A weekly list catches sudden spikes. A monthly list shows something a little different: who drew far more attention across a longer stretch than they did before. This post covers the 30 days ending 8 November 2026, compared with the period before, as of early November 2026.
How the monthly comparison works
The method is the same one behind our weekly list, stretched over a longer window.
- We take each person's average daily Wikipedia page views over the latest 30 days and compare it with the average over the 30 days before.
- A person needs at least 500 average daily views in the earlier window, so small articles can't top the list on a handful of visits.
- The latest window has to be at least 1.2 times the earlier one.
One caveat for this first monthly edition. Our daily view records begin in late September 2026, so the earlier window is shorter than a full 30 days. Both sides are still daily averages, so the comparison holds, but it is worth knowing.
The largest monthly rises
- Nana Patekar, the Indian actor and filmmaker known mainly for Hindi and Marathi cinema, who died in 2026. Average daily views went from about 1,300 to about 76,300, roughly 60 times higher.
- Haley Stevens, the US representative for Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. From about 860 a day to about 51,300, roughly 59 times higher.
- Patrick Stewart, the English actor, who died in 2026. From about 4,200 a day to about 177,000, roughly 42 times higher, and the largest daily audience on the whole list.
- Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist and academic who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. From about 510 a day to about 20,900, roughly 41 times higher.
- Jeffery Simmons, an American professional football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears. From about 540 a day to about 11,900, roughly 22 times higher.
The top of the list mixes very different moments. Nana Patekar and Patrick Stewart both died during the period, Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Haley Stevens is one of many politicians whose attention peaked around the 3 November midterm elections.
Entertainment and the arts
The monthly list leans more towards film, television and writing than the weekly one, which was dominated by politics.
- Imran Khan, an American actor and director of Indian origin known for Hindi-language films: about 890 to 14,400 a day, around 16 times.
- Rohan Campbell, a Canadian actor who starred as Frank Hardy in the 2020 series The Hardy Boys: about 560 to 6,100, around 11 times.
- Jackie Tohn, an American actress and musician known for GLOW and The Boys: about 630 to 6,800, around 11 times.
- David Walliams, an English actor, comedian and writer: about 1,700 to 17,900, around 10 times.
Politics
- Omar Abdullah, chief minister of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir since 2024: about 540 to 11,200 a day, around 21 times.
- Ilhan Omar, an American politician born in 1982: about 2,100 to 40,500, around 20 times.
- Kelly Loeffler, administrator of the Small Business Administration since February 2025: about 500 to 7,500, around 15 times.
- Amy Acton, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health, now governor-elect of Ohio: about 3,100 to 38,300, around 12 times.
- Chris Murphy, the junior US senator from Connecticut since 2013: about 720 to 7,600, around 11 times.
- Gina Hinojosa, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, now governor-elect of Texas: about 6,100 to 63,700, around 10 times.
- Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and now US senator-elect from Michigan: about 15,500 to 161,000, around 10 times.
El-Sayed is the clearest example of a big audience growing further. He already averaged more than 15,000 views a day in the earlier window, far more than anyone else on the list, and still grew about tenfold.
Sport
- Jeffery Simmons, covered above, was the top sports name.
- Jack Campbell, a linebacker for the Detroit Lions and a unanimous All-American at Iowa: about 540 to 7,200 a day, around 13 times.
- Yaxel Lendeborg, an American-Dominican basketball player drafted 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2026 NBA draft: about 1,600 to 18,300, around 11 times.
What a month shows that a week doesn't
Three people appear on both our weekly and monthly lists: Haley Stevens, Gina Hinojosa and Omar Abdullah. Comparing the two windows shows how concentrated their attention was.
Most of the month happened in the last week
Stevens averaged about 207,000 views a day in the latest week but about 51,000 across the full 30 days. Multiply out the averages and roughly 94 percent of her views in the past month arrived in the final seven days. The same sum gives about 90 percent for Hinojosa and about 96 percent for Abdullah. For all three, the "monthly" rise is really a very recent one.
Why the ratios differ
Stevens rose about 26-fold over the week but about 59-fold over the month. That isn't a contradiction. The week before her latest week was already busier than usual, at about 8,000 views a day, while her earlier monthly baseline was only about 860. A short window measures change from last week; a long one measures change from a quieter period further back.
Where to go next
- For the freshest movement, see Rising this week and Rising today. Both refresh daily.
- For the overall ranking of attention above each person's own normal, see Trending now.
- For context on any name above, open their page. It carries the latest headlines we have matched to them and their recent view history.
Page view figures come from Wikipedia's public pageview statistics. They measure how many times an article was read, not how anyone feels about the person in it.
