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Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
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1 | Mark David Chapman (born 1955), murdered Beatle John Lennon | 75817 |
2 | Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer | 46408 |
3 | Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress | 31203 |
4 | George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States, Governor of Texas 1995-2000, (born in Connecticut) | 27676 |
5 | Usher (Usher Raymond IV) (born 1978), R&B and pop singer | 25956 |
6 | Nelly (born 1978), rapper | 21022 |
7 | Chuck Norris actor | 19355 |
8 | Hilary Duff (born 1987), actress, singer | 15799 |
9 | Jim Parsons (born 1973), Emmy Award-winning actor, The Big Bang Theory | 15717 |
10 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 14510 |
11 | Andy Pettitte (born 1972), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees | 11521 |
12 | Shawn Michaels | 11061 |
13 | Mark Salling (born 1982), actor | 10834 |
14 | Patrick Swayze (1952â2009), actor | 10821 |
15 | Howard Hughes (1905â1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer | 10539 |
16 | Lyndon B. Johnson (1908â1973), 36th President of the United States | 10529 |
17 | Janis Joplin (1943â1970), blues/rock singer | 10504 |
18 | Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie Parker [link] and Clyde Barrow [link]), bank robbers | 10314 |
19 | Nolan Ryan (born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer | 10278 |
20 | Jamie Foxx (born 1967) Academy Award-winning actor | 10144 |
21 | Jason Reyman AKA "The Wall" | 10143 |
22 | Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, actor | 9981 |
23 | Buddy Holly (1936â1959), singer-songwriter | 9903 |
24 | Ciara (Ciara Harris) (born 1985), musician | 9785 |
25 | Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979), actress | 9745 |
26 | Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress Lost | 8383 |
27 | Norah Jones (born 1979), soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas | 8245 |
28 | Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor Smallville, Supernatural | 8128 |
29 | Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress | 7779 |
30 | Meat Loaf (born 1951), singer, actor | 7608 |
31 | Amber Rose (born 1983), model, singer | 7530 |
32 | Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954â1990), musician | 7263 |
33 | Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer | 7261 |
34 | Steve Martin (born 1945), comedian, actor | 7208 |
35 | Jennifer Garner (born 1972), actress, star of Alias | 7199 |
36 | Anna Nicole Smith (1967â2007), model, actress | 7119 |
37 | Owen Wilson (born 1968), actor | 6979 |
38 | Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), singer, American Idol winner | 6888 |
39 | Sharon Tate (1943â1969), actress | 6474 |
40 | Robert Rodriguez (born 1968), director, producer, writer, composer | 6280 |
41 | Kerry Wood (born 1977), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees | 6259 |
42 | Woody Harrelson (born 1961), actor | 6124 |
43 | Elliott Smith (1969â2003), rock singer-songwriter | 6042 |
44 | Bill Hicks (1961â1994), comedian | 6020 |
45 | Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural | 5952 |
46 | Pimp C (Chad Butler) (1973â2007), rapper | 5891 |
47 | Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), actor | 5819 |
48 | Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961), actor | 5810 |
49 | Alexis Bledel (born 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls | 5776 |
50 | Chace Crawford (born 1985), actor | 5718 |
51 | Lance Berkman (born 1976), first baseman for the New York Yankees | 5691 |
52 | Debbie Reynolds (born 1932), actress, mother of Carrie Fisher | 5687 |
53 | Vanilla Ice (born 1968), rapper | 5644 |
54 | Lance Armstrong (born 1971), cyclist, seven-time Tour de France winner | 5625 |
55 | Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), actor | 5579 |
56 | Joan Crawford (1908â1977), actress | 5561 |
57 | Katie Featherston (born 1982), actress, Paranormal Activity | 5517 |
58 | Amber Heard (born 1986), actress | 5493 |
59 | Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer & actress Firefly | 5485 |
