Trending Historians in USA this week
The 99 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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2,718,801
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
270,043
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Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
165,307
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3
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
56,457
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4
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
53,530
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5
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
53,446
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6
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
52,218
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7
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
47,932
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8
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
47,046
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9
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
45,759
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10
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
43,124
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11
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
43,118
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12
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
41,776
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13
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
40,338
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14
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
37,704
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15
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
37,688
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16
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
34,982
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17
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
33,382
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18
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
33,087
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19
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
32,291
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20
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
32,036
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21
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
31,336
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22
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
30,715
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23
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
30,555
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24
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
28,746
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25
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
28,277
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26
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
27,412
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27
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
27,351
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28
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
27,259
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29
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
27,200
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30
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
26,217
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31
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
24,395
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32
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
24,029
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33
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani children's education activist
23,873
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34
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
23,438
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35
Christine Kaufmann
German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)
23,407
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36
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
23,238
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37
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
22,622
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38
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
22,561
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39
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
22,553
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40
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
22,522
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41
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
22,481
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42
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
22,427
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43
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
22,279
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44
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
22,139
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45
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
21,959
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46
Sondra Locke
American actress (1944–2018)
21,226
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47
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
21,179
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48
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
21,027
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49
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
20,017
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50
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
19,954
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views
51
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
19,804
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views
52
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
19,726
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53
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
19,103
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54
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
18,963
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55
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
18,825
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56
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
18,568
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57
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
18,162
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58
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
18,124
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59
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
17,935
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60
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
17,737
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61
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
17,720
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62
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
17,713
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63
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
17,640
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64
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
17,363
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65
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
17,210
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66
Danny Dyer
English actor
17,155
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67
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
16,956
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68
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
16,531
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views
69
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
16,481
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70
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
16,363
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71
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
16,178
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72
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
16,081
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73
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
15,965
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74
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
15,649
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75
Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
15,563
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76
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
15,448
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77
Tim Curry
British actor
15,431
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views
78
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
15,351
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79
Sela Ward
American actress, author, and producer
15,107
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80
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
15,090
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81
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
14,989
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82
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
14,969
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83
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
14,889
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84
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
14,757
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85
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
14,711
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86
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
14,583
views
views
87
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
14,533
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views
88
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
14,520
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89
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
14,514
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views
90
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
14,488
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91
Debbie Reynolds
American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
14,423
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92
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
14,200
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views
93
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
13,975
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94
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
13,872
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95
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
13,649
views
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96
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
13,544
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views
97
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
13,537
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98
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
13,534
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99
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
13,514
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