The following are the current most viewed articles on Wikipedia within Wikipedia's Top people on stamps of Australia category. Think of it as a What's Hot list for Top people on stamps of Australia. More info »
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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Cook, navigator (1972) | 7174 |
| 2 | Richard Byrd, aviator (1979) | 948 |
| 3 | Sir Douglas Mawson, explorer (1959, 1961, 1982, 1999, 2001) | 407 |
| 4 | Edgeworth David, geologist (1959) | 67 |
| 5 | Alistair Mackay, polar explorer (1959) | 32 |
| 6 | Griffith Taylor, geographer (2001) | 24 |
| 7 | Frank Debenham, geographer (2001) | 16 |
| 8 | Louis Bernacchi, physicist, astronomer(2001) | 14 |
| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Victoria (1958) | 27418 |
| 2 | Edmond Halley, astronomer (1986) | 1016 |
| 3 | William Dampier, explorer (1977) | 439 |
| 4 | Captain Joshua Slocum, yachtsman (1978) | 334 |
| 5 | George Clunies Ross, phosphate miner (1977) | 80 |
| 6 | Sir John Murray, oceanographer (1978, 1989) | 66 |
| 7 | Sir Harold Spencer Jones, astronomer (1978) | 44 |
| 8 | Sir Rowland Hill, postage stamp pioneer (1979) | 41 |
| 9 | Henry Ridley, botanist (1977, 1990) | 40 |
| 10 | Admiral Pelham Aldrich (1978) | 25 |
| 11 | Charles Andrews, naturalist (1978) | 16 |
| 12 | J. J. Lister, naturalist - with Arenga listeri (1978) | 8 |
| 13 | Sir William May, admiral (1978, 1988) | 8 |
| 14 | Victor Purcell, Sinologist (1978) | 5 |
| 15 | Richard Hanitsch, biologist (1978) | 5 |
| 16 | Fam Choo Beng, educator (1977) | < 5 |
| 17 | Andrew Clunies Ross, first settler (1977) | < 5 |
| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Victoria (1982) | 27418 |
| 2 | Charles Darwin, naturalist (1981, 1986) | 21949 |
| 3 | Diana, Princess of Wales, British Royal (1981) | 16803 |
| 4 | Charles, Prince of Wales, British Royal (1980, 1981) | 12563 |
| 5 | Sir Francis Drake, navigator (1980) | 6056 |
| 6 | Captain Robert FitzRoy, explorer (1990) | 314 |
| 7 | Captain Edward Belcher, explorer (1990) | 39 |
| 8 | Captain William Keeling, navigator (1984, 1990) | 10 |
| 9 | Captain P. G. Taylor, aviator (1989) | 9 |
| 10 | Lord Robert Baden-Powell, scout movement founder (1982) | < 5 |
| 11 | Captain S. Fremantle, navigator (1982, 1990) | < 5 |
| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Victoria (1851) | 27418 |
| 2 | James Cook (1888) | 7174 |
| 3 | Arthur Phillip (1888) | 481 |
| 4 | 3rd Baron Carrington (1888) | 52 |
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