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Russell Brand leads Wikipedia views for film, TV and music

Russell Brand drew 1.01 million Wikipedia page views on Nov. 9, leading film, television and music subjects. Ramayana: Part 1 followed with 830,900 views.

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Russell Brand. (Photo: Cantab12 / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
Russell Brand. (Photo: Cantab12 / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

Russell Brand, an English comedian, actor and media personality, drew 1.01 million page views on Nov. 9, leading film, television and music subjects in Wikipedia's readership figures.

Brand's count jumped from 162,300 the previous day after falling from 571,100 on Nov. 5. His article ranked second across all subjects, ahead of every other entertainment entry listed.

Ramayana: Part 1, a 2026 Indian film directed by Nitesh Tiwari, followed with 830,900 views and ranked third across all subjects. Its count rose from 716,400 on Nov. 8 and 609,300 on Nov. 5.

The Hindi-language film draws on the Hindu epic Ramayana. Tiwari co-wrote its screenplay with Shridhar Raghavan, and Namit Malhotra and Yash produced the film.

Scene, an Indian film by Jithu Madhavan, drew 176,000 views and ranked eighth. Its count climbed from 26,000 on Nov. 5 to 159,900 the next day, then stayed between about 169,000 and 176,000.

Madhavan wrote and directed the Tamil-language action comedy. Its cast includes Suriya, Naslen and Nazriya Nazim.

Godzilla Minus Zero, a 2026 Japanese film by Takashi Yamazaki, ranked 10th with 147,600 views. The count rose each day from 77,900 on Nov. 5, nearly doubling over the five days.

Yamazaki wrote and directed the film and handled its visual effects. It follows Godzilla Minus One, released in 2023.

Tommy Walsh, the English television presenter and builder who died in 2026, drew 134,200 views and ranked 13th. That compared with 800 the previous day and fewer than 300 on each of the three days before that.

Walsh was best known for the gardening and do-it-yourself television shows Ground Force and Challenge Tommy Walsh.

American singer Katy Perry ranked 19th with 98,000 views, up from 27,200 on Nov. 8. Her count had fallen from 67,400 on Nov. 5.

Jailer 2, a 2026 Indian film by Nelson Dilipkumar, drew 85,600 views and ranked 23rd. The Tamil-language action comedy follows the 2023 film Jailer.

British television presenter Kirsty Gallacher ranked 25th with 81,700 views, up from 21,600 the day before. She began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998.

You Can See Everything, a 2026 documentary directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, ranked 32nd with 73,100 views. That fell from 77,000 on Nov. 8.

Pete Hegseth, an American government official and television personality, ranked 33rd with 69,600 views, up from 26,000 the previous day.

The counts measure attention to Wikipedia articles. They do not measure approval, quality or success.

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