Difference between revisions of "Top 100 Most Contentious People"
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| − | Based on a very popular article at '''Examiner.com''', entitled ''Wikipedia reveals Top 10 most contentious people'' (<nowiki>http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikipedia-reveals-top-10-most-contentious-people</nowiki> ), there was a call for expanding the list to include the Top 100.  So, by popular demand, here it is: | + | Based on a very popular article at '''Examiner.com''', entitled ''Wikipedia reveals Top 10 most contentious people'' (<nowiki>http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikipedia-reveals-top-10-most-contentious-people</nowiki> ), there was a call for expanding the list to include the Top 100.  This list is a result of looking at Wikipedia data and calculating a ratio of biography Talk page edits (the "heat") over the number of page views the biography itself receives (the "light").  The list is based on [http://stats.grok.se/ page-view statistics] from June 2011. | 
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| ==Wikipedia biographies of living people with the most Talk page edits== | ==Wikipedia biographies of living people with the most Talk page edits== | ||
| − | # | + | #Barack Obama | 
| − | # | + | #Sarah Palin | 
| − | # | + | #George W. Bush | 
| − | # | + | #Prem Rawat | 
| − | # | + | #Ann Coulter | 
| − | # | + | #Glenn Beck | 
| − | # | + | #Elizabeth II | 
| − | # | + | #Miley Cyrus | 
| − | # | + | #Stephen Barrett | 
| − | # | + | #Jimmy Wales | 
| − | # | + | #Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | 
| − | # | + | #John McCain | 
| − | # | + | #Hugo Chávez | 
| − | # | + | #Lady Gaga | 
| − | # | + | #Lyndon LaRouche | 
| − | # | + | #Pope Benedict XVI | 
| − | # | + | #John Howard | 
| − | # | + | #Ron Paul | 
| − | # | + | #Fidel Castro | 
| − | # | + | #Julian Assange | 
| − | # | + | #Britney Spears | 
| − | # | + | #Hillary Rodham Clinton | 
| − | # | + | #Richard Dawkins | 
| − | # | + | #Rush Limbaugh | 
| − | # | + | #Roman Polanski | 
| − | # | + | #Matt Sanchez | 
| − | # | + | #Mitt Romney | 
| − | # | + | #Joe the Plumber | 
| − | # | + | #Madonna (entertainer) | 
| − | # | + | #John Cena | 
| − | # | + | #Juan Cole | 
| − | # | + | #Kevin Rudd | 
| − | # | + | #Paris Hilton | 
| − | # | + | #Lil Wayne | 
| − | # | + | #John Kerry | 
| − | # | + | #Al Gore | 
| − | # | + | #Sean Hannity | 
| − | # | + | #Mariah Carey | 
| − | # | + | #Bob Dylan | 
| − | # | + | #Lindsay Lohan | 
| − | # | + | #Keith Olbermann | 
| #Eminem | #Eminem | ||
| − | # | + | #Noam Chomsky | 
| − | # | + | #Bill Clinton | 
| − | # | + | #Clay Aiken | 
| − | # | + | #Michael Richards | 
| − | # | + | #Karl Rove | 
| − | # | + | #Paul McCartney | 
| − | # | + | #Tony Blair | 
| − | # | + | #Ward Churchill | 
| − | # | + | #David Irving | 
| − | # | + | #The Undertaker | 
| − | # | + | #Avril Lavigne | 
| − | # | + | #Gordon Brown | 
| − | # | + | #Jack Thompson (activist) | 
| − | # | + | #Fred Thompson | 
| − | # | + | #Bill Gates | 
| − | # | + | #Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) | 
| − | # | + | #Kent Hovind | 
| − | # | + | #Cristiano Ronaldo | 
| − | # | + | #Beyoncé Knowles | 
| − | # | + | #50 Cent | 
| − | # | + | #Selena Gomez | 
| − | # | + | #Michael Ignatieff | 
| − | # | + | #Justin Bieber | 
| − | # | + | #Scooter Libby | 
| #Rihanna | #Rihanna | ||
| − | # | + | #Margaret Thatcher | 
