Trending Historians in USA this week
The 99 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Bill Oddie.
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Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
135,817
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
130,047
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3
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
78,645
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4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
59,366
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5
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
54,653
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6
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
53,781
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7
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
50,880
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8
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
47,140
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9
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
42,475
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10
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
42,253
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11
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
41,949
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12
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
38,780
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13
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
38,382
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14
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
38,280
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15
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
38,116
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16
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
36,805
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17
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
36,538
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18
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
35,749
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19
Sammy Hagar
American rock singer
35,374
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20
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
34,150
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21
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
34,126
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22
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
33,580
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23
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
33,104
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24
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
32,034
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25
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
31,985
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26
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
31,854
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27
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
31,308
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28
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
31,113
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29
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
30,549
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30
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
29,291
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31
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,009
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32
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
28,603
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33
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
28,470
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34
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
28,175
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35
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
27,932
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36
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
27,850
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37
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
27,587
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38
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
27,585
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39
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
27,129
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40
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
26,681
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41
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer, author (born 1968)
26,635
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42
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
26,271
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43
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
25,937
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44
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
25,685
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45
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
25,155
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46
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
25,058
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47
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
24,508
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48
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
24,463
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49
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
23,925
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50
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
22,828
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51
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
22,740
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52
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
22,731
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53
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
22,182
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54
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
22,059
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55
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
21,890
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56
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
21,688
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57
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
21,686
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58
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
21,653
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59
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
21,435
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60
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
21,396
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61
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
21,378
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62
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
21,294
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63
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
20,951
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64
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
20,936
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65
Norman Finkelstein
American political scientist (born 1953)
20,595
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66
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
20,431
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67
Nigel Farage
British politician
20,216
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views
68
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
19,557
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69
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
19,490
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70
Cybill Shepherd
American actress
19,394
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71
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
19,335
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72
Tim Curry
British actor
19,319
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73
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
19,091
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74
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
19,060
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75
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
18,980
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76
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
18,833
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77
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
18,573
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views
78
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
18,407
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79
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
18,401
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80
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
18,387
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81
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
17,862
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82
Joyce Carol Oates
American author (born 1938)
17,777
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83
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
17,551
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84
Bill Murray
American actor and comedian
17,535
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85
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
17,456
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86
Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)
17,446
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87
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
17,408
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88
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
17,264
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views
89
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
17,147
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views
90
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
17,135
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91
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
17,045
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views
92
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
16,832
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views
93
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
16,592
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views
94
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
16,522
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views
95
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
16,517
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96
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
16,483
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views
97
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
16,427
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views
98
Pattie Boyd
English model, photographer (born 1944)
16,379
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views
99
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
16,372
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