Trending Basketball Players in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed basketball players on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sophie Cunningham. Data as of 28 October 2026.
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This counts a Wikipedia language edition, not a country's residents — Measured from the English-language Wikipedia edition — readers worldwide, not residents of USA. Nothing here is capped or sampled: it is every view Wikipedia published for these articles in the window. Rows carrying a 📰 badge add news coverage from GDELT; entity names and types come from Wikidata. Looking for what one country read? That is what the world reads — a different, capped measurement.
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Ranked
17,574,663
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Sophie Cunningham
American basketball player born 1996
765,573
views
views
2
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)
706,209
views
views
3
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
661,202
views
views
4
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
597,711
views
views
5
Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of Defense
530,465
views
views
6
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
477,935
views
views
7
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player (born 1972)
386,420
views
views
8
Caitlin Clark
American basketball player (born 2002)
366,793
views
views
9
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
355,670
views
views
10
Kawhi Leonard
American basketball player (born 1991)
333,737
views
views
11
Dennis Rodman
American basketball player (born 1961)
294,538
views
views
12
Mahershala Ali
American actor
275,678
views
views
13
Stephen Curry
American basketball player (born 1988)
270,556
views
views
14
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
265,452
views
views
15
Jalen Brunson
American basketball player (born 1996)
263,879
views
views
16
Tom Selleck
American actor (born 1945)
256,504
views
views
17
Kyle Singler
American basketball player (born 1988)
247,136
views
views
18
Natasha Cloud
American basketball player
231,181
views
views
19
Klay Thompson
American basketball player (born 1990)
223,281
views
views
20
Royce White
American basketball player (born 1991)
202,762
views
views
21
Kevin Durant
American basketball player (born 1988)
200,363
views
views
22
Magic Johnson
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
199,423
views
views
23
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
196,774
views
views
24
Mitch Johnson
American basketball player and coach
191,281
views
views
25
Russell Westbrook
American basketball player (born 1988)
186,659
views
views
26
Brittney Griner
American basketball player (born 1990)
186,440
views
views
27
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012)
185,522
views
views
28
A'ja Wilson
American basketball player (born 1996)
180,232
views
views
29
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player (born 1947)
180,137
views
views
30
Nick Nolte
American actor (born 1941)
175,341
views
views
31
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
174,323
views
views
32
Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player (born 1996)
164,324
views
views
33
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach (born 1956)
162,614
views
views
34
Lonzo Ball
American basketball player (born 1997)
161,167
views
views
35
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
161,059
views
views
36
Angel Reese
American basketball player (born 2002)
160,370
views
views
37
Dylan Harper
American basketball player (born 2006)
154,156
views
views
38
Ja Morant
American basketball player (born 1999)
152,294
views
views
39
Marc Blucas
American actor
151,606
views
views
40
Paige Bueckers
American basketball player (born 2001)
149,924
views
views
41
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player (1936–1999)
146,584
views
views
42
LaMelo Ball
American basketball player (born 2001)
144,006
views
views
43
Allen Iverson
American basketball player (born 1975)
139,279
views
views
44
George Floyd
African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
135,890
views
views
45
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
134,351
views
views
46
Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
132,831
views
views
47
Breanna Stewart
American basketball player (born 1994)
130,800
views
views
48
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
129,854
views
views
49
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player (born 1992)
127,430
views
views
50
Kane
American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
126,893
views
views
51
Jaylen Brown
American basketball player (born 1996)
124,998
views
views
52
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach
124,823
views
views
53
Bronny James
American basketball player (born 2004)
124,491
views
views
54
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player (born 1984)
119,736
views
views
55
Robert Bobroczkyi
Romanian basketball player and actor (born 2000)
119,645
views
views
56
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player (born 1980)
115,698
views
views
57
Charles Barkley
American basketball player (born 1963)
115,449
views
views
58
Karl-Anthony Towns
Dominican-American basketball player
112,547
views
views
59
Tim Duncan
American basketball player (born 1976)
111,159
views
views
60
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Icelandic strongman and actor
110,787
views
views
61
Dwyane Wade
American basketball player (born 1982)
109,237
views
views
62
Karl Malone
American basketball player (born 1963)
109,140
views
views
63
Lamar Odom
American basketball player (born 1979)
108,401
views
views
64
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
107,453
views
views
65
Iman Shumpert
American basketball player (born 1990)
107,331
views
views
66
James Harden
American basketball player (born 1989)
105,160
views
views
67
Olivia Miles
American basketball player (born 2003)
105,003
views
views
68
Julian Champagnie
American basketball player (born 2001)
104,569
views
views
69
Nikola Jokić
Serbian basketball player (born 1995)
103,959
views
views
70
J. Cole
American rapper and record producer (born 1985)
103,595
views
views
71
Zhang Ziyu
Chinese basketball player (born 2007)
103,498
views
views
72
Chris Paul
American basketball player (born 1985)
103,267
views
views
73
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953)
102,603
views
views
74
Delonte West
American basketball player (born 1983)
102,474
views
views
75
Stephon Castle
American basketball player (born 2004)
101,621
views
views
76
Layshia Clarendon
American basketball player (born 1991)
101,003
views
views
77
Joshua Turek
American politician and wheelchair basketball player
99,493
views
views
78
Michael Sweetney
American basketball player (1982–2026)
99,196
views
views
79
Chet Holmgren
American basketball player (born 2002)
99,008
views
views
80
Ron Harper
American basketball player (born 1964)
97,418
views
views
81
Phil Jackson
American basketball player, coach and executive
94,703
views
views
82
Mike Ditka
American football player, coach, and television commentator (1939-2026)
94,678
views
views
83
Cooper Flagg
American basketball player (born 2006)
93,400
views
views
84
DeAndre Hopkins
American football player (born 1992)
93,341
views
views
85
Jonathan Kuminga
Congolese basketball player
92,320
views
views
86
Jason Williams
American basketball player (born 1975)
91,281
views
views
87
Michael Beasley
American basketball player (born 1989)
90,831
views
views
88
Derrick Rose
American basketball player (born 1988)
90,278
views
views
89
Joe Paterno
American college football coach (1926-2012)
90,156
views
views
90
DeWanna Bonner
American-Macedonian basketball player
89,784
views
views
91
Azzi Fudd
American basketball player (born 2002)
88,644
views
views
92
Chuck Connors
American athlete and actor (1921–1992)
87,579
views
views
93
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player (born 1965)
87,574
views
views
94
Damian Lillard
American basketball player (born 1990)
87,469
views
views
95
Bob Pettit
American basketball player and coach (1932–2026)
87,112
views
views
96
Jim Brown
American football player and actor (1936–2023)
87,017
views
views
97
Dwight Howard
American basketball player (born 1985)
86,733
views
views
98
Dane DiLiegro
American actor and basketball player
85,680
views
views
99
Jalen Duren
American basketball player (born 2003)
84,434
views
views
100
Steve Nash
Canadian basketball player and coach
84,278
views
views