views
views
17
Robin Hood
heroic outlaw in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman
106,224
views
views
18
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)
105,872
views
views
19
Tim Kennedy
American mixed martial arts fighter
103,582
views
views
20
Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
102,323
views
views
21
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
101,679
views
views
22
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
91,650
views
views
23
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
85,365
views
views
24
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
25
Batman
fictional character in DC Comics
81,728
views
views
26
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
77,741
views
views
27
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
76,794
views
views
28
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
75,484
views
views
29
Punisher
fictional character in Marvel Comics
73,543
views
views
30
James Garner
American film and television actor (1928–2014)
73,540
views
views
31
David Goggins
American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)
71,434
views
views
32
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
69,573
views
views
33
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
69,410
views
views
34
Count Dracula
title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula
67,345
views
views
35
Tiberius
second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
65,019
views
views
36
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
64,391
views
views
37
George Armstrong Custer
United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
63,919
views
views
38
Guy Fawkes
English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
60,262
views
views
39
Audie Murphy
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
60,120
views
views
40
Jack Reacher
fictional character
59,809
views
views
41
Cammy White
character from the Street Fighter fighting game series
58,543
views
views
42
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
56,852
views
views
43
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
55,839
views
views
44
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer (1922-2014)
55,425
views
views
45
Deadpool
fictional character in Marvel Comics
54,795
views
views
46
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
47
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general (1902–1947)
51,248
views
views
48
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)
51,127
views
views
49
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998)
49,816
views
views
50
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
49,617
views
views
51
Gilles de Rais
leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children
48,683
views
views
52
José Mujica
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
48,025
views
views
53
Harley Quinn
fictional character in DC Comics
45,632
views
views
54
Buffalo Bill
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
44,690
views
views
55
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
43,932
views
views
56
Saint Sebastian
Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
42,169
views
views
57
Enver Hoxha
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
40,925
views
views
58
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
40,665
views
views
59
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
39,801
views
views
60
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
39,067
views
views
61
DEX
South Korean entertainer, actor and YouTuber
38,477
views
views
62
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
38,452
views
views
63
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
38,104
views
views
64
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
37,753
views
views
65
Yonatan Netanyahu
Military officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)
37,643
views
views
66
Andrey Vlasov
Russian lieutenant general (1901–1946)
37,252
views
views
67
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
35,722
views
views
68
Gustavo Petro
42rd President of Colombia 2022–2026
35,626
views
views
69
Eric Cartman
fictional character from South Park
35,147
views
views
70
Terry Nichols
American domestic terrorist
34,743
views
views
71
Dean Arnold Corll
American serial killer (1939–1973)
34,354
views
views
72
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
33,765
views
views
73
Tim Conway
American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
33,654
views
views
74
Rob Riggle
American actor
33,208
views
views
75
Zorro
fictional character
32,847
views
views
76
Frank Castle
fictional vigilante antihero from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
32,836
views
views
77
Jason Bourne
fictional novel and movie character created by Robert Ludlum
32,400
views
views
78
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
31,838
views
views
79
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)
31,832
views
views
80
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
31,756
views
views
81
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
31,727
views
views
82
Wes Moore
American politician, investment banker, author and television producer
31,308
views
views
83
Adrian Carton de Wiart
recipient of the Victoria Cross (1880–1963)
31,298
views
views
84
Jan Žižka
Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)
31,249
views
views
85
Tadeusz Lutak
Polish soldier and resistance member (1917–2026)
31,201
views
views
86
Robert James O'Neill
Navy SEAL
30,989
views
views
87
Charles XIV John of Sweden
King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
30,771
views
views
88
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
30,700
views
views
89
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
30,663
views
views
90
Min Aung Hlaing
11th President of Myanmar
29,994
views
views
91
Kenny McCormick
fictional character in South Park
29,724
views
views
92
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
29,164
views
views
93
Maximinus Thrax
Roman Emperor (173-238)
28,835
views
views
94
Jill Valentine
fictional character from Resident Evil
28,372
views
views
95
Alexander Suvorov
Russian marshal (1730–1800)
27,915
views
views
96
Vasily Zaytsev
Soviet sniper (1915-1991)
27,793
views
views
97
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
27,758
views
views
98
Beppe Fenoglio
Italian writer (1922-1963)
27,752
views
views
99
Jon Snow
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
27,532
views
views
100
Tommy Shelby
fictional character from Peaky Blinders
27,386
views
views
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