Trending Historians in USA this month
The 99 most-viewed historians this month on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Bill Oddie.
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5,068,899
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Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
460,107
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
220,300
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3
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
115,073
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4
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
97,338
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5
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
92,985
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6
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
90,829
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7
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
89,734
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8
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
88,387
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9
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
76,643
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10
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
73,877
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11
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
66,399
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12
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
66,092
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13
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
65,468
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14
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
64,501
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
63,033
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16
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
62,446
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17
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
62,139
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18
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
61,774
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19
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
59,220
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views
20
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
58,467
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views
21
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
58,002
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views
22
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
55,194
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23
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
54,330
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views
24
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
54,267
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views
25
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
53,950
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26
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
53,809
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views
27
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
52,981
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views
28
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
52,769
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29
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
51,179
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views
30
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
50,561
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31
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
50,372
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views
32
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
50,039
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33
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
48,435
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views
34
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
48,341
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views
35
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
47,958
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views
36
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
47,936
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37
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
47,527
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views
38
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
47,455
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views
39
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
47,232
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views
40
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
46,156
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views
41
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
45,965
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views
42
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
45,235
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views
43
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
45,197
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views
44
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
44,200
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views
45
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
43,432
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views
46
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
42,933
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views
47
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
42,672
views
views
48
Sammy Hagar
American rock singer
41,864
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views
49
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
41,497
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views
50
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
41,379
views
views
51
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
41,027
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views
52
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
40,512
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views
53
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
40,205
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54
Tim Curry
British actor
39,249
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views
55
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
38,340
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views
56
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
37,198
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views
57
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
36,942
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views
58
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
36,780
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views
59
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
36,189
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views
60
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
35,446
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views
61
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
35,183
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views
62
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
33,810
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views
63
Nigel Farage
British politician
33,633
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views
64
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
33,366
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views
65
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
33,304
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views
66
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
33,267
views
views
67
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
33,214
views
views
68
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
32,948
views
views
69
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
32,933
views
views
70
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
32,679
views
views
71
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
32,079
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views
72
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
31,872
views
views
73
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
31,751
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views
74
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
31,448
views
views
75
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
31,178
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views
76
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
31,145
views
views
77
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
31,095
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views
78
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
30,685
views
views
79
Caroline Ingalls
wife of Charles Ingalls
30,563
views
views
80
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
30,182
views
views
81
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
30,098
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views
82
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
30,076
views
views
83
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer, author (born 1968)
29,947
views
views
84
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress (1915–1982)
29,897
views
views
85
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
29,877
views
views
86
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
29,749
views
views
87
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
29,716
views
views
88
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
29,677
views
views
89
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
29,229
views
views
90
John Major
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997
29,129
views
views
91
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
28,802
views
views
92
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
28,759
views
views
93
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
28,690
views
views
94
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
28,513
views
views
95
Trevor Noah
South African comedian and television host
28,434
views
views
96
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
28,408
views
views
97
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
28,236
views
views
98
Morrissey
British singer and songwriter
28,166
views
views
99
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
27,594
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