Trending Chemists in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed chemists this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolph Lundgren.
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Dolph Lundgren
Swedish actor and martial artist (born 1957)
2,334
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Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
2,084
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3
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
1,346
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4
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
1,341
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5
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
1,303
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6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1,245
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7
Karen Wetterhahn
American chemist (1948–1997)
877
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8
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
842
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9
Clair Cameron Patterson
American chemist and geochemist (1922–1995)
757
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10
Rake Yohn
American television personality
752
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11
Valery Legasov
Soviet nuclear chemist, chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster (1936-1988)
611
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12
Robert Ley
German Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)
565
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13
Lex Luthor
fictional character in DC Comics
487
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14
The Joker
fictional character throughout the DC Universe
485
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15
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
463
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16
Thomas Midgley
American chemist and engineer (1889–1944)
405
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17
Walter White
fictional character in the television drama series Breaking Bad
400
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18
Jerry Buss
American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013)
399
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19
Bane
fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a supervillain
397
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20
George Washington Carver
African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)
386
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21
Morbius
fictional character in Marvel Comics
341
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22
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)
338
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23
Jack Parsons
American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
303
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24
Avicenna
Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
298
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25
Harrison Ruffin Tyler
American chemical engineer, businessperson, and preservationist
292
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26
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
291
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27
Linus Pauling
American scientist (1901–1994)
282
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28
Niels Bohr
Danish physicist (1885–1962)
281
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29
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
270
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30
Karen Silkwood
Labor union activist, chemical technician (1946–1974)
270
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31
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
263
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32
Benjamin Rush
American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)
258
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33
Michael Faraday
British scientist (1791–1867)
234
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34
Scarecrow
fictional character in DC Comics
232
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35
Poison Ivy
fictional character throughout the DC Universe
227
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36
Jennifer Doudna
American biochemist
223
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37
Paracelsus
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
212
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38
Fritz Haber
German chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize (1868–1934)
207
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39
David Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
201
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40
Irène Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1897–1956)
198
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41
Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)
187
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42
Pierre Curie
French physicist (1859–1906)
184
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43
Beast
fictional character in Marvel Comics
176
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44
Albert Wesker
fictional character from Resident Evil
176
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45
Jeffrey Wigand
American whistleblower, tobacco company executive
176
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46
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
166
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47
Louis Slotin
Canadian physicist and chemist (1910-1946)
161
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48
Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian chemist (1834–1907)
158
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49
Ernest Rutherford
New Zealand physicist (1871–1937)
156
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50
Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
146
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51
Peter Douglas
American film producer
144
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52
James Watson
American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025)
144
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53
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Indian physicist (1888–1970)
139
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54
Chaim Weizmann
Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)
133
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55
Alexander Shulgin
American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author (1925–2014)
132
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56
Lionel Dahmer
American chemist and writer; father of Jeffrey Dahmer
131
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57
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008)
126
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58
Sidney Gottlieb
American chemist (1918–1999)
124
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59
Owsley Stanley
American sound engineer and chemist (1935–2011)
123
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60
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Prafulla Chandra Ray
Bengali chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist (1861–1944)
120
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61
Mr. Freeze
fictional character throughout the DC Universe
120
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62
Antony Kidman
Australian academic and father of Nicole Kidman (1938-2014)
119
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63
Julian Banzon
Filipino biochemist (1908–1988)
115
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64
Henry Pym
fictional character in Marvel Comics
110
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65
James Watt
British engineer (1736–1819)
110
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66
Yasmin Fahimi
German politician
108
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67
Albertus Magnus
German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
108
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68
Rupert Sheldrake
English biochemist, author and parapsychological researcher (*1942)
107
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69
Wolfgang Pauli
physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
106
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70
Lise Meitner
Austrian-Swedish physicist
105
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71
Isabel Escobar
American chemist
104
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72
Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz
Mexican chemical engineer
103
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73
Primo Levi
Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987)
102
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74
Ivan Pavlov
Russian physiologist (1849-1936)
101
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75
Donella Meadows
American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer (1941–2001)
101
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76
Kay Thompson
American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998)
101
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77
Ludwig Boltzmann
Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
100
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78
Eli Lilly
American pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropist
94
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79
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
93
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80
David Rasnick
American scientist
92
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81
Keki Hormusji Gharda
Indian chemical engineer
91
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82
Lucius Fox
fictional character throughout the DC Universe
91
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83
Margaret Beckett
British politician (born 1943)
87
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84
Frank Olson
American chemist (1910-1953)
85
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85
Francis Collins
American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
85
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86
James Lovelock
English scientist (1919–2022)
85
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87
Joseph Priestley
English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)
85
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88
Friedrich Wöhler
German chemist (1800-1882)
84
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89
Frederick Banting
Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941)
84
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90
Al-Biruni
11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)
81
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91
Grigory Rodchenkov
former Russian doping executive
81
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92
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
German-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)
80
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93
André-Marie Ampère
French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)
79
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94
Gordon Moore
American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)
77
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95
Humphry Davy
British chemist
76
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96
Milo Aukerman
American singer scientist
75
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97
Katalin Karikó
Hungarian biochemist
74
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98
Mark Inglis
New Zealand sportsman
74
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99
Joseph Edward Mayer
American chemist (1904–1983)
71
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100
Henry Cavendish
English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810)
71
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