Trending Scientists in USA this month
The 99 most-viewed scientists this month on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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8,648,083
Total Views (this month)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
724,694
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2
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
413,860
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3
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
285,921
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4
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
241,320
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5
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
213,010
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6
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
154,732
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7
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
152,173
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8
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
145,369
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9
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
139,489
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10
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
136,637
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11
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)
133,616
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12
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
128,715
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13
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
126,859
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14
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
119,206
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15
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
109,029
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16
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
105,662
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17
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
104,872
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18
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
103,530
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19
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
102,253
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views
20
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
102,107
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views
21
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
100,098
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22
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
98,661
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views
23
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
97,235
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24
Jon Hamm
American actor (born 1971)
95,460
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25
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
88,050
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views
26
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
87,590
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views
27
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
86,901
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views
28
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
83,142
views
views
29
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
82,771
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30
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
82,023
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views
31
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
81,432
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32
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
81,056
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views
33
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
80,965
views
views
34
Chelsea Handler
American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
80,703
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35
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
79,534
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36
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
79,243
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37
Ben Reilly
fictional character in Marvel Comics
79,129
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38
Chris Olah
artificial intelligence researcher
79,024
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views
39
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
76,417
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views
40
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
73,819
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views
41
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
73,203
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42
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
73,039
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43
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
69,284
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views
44
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
69,100
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views
45
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
65,926
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46
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
65,476
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views
47
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
65,208
views
views
48
Tina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
63,609
views
views
49
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008)
63,214
views
views
50
Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
62,873
views
views
51
Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
61,772
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views
52
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
61,567
views
views
53
Thomas Jefferson
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
61,051
views
views
54
Elizabeth Smart
American activist
59,924
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views
55
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
59,067
views
views
56
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
58,934
views
views
57
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles
58,670
views
views
58
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
58,269
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views
59
George H. W. Bush
president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
58,113
views
views
60
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
57,783
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views
61
Dolly Parton
American singer, songwriter and actress
57,643
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views
62
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
57,340
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views
63
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
56,340
views
views
64
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
55,440
views
views
65
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
55,386
views
views
66
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
55,189
views
views
67
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
53,751
views
views
68
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
53,534
views
views
69
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
52,756
views
views
70
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
52,689
views
views
71
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
52,448
views
views
72
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
51,603
views
views
73
Lyndon B. Johnson
president of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
51,405
views
views
74
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
51,105
views
views
75
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
51,082
views
views
76
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
50,875
views
views
77
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
50,807
views
views
78
George S. Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
50,522
views
views
79
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
50,425
views
views
80
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
49,597
views
views
81
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
49,209
views
views
82
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
48,825
views
views
83
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
48,766
views
views
84
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
47,627
views
views
85
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
47,446
views
views
86
Warren Jeffs
American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955)
47,417
views
views
87
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
47,318
views
views
88
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
46,796
views
views
89
Mojtaba Khamenei
cleric and 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
46,691
views
views
90
Andy Weir
American writer (born 1972)
46,391
views
views
91
James Franco
American actor (born 1978)
46,262
views
views
92
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
46,193
views
views
93
Steve Coogan
English actor and comedian
46,073
views
views
94
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
45,869
views
views
95
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
45,603
views
views
96
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
45,445
views
views
97
Ali Khamenei
cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
44,692
views
views
98
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
44,619
views
views
99
Katie Price
British television personality, businesswoman, model, and singer (born 1978)
44,515
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