Trending Archaeologists in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Thomas Jefferson. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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2,941,258
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
318,170
views
views
2
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
253,190
views
views
3
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
225,387
views
views
4
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
194,208
views
views
5
Cat Jarman
archaeologist
152,334
views
views
6
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
77,851
views
views
7
Alice Roberts
English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author
66,714
views
views
8
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
65,788
views
views
9
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
59,927
views
views
10
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
48,238
views
views
11
Alison Frantz
American archaeologist (1903–1995)
47,505
views
views
12
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
39,283
views
views
13
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
37,805
views
views
14
MacGyver
fictional character
36,220
views
views
15
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
35,784
views
views
16
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
31,657
views
views
17
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
29,507
views
views
18
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
29,377
views
views
19
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
29,375
views
views
20
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
28,447
views
views
21
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
27,714
views
views
22
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
27,515
views
views
23
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
27,374
views
views
24
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
26,629
views
views
25
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
26,193
views
views
26
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
25,937
views
views
27
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
25,877
views
views
28
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
25,742
views
views
29
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
24,040
views
views
30
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
23,402
views
views
31
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
23,293
views
views
32
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
22,934
views
views
33
Adam Strange
DC Comics fictional character
22,370
views
views
34
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
22,273
views
views
35
Evelyn Beauchamp
English aristocrat
21,949
views
views
36
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
21,458
views
views
37
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
21,271
views
views
38
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
20,849
views
views
39
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
19,684
views
views
40
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
18,130
views
views
41
Natacha Rambova
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
17,296
views
views
42
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
17,152
views
views
43
Metamorpho
DC Comics character
16,288
views
views
44
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
16,205
views
views
45
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
16,201
views
views
46
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
15,157
views
views
47
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
15,128
views
views
48
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
14,951
views
views
49
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
14,727
views
views
50
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
14,611
views
views
51
Neil Oliver
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
13,960
views
views
52
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
13,826
views
views
53
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
13,787
views
views
54
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
13,021
views
views
55
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
12,799
views
views
56
Basil Brown
British archaeologist
11,968
views
views
57
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
11,713
views
views
58
Daniel Jackson
fictional character from the Stargate universe
11,707
views
views
59
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
11,604
views
views
60
Lawrence Xu-Nan
Egyptologist, law student, and Green Party MP
11,596
views
views
61
River Song
Fictional character in the British TV series ''Doctor Who''
11,571
views
views
62
Khaled Asaad
Syrian archeologist
11,553
views
views
63
Bandit Heeler
fictional character from Bluey
11,375
views
views
64
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
11,245
views
views
65
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
11,121
views
views
66
John Strong Newberry
American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822–1892)
10,872
views
views
67
Jules Hudson
British archaeologist
10,724
views
views
68
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
Philologist and archaeologist (1771–1858)
10,692
views
views
69
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
10,670
views
views
70
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
10,651
views
views
71
Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
10,544
views
views
72
Irving Finkel
British archaeologist
10,245
views
views
73
Hormuzd Rassam
Iraqi archaeologist (1826–1910)
10,144
views
views
74
Otto Hirschfeld
Prussian and German historian (1843–1922)
9,966
views
views
75
Ennio Quirino Visconti
Italian classical archaeologist (1751-1818)
9,928
views
views
76
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
9,755
views
views
77
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
9,682
views
views
78
Wonder Woman
DC Extended Universe character
9,492
views
views
79
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
9,465
views
views
80
Gerald Gardner
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
9,379
views
views
81
Joseph Banks
English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)
9,263
views
views
82
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
9,250
views
views
83
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
9,193
views
views
84
Starhawk
fictional character in Marvel Comics
9,020
views
views
85
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
8,550
views
views
86
Philippa Langley
British author, producer and historian
8,527
views
views
87
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
8,369
views
views
88
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
8,368
views
views
89
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
8,330
views
views
90
Phil Harding
English archaeologist
8,326
views
views
91
Steven Runciman
British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000)
8,231
views
views
92
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)
8,142
views
views
93
John Chadwick
English linguist and classical scholar (1920-1998)
8,075
views
views
94
Edward Drinker Cope
American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist (1840–1897)
8,051
views
views
95
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
7,985
views
views
96
Jonathan Joestar
main character in part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
7,975
views
views
97
Kathleen Martíne
Dominican archaeologist, diplomat, and lawyer
7,967
views
views
98
Flinders Petrie
British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
7,918
views
views
99
Mick Aston
English archaeologist (1946–2013)
7,915
views
views
100
Hester Stanhope
noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)
7,631
views
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