| − | # | + | #Zakir Naik | 
| − | # | + | #Pete Townshend | 
| − | # | + | #Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | 
| − | # | + | #Gilad Atzmon | 
| − | # | + | #Stephen Colbert | 
| − | # | + | #John Edwards | 
| − | # | + | #Derek Smart | 
| − | # | + | #Brett Favre | 
| − | # | + | #Dick Cheney | 
| − | #J. | + | #J. K. Rowling | 
| − | # | + | #Michael Jordan | 
| − | # | + | #Natasha Demkina | 
| − | # | + | #Rick Ross (consultant) | 
| − | # | + | #Zac Efron | 
| − | # | + | #Mark Levin | 
| − | # | + | #Alex Jones (radio host) | 
| − | # | + | #Oprah Winfrey | 
| − | # | + | #Kanye West | 
| − | # | + | #Kobe Bryant | 
| − | # | + | #Cindy Sheehan | 
| − | # | + | #Clarence Thomas | 
| − | # | + | #Michael Moore | 
| − | # | + | #Fred Singer | 
| − | # | + | #Peter Roskam | 
| − | # | + | #Paul Krugman | 
| − | # | + | #George Galloway | 
| − | # | + | #Eric Lerner | 
| − | # | + | #Bill Ayers | 
| − | # | + | #Randy Orton | 
| − | # | + | #Charles Manson | 
| − | # | + | #Roger Federer | 
| − | # | + | #Jonathan Sarfati | 
Latest revision as of 16:31, 7 October 2011
Based on a very popular article at Examiner.com, entitled Wikipedia reveals Top 10 most contentious people (http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikipedia-reveals-top-10-most-contentious-people ), there was a call for expanding the list to include the Top 100. This list is a result of looking at Wikipedia data and calculating a ratio of biography Talk page edits (the "heat") over the number of page views the biography itself receives (the "light"). The list is based on page-view statistics from June 2011.
So, by popular demand, here it is:
Wikipedia biographies of living people with the most Talk page edits
- Barack Obama
- Sarah Palin
- George W. Bush
- Prem Rawat
- Ann Coulter
- Glenn Beck
- Elizabeth II
- Miley Cyrus
- Stephen Barrett
- Jimmy Wales
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- John McCain
- Hugo Chávez
- Lady Gaga
- Lyndon LaRouche
- Pope Benedict XVI
- John Howard
- Ron Paul
- Fidel Castro
- Julian Assange
- Britney Spears
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Richard Dawkins
- Rush Limbaugh
- Roman Polanski
- Matt Sanchez
- Mitt Romney
- Joe the Plumber
- Madonna (entertainer)
- John Cena
- Juan Cole
- Kevin Rudd
- Paris Hilton
- Lil Wayne
- John Kerry
- Al Gore
- Sean Hannity
- Mariah Carey
- Bob Dylan
- Lindsay Lohan
- Keith Olbermann
- Eminem
- Noam Chomsky
- Bill Clinton
- Clay Aiken
- Michael Richards
- Karl Rove
- Paul McCartney
- Tony Blair
- Ward Churchill
- David Irving
- The Undertaker
- Avril Lavigne
- Gordon Brown
- Jack Thompson (activist)
- Fred Thompson
- Bill Gates
- Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)
- Kent Hovind
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Beyoncé Knowles
- 50 Cent
- Selena Gomez
- Michael Ignatieff
- Justin Bieber
- Scooter Libby
- Rihanna
- Margaret Thatcher
- Zakir Naik
- Pete Townshend
- Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
- Gilad Atzmon
- Stephen Colbert
- John Edwards
- Derek Smart
- Brett Favre
- Dick Cheney
- J. K. Rowling
- Michael Jordan
- Natasha Demkina
- Rick Ross (consultant)
- Zac Efron
- Mark Levin
- Alex Jones (radio host)
- Oprah Winfrey
- Kanye West
- Kobe Bryant
- Cindy Sheehan
- Clarence Thomas
- Michael Moore
- Fred Singer
- Peter Roskam
- Paul Krugman
- George Galloway
- Eric Lerner
- Bill Ayers
- Randy Orton
- Charles Manson
- Roger Federer
- Jonathan Sarfati