Trending Politicians in Russia — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed politicians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Vladimir Putin. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
4,450,360
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
187,938
views
views
2
Sergey Lavrov
Russian politician of Armenian origin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
91,073
views
views
3
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
85,215
views
views
4
Sergey Tchepikov
Russian biathlete
82,839
views
views
5
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
79,050
views
views
6
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
76,567
views
views
7
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
74,310
views
views
8
Ella Pamfilova
Russian politician
73,299
views
views
9
Peter the Great
Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725
69,715
views
views
10
Catherine II of Russia
eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796 (lived 1729-1796)
69,555
views
views
11
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
69,372
views
views
12
Dmitry Medvedev
President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020
66,103
views
views
13
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
64,588
views
views
14
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician (1946–2022)
63,894
views
views
15
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
62,188
views
views
16
Nicholas II of Russia
14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)
61,662
views
views
17
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
61,240
views
views
18
Gennady Zyuganov
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
60,209
views
views
19
Alexander Rosenbaum
Russian bard
59,329
views
views
20
Alexey Nechayev
Russian politician and entrepreneur
59,282
views
views
21
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
57,743
views
views
22
Alexei Navalny
Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976-2024)
49,093
views
views
23
Paul I of Russia
The ninth Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801 (1754-1801)
48,735
views
views
24
Leonid Slutsky
Russian politician (born 1968)
48,086
views
views
25
Mikhail Gorbachev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
47,374
views
views
26
Nikolai Bondarenko
Russian politician
46,639
views
views
27
Ivan the Terrible
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
45,781
views
views
28
Suleiman the Magnificent
the tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
45,347
views
views
29
Jared Kushner
American businessman and real estate investor (born 1981)
45,131
views
views
30
Alina Kabaeva
Russian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putin
44,904
views
views
31
Alexander II of Russia
The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881)
44,728
views
views
32
Sergei Mironov
Russian politician (born 1953)
44,624
views
views
33
Dmitry Donskoy
Prince of Moscow
44,281
views
views
34
Arsen Kanokov
Russian politician
44,260
views
views
35
Elon Musk
American businessman (born 1971)
44,065
views
views
36
Leonid Brezhnev
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)
43,564
views
views
37
Alexander I of Russia
The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825)
43,114
views
views
38
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)
42,417
views
views
39
Anatoly Wasserman
Russian journalist
41,991
views
views
40
Sergey Sobyanin
Mayor of Moscow since 2010
41,440
views
views
41
Yury Luzhkov
Russian politician (1936–2019)
41,418
views
views
42
Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
41,102
views
views
43
Harald V of Norway
King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 (1937–2026)
40,846
views
views
44
Nikita Khrushchev
leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
40,813
views
views
45
Nicholas I of Russia
The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 (lived 1796-1855)
40,350
views
views
46
Maria Sharapova
Russian tennis player
39,613
views
views
47
Alexander III of Russia
Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894
39,142
views
views
48
Alexander Lukashenka
President of the Republic of Belarus
39,031
views
views
49
Peter III of Russia
The seventh Emperor of Russia, 1762 (lived 1728-1762)
38,941
views
views
50
Valentina Tereshkova
Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)
38,141
views
views
51
Yury Chaika
Russian politician
38,096
views
views
52
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
37,824
views
views
53
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russian polymath (1711-1765)
37,652
views
views
54
Stepan Bandera
Ukrainian nationalist leader (1909–1959)
37,625
views
views
55
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
37,602
views
views
56
Vyacheslav Volodin
Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation
37,521
views
views
57
Sergei Kirienko
Russian politician
37,363
views
views
58
Vladislav Davankov
Russian politician
37,115
views
views
59
Alexei Zhuravlyov
Russian politician
37,099
views
views
60
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
37,061
views
views
61
Mithun Chakraborty
Indian film actor
36,529
views
views
62
Grigori Rasputin
Russian mystic (1869–1916)
36,350
views
views
63
Elizabeth I of Russia
sixth Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762 (lived 1709-1762)
35,963
views
views
64
Grigory Yavlinsky
Russian politician and economist
35,622
views
views
65
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
35,588
views
views
66
Lavrentiy Beria
Soviet politician and NKVD police chief
34,130
views
views
67
Kseniya Sobchak
Russian television personality and politician
34,102
views
views
68
Dmitri Nossov
Russian judoka and politician
33,804
views
views
69
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1896-1974)
33,597
views
views
70
Vladimir the Great
Grand Prince of Kiev
33,577
views
views
71
Robert Brovdi
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
33,371
views
views
72
Mikhail Mishustin
Russian politician; Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
33,232
views
views
73
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player
32,760
views
views
74
Boris Nemtsov
Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015)
32,682
views
views
75
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
32,396
views
views
76
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Bolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first Soviet secret police organs (1877-1926)
32,270
views
views
77
Sergei Shoigu
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former Russian defense minister
32,254
views
views
78
Friedrich Merz
German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
32,090
views
views
79
Yelena Mizulina
Russian politician
32,064
views
views
80
Oleg Basilashvili
Soviet and Russian actor
32,060
views
views
81
Nicole Kidman
Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)
31,732
views
views
82
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
30,953
views
views
83
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
30,923
views
views
84
Catherine I of Russia
The first Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727
30,685
views
views
85
Ivanka Trump
American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
30,523
views
views
86
Valentina Matviyenko
Russian politician
30,328
views
views
87
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
29,052
views
views
88
Richard Sorge
Soviet spy in Germany and Japan (1895－1944)
28,881
views
views
89
Aleksey Pimanov
Soviet journalist (1962–2026)
28,667
views
views
90
Sergey Mavrodi
Russian criminal and former deputy of the State Duma (1955-2018)
28,629
views
views
91
Maria Zakharova
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson since 2015
28,278
views
views
92
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
27,934
views
views
93
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
27,707
views
views
94
Maxim Katz
Russian political and public figure
27,343
views
views
95
Kim Jong-un
Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
26,948
views
views
96
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
26,880
views
views
97
Maxim Gorky
Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
26,585
views
views
98
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
26,501
views
views
99
Andrei Belousov
Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
26,232
views
views
100
Dmitry Peskov
Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
26,038
views
views