Trending Archaeologists in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Jefferson. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,812,647
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
183,150
views
views
2
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
159,363
views
views
3
Cat Jarman
archaeologist
142,851
views
views
4
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
132,415
views
views
5
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
118,143
views
views
6
Alison Frantz
American archaeologist (1903–1995)
47,370
views
views
7
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
43,646
views
views
8
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
42,060
views
views
9
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
41,572
views
views
10
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
38,177
views
views
11
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
23,003
views
views
12
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
22,260
views
views
13
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
21,554
views
views
14
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
21,227
views
views
15
MacGyver
fictional character
20,726
views
views
16
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
20,619
views
views
17
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
20,377
views
views
18
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
19,779
views
views
19
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
18,828
views
views
20
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
16,711
views
views
21
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
16,524
views
views
22
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
16,162
views
views
23
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
16,017
views
views
24
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
15,036
views
views
25
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
14,835
views
views
26
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
14,641
views
views
27
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
13,958
views
views
28
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
13,833
views
views
29
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
13,815
views
views
30
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
13,810
views
views
31
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
13,732
views
views
32
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
13,492
views
views
33
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
13,300
views
views
34
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
13,125
views
views
35
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
12,912
views
views
36
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
12,771
views
views
37
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
11,991
views
views
38
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
11,719
views
views
39
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
11,601
views
views
40
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
11,243
views
views
41
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
10,213
views
views
42
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
9,958
views
views
43
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
9,716
views
views
44
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
9,561
views
views
45
Hormuzd Rassam
Iraqi archaeologist (1826–1910)
9,139
views
views
46
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
9,045
views
views
47
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
8,997
views
views
48
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
8,421
views
views
49
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
8,311
views
views
50
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
8,283
views
views
51
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
8,096
views
views
52
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
8,037
views
views
53
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
7,573
views
views
54
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
7,449
views
views
55
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
7,423
views
views
56
John Chadwick
English linguist and classical scholar (1920-1998)
7,388
views
views
57
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
7,222
views
views
58
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
7,004
views
views
59
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
6,855
views
views
60
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
6,825
views
views
61
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
6,817
views
views
62
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
6,804
views
views
63
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
6,663
views
views
64
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822–1892)
6,541
views
views
65
Hester Stanhope
noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)
6,447
views
views
66
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
6,324
views
views
67
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
6,213
views
views
68
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
Philologist and archaeologist (1771–1858)
6,179
views
views
69
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
6,137
views
views
70
Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
6,067
views
views
71
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
6,014
views
views
72
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
5,941
views
views
73
Wonder Woman
DC Extended Universe character
5,901
views
views
74
Ennio Quirino Visconti
Italian classical archaeologist (1751-1818)
5,807
views
views
75
Otto Hirschfeld
Prussian and German historian (1843–1922)
5,784
views
views
76
Steven Runciman
British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000)
5,768
views
views
77
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
5,713
views
views
78
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
5,697
views
views
79
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
5,646
views
views
80
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
5,637
views
views
81
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
5,532
views
views
82
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
5,416
views
views
83
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
5,371
views
views
84
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
5,369
views
views
85
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,184
views
views
86
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
5,154
views
views
87
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
5,085
views
views
88
Edward Drinker Cope
American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist (1840–1897)
5,027
views
views
89
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
4,902
views
views
90
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
4,841
views
views
91
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
4,666
views
views
92
Phil Harding
English archaeologist
4,626
views
views
93
R. G. Collingwood
British historian and philosopher (1889–1943)
4,552
views
views
94
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
4,505
views
views
95
Turi King
Canadian-British academic
4,456
views
views
96
Evelyn O'Connell
character from the 1999 film The Mummy
4,423
views
views
97
Edward Frederic Benson
English novelist and writer (1867–1940)
4,413
views
views
98
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
4,394
views
views
99
Mick Aston
English archaeologist (1946–2013)
4,387
views
views
100
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
4,380
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