Trending Film Directors in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed film directors on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Alan Ritchson. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
53,608,133
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
1,408,348
views
views
2
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
1,141,386
views
views
3
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
923,323
views
views
4
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
886,650
views
views
5
Woody Harrelson
American actor (born 1961)
879,381
views
views
6
Julia Stiles
American actress
858,744
views
views
7
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
842,072
views
views
8
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
835,072
views
views
9
Zoe Saldaña
American actress (born 1978)
792,345
views
views
10
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
774,083
views
views
11
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
761,510
views
views
12
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
748,067
views
views
13
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
741,039
views
views
14
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
728,727
views
views
15
Callum Turner
English actor
717,956
views
views
16
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
708,630
views
views
17
Elliot Page
Canadian actor
698,872
views
views
18
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
690,975
views
views
19
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
666,653
views
views
20
Lance Oppenheim
American film director
661,736
views
views
21
Olivia Wilde
American actress and film director (born 1984)
648,868
views
views
22
Taylor Sheridan
American producer, screenwriter and director (born 1970)
645,391
views
views
23
Zach Cregger
American actor and film director (born 1981)
628,840
views
views
24
Maria Sten
Danish actress and filmmaker
597,604
views
views
25
Geetu Mohandas
Indian actress
593,912
views
views
26
Zoë Kravitz
American actress, director, singer and model (born 1988)
593,094
views
views
27
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
591,612
views
views
28
Rebecca Hall
English actress and filmmaker (born 1982)
590,900
views
views
29
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
576,229
views
views
30
Kenneth Branagh
British actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
575,808
views
views
31
Gary Oldman
British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
568,653
views
views
32
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
558,802
views
views
33
Sally Field
American actress
538,220
views
views
34
Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
536,123
views
views
35
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
534,773
views
views
36
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
534,717
views
views
37
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
532,763
views
views
38
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
529,535
views
views
39
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
527,504
views
views
40
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress and producer (born 1990)
526,241
views
views
41
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
521,433
views
views
42
Jared Leto
American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
515,714
views
views
43
Richard Gere
American actor (born 1949)
509,720
views
views
44
Curry Barker
American director
499,178
views
views
45
Sam Neill
New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
496,516
views
views
46
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
496,429
views
views
47
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
496,116
views
views
48
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
492,725
views
views
49
Penelope Keith
English actress (1940–2026)
492,240
views
views
50
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-American actress (1954–2026)
486,455
views
views
51
Kate Hudson
American actress and singer (born 1979)
477,458
views
views
52
Carrot Top
American stand-up comedian
476,640
views
views
53
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
468,975
views
views
54
Eva Mendes
American actress and model (born 1974)
467,711
views
views
55
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
461,007
views
views
56
Steven Spielberg
American filmmaker (born 1946)
456,706
views
views
57
Alan Cumming
British actor (born 1965)
453,808
views
views
58
Kuku Kohli
Indian film director
452,280
views
views
59
Mark Ruffalo
American actor (born 1967)
449,561
views
views
60
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)
446,782
views
views
61
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
443,727
views
views
62
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
436,987
views
views
63
Cher
American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
436,978
views
views
64
Willie Nelson
American country musician (born 1933)
436,409
views
views
65
Jason Momoa
American actor (born 1979)
435,998
views
views
66
Channing Tatum
American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)
432,297
views
views
67
Ralph Fiennes
English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
429,036
views
views
68
Alexander Skarsgård
Swedish actor
427,704
views
views
69
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
425,085
views
views
70
Stanley Tucci
American actor and author (born 1960)
424,643
views
views
71
Milo Ventimiglia
American actor
423,890
views
views
72
Emma Watson
English actress (born 1990)
419,803
views
views
73
George Clooney
American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
410,782
views
views
74
Simon Baker
Australian actor and director (born 1969)
409,320
views
views
75
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
408,764
views
views
76
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
407,572
views
views
77
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
406,190
views
views
78
Rob Reiner
American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
405,156
views
views
79
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)
404,265
views
views
80
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
402,645
views
views
81
Salma Hayek
Mexican and American actress (born 1966)
402,342
views
views
82
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
400,850
views
views
83
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
398,549
views
views
84
Michael Keaton
American actor (born 1951)
395,087
views
views
85
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
393,874
views
views
86
Shirley MacLaine
American actress
393,682
views
views
87
Ridley Scott
English filmmaker (born 1937)
390,657
views
views
88
Dakota Fanning
American actress and model (born 1994)
386,779
views
views
89
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
385,778
views
views
90
Asia Argento
Italian actress and filmmaker (born 1975)
382,840
views
views
91
Bradley Cooper
American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)
382,175
views
views
92
Elle Fanning
American actress (born 1998)
380,367
views
views
93
Diane Keaton
American actress and film director (1946–2025)
379,966
views
views
94
Jennifer Garner
American actress (born 1972)
374,846
views
views
95
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
374,053
views
views
96
Roman Polanski
French-Polish filmmaker (born 1933)
373,700
views
views
97
Samara Weaving
Australian actress and model (born 1992)
370,321
views
views
98
Harvey Weinstein
American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)
369,601
views
views
99
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
367,653
views
views
100
Philip Seymour Hoffman
American actor (1967–2014)
365,150
views
views