60 | Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter | 5350 |
61 | Kay Panabaker (born 1990), television actress | 5266 |
62 | Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor | 5237 |
63 | Dennis Rodman (born 1961), NBA | 5158 |
64 | Dennis Quaid (born 1954), actor | 5157 |
65 | Audie Murphy (1924â1971), actor, World War II hero | 5127 |
66 | Roy Orbison (1936â1988), singer-songwriter | 5056 |
67 | Larry Hagman (born 1931), actor, son of actress Mary Martin | 5016 |
68 | Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), actress | 4881 |
69 | Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), actor, singer, songwriter | 4866 |
70 | Erykah Badu (born 1971), R&B and hip hop singer | 4821 |
71 | Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress | 4737 |
72 | Davy Crockett (1786â1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo | 4532 |
73 | Forest Whitaker (born 1961), actor | 4529 |
74 | Matt Stone (born 1971), animator, voice actor, cocreator of South Park with Trey Parker | 4512 |
75 | Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer | 4474 |
76 | Drew Brees (born 1979), NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints | 4431 |
77 | Farrah Fawcett (1947â2009), actress | 4341 |
78 | Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer | 4274 |
79 | Carol Burnett (born 1933), comedian, actor | 4271 |
80 | Roger Clemens (born 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner | 4244 |
81 | Gary Busey (born 1944), actor | 4150 |
82 | Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), actress, married to Sean Penn | 4112 |
83 | Isaiah Washington (born 1963), actor, Dr. Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy | 3930 |
84 | Chamillionaire (born 1979), rapper | 3898 |
85 | Amy Acker (born 1976), actress | 3885 |
86 | Booker Huffman, competes under the ring name "Booker T" | 3844 |
87 | Waylon Jennings (1937â2002), country singer | 3809 |
88 | Jenna Dewan (born 1980), actress, star of Step Up and Take the Lead | 3798 |
89 | Jack Ruby (1910â1967), killed Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy | 3725 |
90 | Rick Riordan (born 1964), novelist | 3713 |
91 | Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor | 3705 |
92 | Richard Ramirez (born 1960), serial killer | 3699 |
93 | Alex Jones (born 1974), radio host, television host, film producer | 3641 |
94 | LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), country singer, born in Mississippi, but grew up in Garland, Texas | 3596 |
95 | Jennifer Stone (born 1993), actress | 3589 |
96 | George Strait (born 1952), country singer | 3553 |
97 | Wes Anderson (born 1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums | 3529 |
98 | George Foreman (born 1949), Christian ordained minister, Father, World Heavyweight champion boxer, Entrepreneur | 3482 |
99 | John Layfield | 3455 |
100 | Ross Perot (born 1930), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate | 3452 |
101 | Sean Patrick Flanery (born 1965), actor | 3443 |
102 | Melinda Gates (born 1964), philanthropist, wife of software magnate Bill Gates | 3407 |
103 | Noah Ringer (born 1998), actor | 3383 |
104 | Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), 8-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro Bodybuilder | 3361 |
105 | Billy Gibbons (born 1949), guitarist in ZZ Top | 3340 |
106 | Bun B (Bernard Freeman) (born 1973), rapper | 3313 |
107 | Oliver North (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel USMC Retired, involved in the Iran Contra scandal | 3309 |
108 | Kenny Rogers (born 1938), country singer-songwriter | 3275 |
109 | Barry White (1944â2003), soul singer and record producer | 3255 |
110 | Taylor Cole (born 1984), actress/model, Summerland | 3184 |
111 | Chris Bosh (born 1984) NBA player, Miami Heat, power forward | 3161 |
112 | Paul Wall (born 1980), rapper | 3116 |
113 | Woody Guthrie (1912â1967), folk singer-songwriter (spent several years in Pampa, Texas, during the formative period of his youth) | 3088 |
114 | Rick Perry (born 1950), current Governor of Texas | 3087 |
115 | LaDainian Tomlinson (born 1979), NFL running back for the New York Jets | 3081 |
116 | Chris Cooper (born 1951), Oscar-winning actor, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Identity, The Patriot | 3059 |
