Trending Explorers in Russia this month
The 100 most-viewed explorers this month on Wikipedia (Russia). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Yuri Gagarin.
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23,559
Total Views (this month)
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Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1,675
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2
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
903
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3
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
842
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4
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
667
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5
Nikolay Gumilev
Russian poet (1886-1921)
598
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6
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
554
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7
Yermak Timofeyevich
Russian cossack explorer and pirate
530
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8
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)
491
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9
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
483
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10
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
461
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11
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
427
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12
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
374
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13
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
373
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14
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (Soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943)
363
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
358
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16
Dersu Uzala
Nanai hunter and explorer (1849–1908)
356
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17
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
350
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18
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
331
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19
Viktor Suvorov
Soviet and Russian writer
330
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20
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
329
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21
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
322
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22
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
317
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23
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
304
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24
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
295
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25
Marat Kazey
Soviet-Belarusian partisan and child soldier of WW2
294
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26
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
Grand Prince of Vladimir (1191-1246)
294
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views
27
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
290
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28
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
285
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29
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay
Russian explorer and scientist
276
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30
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
255
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31
Vitus Bering
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)
249
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32
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
245
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33
Afanasy Nikitin
Russian explorer
241
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34
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
232
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35
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
231
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36
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
227
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37
Svetlana Savitskaya
Soviet cosmonaut
227
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38
Yerofey Khabarov
Russian explorer
223
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39
Yuri Senkevich
Russian physician and television host (1937–2003)
216
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40
Vladimir Arsenyev
Russian and Soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930)
215
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41
Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy
Russian explorer (1782-1846)
207
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42
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888)
207
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43
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
200
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44
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
198
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45
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846)
197
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46
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
195
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47
Vladimir Pozner
Soviet spy (1908–1975)
184
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48
Semyon Dezhnyov
Russian explorer
184
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49
Avvakum
Russian protopope
182
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50
Otto Schmidt
Russian geophysicist and polar explorer of Baltic German origin (1891-1956)
174
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51
Vasily Tatishchev
Russian historian (1686-1750)
172
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52
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
170
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53
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
Russian noble (1809-1881)
170
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54
Stepan Makarov
Russian admiral
166
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55
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
161
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56
Arthur Chilingarov
Russian explorer and politician (1939–2024)
159
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57
Ivan Papanin
Soviet explorer (1894–1986)
143
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58
Semyon Chelyuskin
Russian polar explorer and naval officer
143
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59
Anton Shkaplerov
Russian cosmonaut
142
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60
Mikhail Lazarev
Russian fleet commander and explorer (1788-1851)
136
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61
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
129
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views
62
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
127
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63
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
126
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64
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
123
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views
65
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
123
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views
66
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
122
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67
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
122
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views
68
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
121
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69
Oleg Novitskiy
Russian cosmonaut
119
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70
Vasili Dokuchayev
Russian soil scientist (1846-1903)
117
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71
Gennady Nevelskoy
Russian navigator (1813-1876)
117
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views
72
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852)
115
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73
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
115
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views
74
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Russian geographer, art collector and statistician
114
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views
75
Nikolai Rezanov
Russian noble and explorer (1764-1807)
114
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views
76
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
108
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views
77
Georgy Sedov
Russian Arctic explorer (1877–1914)
105
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views
78
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
104
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79
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
102
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views
80
Vladimir A. Obruchev
Russian and Soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956)
100
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81
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
98
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views
82
Yakov Sannikov
Russian explorer
93
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83
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
93
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84
Vassili Poyarkov
Russian explorer
92
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85
Dmitry Shparo
explorer; author
91
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86
George Blake
British spy, a double agent in the service of the Soviet Union
91
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87
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
90
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views
88
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
fictional character from Assassin's Creed
85
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89
Stephen of Perm
Russian saint
85
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views
90
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
84
views
views
91
Mikhail Mukasei
Soviet spy (1907–2008)
83
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views
92
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
83
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views
93
Eduard von Toll
Baltic German explorer (1858–1902)
82
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views
94
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
10th-century Arab traveller and ethnographer
82
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views
95
Maxim Kammerer
82
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96
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
82
views
views
97
Robert Peary
explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
80
views
views
98
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
80
views
views
99
Helena Roerich
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955)
79
views
views
100
Ferdinand von Wrangel
Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870)
78
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