Trending Explorers in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Theodore Roosevelt.
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Ranked
2,182,099
Total Views (this year)
1
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
140,670
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2
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
99,759
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3
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
94,794
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4
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
89,103
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5
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
75,043
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6
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
61,203
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7
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
54,699
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8
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
45,591
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9
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
43,059
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10
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
40,156
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11
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
37,915
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12
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
37,253
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13
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
36,336
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14
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
33,914
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15
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
33,113
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16
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
32,815
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17
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
29,680
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18
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
29,067
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19
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
27,972
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20
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
27,867
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21
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
26,663
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22
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
26,525
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23
Heinz Stücke
German cyclist and photographer
26,236
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24
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
26,031
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25
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
25,705
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26
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
25,302
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27
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
24,769
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28
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
24,375
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29
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
24,047
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30
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
23,942
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31
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
23,870
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32
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
23,412
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33
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
21,337
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34
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
20,756
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35
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
20,184
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36
Peter Davison
English actor
19,843
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37
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
19,801
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38
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
19,671
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39
Josh Gates
American explorer and television host
18,916
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40
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
18,865
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41
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
16,589
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42
Floyd Collins
American cave explorer (1887–1925)
16,238
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43
Walter Raleigh
English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
16,110
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44
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
15,511
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45
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
15,069
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46
Zacharie Cloutier
French colonist (1590-1677)
14,805
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47
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
14,787
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48
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
14,568
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49
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
14,529
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50
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
14,479
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51
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
14,063
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52
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer (1774-1809)
13,680
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53
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
13,619
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54
Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist
13,462
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55
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
13,442
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56
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
13,277
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views
57
Kennewick Man
Prehistoric Paleoamerican man found in Kennewick, Washington, US in 1996
13,189
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58
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
12,935
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59
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
12,918
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60
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919–1996)
12,317
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61
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
11,965
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62
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
11,901
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63
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
11,447
views
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64
John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
11,093
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65
Sylvester McCoy
Scottish actor (born 1943)
10,935
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66
Addison O'Dea
American filmmaker
10,792
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67
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
10,750
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views
68
Moana
fictional character from Moana
10,721
views
views
69
Ben Fogle
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
10,669
views
views
70
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
10,584
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71
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
10,483
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72
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
10,357
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73
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
10,098
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74
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
10,030
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75
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
9,648
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76
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
9,577
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77
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
9,488
views
views
78
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
9,357
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79
James Bowie
nineteenth-century American pioneer
9,282
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views
80
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
9,124
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views
81
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
9,053
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82
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
9,033
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83
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
8,740
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views
84
William Clark
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
8,660
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85
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
8,654
views
views
86
Colin Baker
English actor
8,187
views
views
87
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
8,041
views
views
88
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
8,031
views
views
89
Andrew McAuley
kayaker (1968-2007)
8,006
views
views
90
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
7,895
views
views
91
William Hartnell
English actor (1908–1975)
7,640
views
views
92
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
7,600
views
views
93
Robert Peary
explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
7,581
views
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94
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
7,367
views
views
95
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
7,329
views
views
96
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
7,288
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views
97
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
7,285
views
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98
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
7,227
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99
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
7,170
views
views
100
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
7,165
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