Trending Historians in USA this year
The 99 most-viewed historians this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Ranked
10,442,589
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
470,942
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2
Bill Oddie
British actor, writer, composer, musician, comedian, ornithologist, conservationist, television presenter
463,440
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3
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
295,152
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4
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
284,663
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5
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
277,038
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6
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
274,844
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7
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
197,361
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8
Michael Jordan
American businessman (born 1963)
184,678
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9
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
169,804
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10
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
164,571
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11
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
163,160
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12
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
158,979
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13
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
153,883
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14
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
148,348
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15
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
143,238
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16
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
140,670
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17
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
135,340
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18
Emily Wilson
British-American classicist, author and translator
131,904
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19
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
129,856
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20
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
127,900
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views
21
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
125,168
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22
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
119,941
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23
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
114,563
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24
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
113,721
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25
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
112,379
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26
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
110,932
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27
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
110,212
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28
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
105,779
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29
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
105,299
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views
30
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
105,054
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31
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
101,619
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32
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
101,083
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33
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
100,663
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34
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
100,224
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35
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
99,196
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36
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
99,023
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37
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
98,071
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38
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
97,243
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39
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
96,426
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40
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
95,286
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41
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
94,355
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42
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
93,409
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43
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
92,095
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44
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
90,436
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45
Ann Widdecombe
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
90,106
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46
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
89,381
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47
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
86,865
views
views
48
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
86,225
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views
49
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
86,084
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50
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
84,336
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51
Dashan
Canadian comedian
84,054
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views
52
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
81,345
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53
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
81,334
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54
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
81,131
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55
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
80,209
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views
56
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
79,240
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57
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
75,126
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58
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
73,992
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59
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
73,583
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60
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
73,455
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61
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
71,772
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62
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
70,731
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63
Tim Curry
British actor
70,331
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64
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
70,139
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65
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
69,155
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66
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
68,851
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67
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
68,673
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views
68
Nigel Farage
British politician
67,697
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69
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
67,445
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70
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
66,661
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71
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
64,338
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views
72
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
63,958
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73
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
63,619
views
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74
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
63,375
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75
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
62,822
views
views
76
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
62,493
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views
77
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
62,442
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78
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
62,371
views
views
79
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
62,186
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views
80
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
62,108
views
views
81
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
61,553
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82
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
61,489
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views
83
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
61,342
views
views
84
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
59,853
views
views
85
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
59,696
views
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86
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
59,289
views
views
87
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
59,101
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views
88
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
58,804
views
views
89
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
58,588
views
views
90
Melissa Gilbert
American actress
58,438
views
views
91
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
58,424
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views
92
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
58,250
views
views
93
Trevor Noah
South African comedian and television host
58,126
views
views
94
John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
57,848
views
views
95
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
57,741
views
views
96
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
57,711
views
views
97
Calvin Coolidge
president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
57,131
views
views
98
Isabella Rossellini
Italian-American actress (born 1952)
56,841
views
views
99
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
56,783
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