117 | Michael Johnson (born 1967), Olympic gold medalist, World Record holder | 3019 |
118 | Miranda Lambert (born 1983), singer/songwriter | 3011 |
119 | Matthew Bomer (born 1977), actor, Tru Calling | 2997 |
120 | Don Henley (born 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles | 2955 |
121 | Scarface (born 1970), rapper | 2924 |
122 | Mark Henry | 2897 |
123 | Laura Bush (born 1946) First Lady of the United States | 2877 |
124 | Adrian Peterson (born 1985), National Football League running back for the Minnesota Vikings | 2858 |
125 | Mike Judge (born 1962), producer, animator and actor | 2835 |
126 | Matt Barr (born 1984), actor | 2794 |
127 | Austin Nichols (born 1980), actor, Julian Baker on One Tree Hill | 2788 |
128 | Bill Paxton (born 1955), actor Titanic | 2783 |
129 | John Hinckley, Jr. (born 1955), attempted to assassinate President Reagan | 2743 |
130 | Angie Harmon (born 1972), model, actress | 2729 |
131 | David Koresh (1959â1993), self proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult | 2694 |
132 | Michael Dell (born 1965), founder of Dell Inc. | 2645 |
133 | Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970), actress, Lost, V, ER | 2540 |
134 | Randy Quaid (born 1950), actor | 2537 |
135 | Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930), First woman associate justice of the Supreme Court | 2527 |
136 | Tom Ford (born 1961), former creative director for Gucci, film director | 2518 |
137 | Tiffany Thornton (born 1986), actress | 2516 |
138 | Win Butler (born 1980), lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire | 2506 |
139 | Michael Dorn (born 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 2504 |
140 | Elizabeth Chambers (born 1982), television host and news reporter for Current TV | 2496 |
141 | Leland Chapman (born 1976), Dog the Bounty Hunter | 2492 |
142 | Terrence Malick (born 1943), director Badlands, Days of Heaven | 2467 |
143 | David Cook (born 1982), rock singer-songwriter (born in Houston, raised in Missouri) | 2438 |
144 | Jeb Bush (born 1953), Governor of Florida, raised in Midland and Houston | 2407 |
145 | Lacey Mosley (born 1981), lead singer of alternative metal band Flyleaf | 2358 |
146 | Sissy Spacek (born 1949), actress, cousin of Rip Torn | 2349 |
147 | Slim Thug (born 1980), rapper | 2309 |
148 | Lynn Collins (born 1979), actress, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 2301 |
149 | Grant Hill (born 1971), seven-time NBA All-Star small forward for the Phoenix Suns | 2292 |
150 | Townes Van Zandt (1944â1997), country singer-songwriter | 2287 |
151 | Rip Torn (born 1931), actor, cousin of Sissy Spacek | 2277 |
152 | Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist | 2275 |
153 | Krista Allen (born 1971), actress | 2267 |
154 | Alan Tudyk (born 1971), actor | 2226 |
155 | Chris Tomlin (born 1972), singer-songwriter | 2215 |
156 | Jim Morris (born 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie | 2142 |
157 | Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter | 2106 |
158 | Scott Joplin (c. 1867â1917), ragtime musician and composer | 2073 |
159 | Peter Weller (born 1947), actor | 2072 |
160 | Michael Nesmith (born 1942), singer with The Monkees | 2069 |
161 | Steve Earle (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician | 2068 |
162 | Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888â1949), blues musician | 2047 |
163 | Christian Kane (born 1974), actor, singer, played "Lindsay" on Angel, Close to Home (TV series) | 2042 |
164 | Robert Rauschenberg (1925â2008), painter, sculptor, graphic artist | 2040 |
165 | LeToya Luckett (born 1981), singer | 2033 |
166 | Brooke Burns (born 1978), model, actress | 2032 |
167 | Mike Jones (born 1981), rapper | 2022 |
168 | Walter Cronkite (1916â2009), CBS News anchor | 2008 |
169 | Sam Houston (1793â1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator from Texas and Governor of Texas | 1984 |
170 | Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor | 1971 |
171 | Kevin Alejandro (born 1976), actor | 1965 |
172 | J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930â1959), singer | 1964 |
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