Trending Historians in USA this month
The 99 most-viewed historians this month on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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6,440,202
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
724,694
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2
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
154,732
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3
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
145,369
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4
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
139,489
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5
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
128,715
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6
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
126,859
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7
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
119,206
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8
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
112,651
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9
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
109,029
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10
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
103,530
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11
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
102,107
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12
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
98,661
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13
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
86,759
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14
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
83,142
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15
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
82,771
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16
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
82,023
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17
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
81,432
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18
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
80,703
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19
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
80,480
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20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
79,243
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21
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
77,464
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22
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
76,417
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23
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
73,819
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views
24
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
73,813
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25
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
73,203
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views
26
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
73,039
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views
27
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
65,926
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28
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
65,476
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29
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
63,609
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30
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
63,413
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views
31
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
61,772
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32
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
61,567
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views
33
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
61,051
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views
34
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
59,924
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views
35
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
58,934
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36
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
58,269
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views
37
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
58,113
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38
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
57,783
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39
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
57,643
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views
40
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
56,340
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41
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
55,386
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42
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
55,189
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43
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
53,751
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44
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
53,534
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45
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
52,689
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46
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
51,603
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47
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
51,082
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48
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
50,522
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views
49
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
50,425
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views
50
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
49,597
views
views
51
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
49,209
views
views
52
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
49,004
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53
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
48,825
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54
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
48,766
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55
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
46,796
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56
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
46,193
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57
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
46,073
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58
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
45,869
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59
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
45,851
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60
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
45,603
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61
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
44,619
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62
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
44,515
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63
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
43,844
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64
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
43,550
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65
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
42,482
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66
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
42,250
views
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67
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
40,481
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views
68
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
40,335
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views
69
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
40,004
views
views
70
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
38,964
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71
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
38,152
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72
Danny Dyer
English actor
37,806
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views
73
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
37,669
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views
74
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
37,039
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75
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
36,488
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76
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
35,767
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views
77
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
35,581
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views
78
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
35,240
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79
Pam St. Clement
British actress
35,035
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views
80
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
34,981
views
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81
Rik Mayall
English actor, comedian and writer (1958–2014)
34,824
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82
Pattie Boyd
English model, photographer (born 1944)
34,718
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83
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
34,675
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views
84
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
34,392
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views
85
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
34,231
views
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86
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
34,220
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views
87
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
34,114
views
views
88
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
34,111
views
views
89
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
34,092
views
views
90
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
33,887
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91
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
33,615
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views
92
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
33,394
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views
93
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
33,382
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views
94
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
33,227
views
views
95
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
32,938
views
views
96
Tim Curry
British actor
32,918
views
views
97
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
32,718
views
views
98
Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
32,650
views
views
99
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
32,157
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