James Van Der Beek

American actor (1977–2026)

On February 11, 2026, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was James Van Der Beek, with 1,884,041 views. The rest of the day's top 10 is below.

James David Van Der Beek was an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013), starred as FBI agent Elijah Mundo on CSI: Cyber (2015–2016) and appeared as Matt Bromley during the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018).

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The full top 10 of February 11, 2026

The most-viewed Wikipedia articles that day, by raw page views.

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James Van Der Beek WikiPop's pick
American actor (1977–2026)

1,884,041
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Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)

505,448
#3
Epstein files
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates

396,036
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Ilia Malinin
American figure skater (born 2004)

389,258
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Tumbler Ridge
Community in British Columbia, Canada

298,149
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican rapper, actor and record producer (born 1994)

273,562
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Pam Bondi
American attorney and politician (born 1965)

251,928
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Savannah Guthrie
American journalist (born 1971)

235,216
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Heather McComb
American actress (born 1977)

197,464
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2026 Winter Olympics
Multi-sport event in Italy

192,637

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