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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6,616,312
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
502,433
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2
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
275,879
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3
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
262,276
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4
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
258,632
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5
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
130,012
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6
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
123,698
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7
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
120,546
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8
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
113,167
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9
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
109,439
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10
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
107,624
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11
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
104,931
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12
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
92,127
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13
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
91,395
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14
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
88,411
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15
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
87,139
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16
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
85,912
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17
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
84,635
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18
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
81,718
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19
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
81,455
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20
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
81,391
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21
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
79,837
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22
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
79,567
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23
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
74,503
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24
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
71,281
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25
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
66,675
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26
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
64,579
views
views
27
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
64,209
views
views
28
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
63,837
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29
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
63,605
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30
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
63,570
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31
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
62,914
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32
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
62,857
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33
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
62,393
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34
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
60,591
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35
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
60,059
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36
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
59,730
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37
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
58,664
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38
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
57,111
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39
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
57,001
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40
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
55,666
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41
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
55,655
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42
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
55,227
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43
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
55,046
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44
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
54,712
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45
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
54,319
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46
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
53,472
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47
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
52,847
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48
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
52,647
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49
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
52,330
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50
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
51,109
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51
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
49,843
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52
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
49,583
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53
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
49,433
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54
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
48,275
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55
Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
47,617
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56
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
47,303
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57
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
46,547
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58
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
46,495
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59
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
46,209
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60
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
45,313
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61
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
44,923
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62
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
44,667
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63
Jimmy Savile
English DJ, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011)
42,387
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64
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
41,155
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65
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
40,143
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66
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
39,753
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67
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
39,377
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68
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
39,211
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views
69
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
38,233
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70
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
38,219
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71
Rashida Jones
American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)
38,035
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72
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
37,683
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73
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
37,601
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74
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
37,533
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75
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
37,451
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76
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
37,410
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77
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
37,342
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views
78
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
37,160
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79
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
37,031
views
views
80
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
36,152
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views
81
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
36,149
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82
Neil Young
Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
35,886
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83
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
35,850
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84
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
35,728
views
views
85
Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
35,360
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views
86
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
35,307
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views
87
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
35,133
views
views
88
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
35,046
views
views
89
Ted Kennedy
United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
34,959
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views
90
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
34,266
views
views
91
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
34,174
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92
Henry Kissinger
American politician and diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
33,214
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93
Tim Curry
British actor
33,180
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94
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
33,060
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95
Pattie Boyd
English model, photographer (born 1944)
32,881
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views
96
Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)
32,454
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views
97
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
32,420
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98
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
32,286
views
views
99
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
32,042
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