Trending Historians in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed historians on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolly Parton. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
20,909,048
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
1,519,324
views
views
2
Tim Curry
British actor (1946–2026)
650,083
views
views
3
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
558,631
views
views
4
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
464,238
views
views
5
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
440,571
views
views
6
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
418,818
views
views
7
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
411,809
views
views
8
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
343,226
views
views
9
Ranulph Fiennes
British explorer (born 1944)
311,572
views
views
10
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
291,955
views
views
11
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
286,890
views
views
12
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
281,140
views
views
13
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
255,291
views
views
14
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
254,552
views
views
15
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
251,252
views
views
16
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
246,035
views
views
17
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
245,851
views
views
18
Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
239,935
views
views
19
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
239,359
views
views
20
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
237,927
views
views
21
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
227,601
views
views
22
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
227,482
views
views
23
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
224,984
views
views
24
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
222,673
views
views
25
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
221,479
views
views
26
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
221,229
views
views
27
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
219,708
views
views
28
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
215,753
views
views
29
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
212,505
views
views
30
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
210,745
views
views
31
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
210,720
views
views
32
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
209,357
views
views
33
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
207,248
views
views
34
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
202,556
views
views
35
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
197,293
views
views
36
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
195,205
views
views
37
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
194,129
views
views
38
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
192,917
views
views
39
Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
189,909
views
views
40
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
189,094
views
views
41
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
186,240
views
views
42
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
184,489
views
views
43
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
183,150
views
views
44
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
180,590
views
views
45
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
180,039
views
views
46
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
177,241
views
views
47
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
176,009
views
views
48
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
175,664
views
views
49
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025
174,126
views
views
50
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
172,754
views
views
51
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
172,611
views
views
52
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
172,020
views
views
53
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
168,073
views
views
54
Richard Branson
British business magnate
165,542
views
views
55
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020)
164,854
views
views
56
Chrissie Hynde
American rock musician, founder of The Pretenders
161,864
views
views
57
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
159,363
views
views
58
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
158,181
views
views
59
Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020)
153,994
views
views
60
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
153,385
views
views
61
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
151,962
views
views
62
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
150,776
views
views
63
Rick Springfield
Australian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
150,153
views
views
64
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
149,269
views
views
65
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
148,403
views
views
66
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
145,943
views
views
67
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
145,537
views
views
68
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
144,811
views
views
69
Henry Kissinger
American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
144,060
views
views
70
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
144,037
views
views
71
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
143,512
views
views
72
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
143,364
views
views
73
David Mitchell (comedian)
British actor, comedian and writer
142,805
views
views
74
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
140,867
views
views
75
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
138,858
views
views
76
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
138,768
views
views
77
Nigel Farage
British politician
136,954
views
views
78
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
136,900
views
views
79
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
135,660
views
views
80
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
134,530
views
views
81
Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
134,236
views
views
82
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
132,415
views
views
83
Condoleezza Rice
American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)
132,259
views
views
84
Dick Cheney
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941–2025)
129,640
views
views
85
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
127,189
views
views
86
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
126,900
views
views
87
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
125,900
views
views
88
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
125,696
views
views
89
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
125,309
views
views
90
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
123,833
views
views
91
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
122,153
views
views
92
Hillary Clinton
American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
122,124
views
views
93
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
121,004
views
views
94
Jenny McCarthy
American actress, model, activist, television personality and author
120,215
views
views
95
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
120,002
views
views
96
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
119,212
views
views
97
Debbie Reynolds
American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
118,489
views
views
98
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
118,381
views
views
99
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
118,143
views
views
100
Puyi
Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)
117,544
views
views