The most popular Wikipedia article, every day. https://jpsowin.github.io/wikipop/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:37:25 GMT en-us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fairfax Justin Edward Fairfax was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second African American elected statewide in Virginia, following Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, which he denied. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fairfax#2026-04-16 Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Choudhary Samrat Choudhary is an Indian politician who is serving as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Tarapur Assembly constituency since 2025 and previously served as deputy chief minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar government from 2024 to 2026. Choudhary is the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member to serve as Chief minister of Bihar. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samrat_Choudhary#2026-04-15 24th Chief Minister of Bihar since 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle Ashalata Ganpat Bhosale was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle#2026-04-14 Indian playback singer (1933–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Magyar Péter Magyar is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who is the president of the Tisza Party. He led the party to victory in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election and is expected to become the next prime minister of Hungary. Magyar has served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2024. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Magyar#2026-04-13 Prime Minister-designate of Hungary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly of Hungary, with 100 seats required for a simple majority government, and 133 seats required for a two-thirds supermajority with the power to amend the Constitution of Hungary. It was the 10th parliamentary election since the 1990 Hungarian parliamentary election, and election day was the anniversary of the successful 2003 Hungarian European Union membership referendum. The election had a high turnout, with more than 79% of voters taking part in the election. The incumbent Fidesz–KDNP government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was decisively beaten by the opposition Tisza Party led by Péter Magyar, ending Orbán's 16-year tenure. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election#2026-04-12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Swalwell Eric Michael Swalwell is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 14th congressional district since 2023, having previously represented the 15th district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of eastern Alameda County. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Swalwell#2026-04-11 American lawyer and politician (born 1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa Lance Taylor, known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa, was an American disc jockey, rapper and record producer. He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip-hop culture. Bambaataa was one of the originators of breakbeat DJing. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa#2026-04-10 American DJ, rapper and producer (1957–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahui_Ollin Nahui Ollin is a concept in Aztec/Mexica cosmology with a variety of meanings. Nahui translates to "four," and Ollin translates to "movement" or "motion." Ollin was primarily portrayed in Aztec codices as two interlaced lines, each portrayed with two central ends. Nahui Ollin has been used as an educational framework, particularly in social justice and ethnic studies institutions. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahui_Ollin#2026-04-09 Concept in Aztec/Mexica cosmology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Plaza Aubrey Christina Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Plaza made her feature film debut in Mystery Team (2009) and gained wide recognition for her role as April Ludgate on the NBC political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Plaza#2026-04-08 American actress and producer (born 1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_May Dusty Allan May is an American college basketball coach, currently the Wolverines men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He was hired by Michigan in 2024, replacing Juwan Howard. May won the NCAA Division I National Championship with the Wolverines in 2026 and was the USBWA National Coach of the Year. He was previously the head coach for Florida Atlantic University from 2018 to 2024. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_May#2026-04-07 American basketball coach (born 1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malone Michael Malone is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. He previously coached in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was the head coach of the Sacramento Kings from 2013 to 2014 and the Denver Nuggets from 2015 to 2025. With the Nuggets, Malone won the 2023 NBA Finals, the franchise's first championship. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malone#2026-04-06 American basketball coach (born 1971) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Betts Lauren Marie Betts is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. She played for Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado, where she was ranked as the number one recruit in her class by ESPN. Betts started her college career with the Stanford Cardinal before transferring to UCLA after one season. She has twice been named a first-team All-American with the Bruins. She led UCLA to a national championship in 2026, when she was named the NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP). Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Betts#2026-04-05 American basketball player (born 2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drama_(film) The Drama is a 2026 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. Also starring Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie and Hailey Gates in supporting roles. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drama_(film)#2026-04-04 2026 film by Kristoffer Borgli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday#2026-04-03 Christian holiday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Bondi Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney and politician who served as the 87th United States attorney general from February 2025 to April 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 37th attorney general of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Bondi#2026-04-02 American attorney and politician (born 1965) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026. The ten-day mission is crewed by NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. It is the second flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft, and the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972. The Orion spacecraft is currently past equidistance between the Earth and Moon. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II#2026-04-01 First crewed mission of the Artemis program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities—eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. The tournament will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three nations, and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from 32. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup#2026-03-31 Soccer tournament in North America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Mills Scott Robert Mills is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and then, on BBC Radio 2, hosting the station's flagship breakfast show from January 2025 until his dismissal from the BBC in March 2026. He has also been a UK commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Mills#2026-03-30 English radio DJ and television presenter (born 1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Lewis Avram David "Avi" Lewis is a Canadian politician and filmmaker who has served as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2026. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Lewis#2026-03-29 Canadian politician and filmmaker (born 1967) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern history. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods#2026-03-28 American professional golfer (born 1975) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelia_Castillo_euthanasia_case Noelia Castillo Ramos was a Spanish woman who died after receiving euthanasia. Her request for euthanasia became a landmark case in Spain on the application of the Organic Law Regulating Euthanasia in the country. At age 25, she was one of the youngest people to receive assisted dying after demonstrating chronic and irreversible pain. Her case garnered significant public attention due to a two-year legal battle, in which the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) had to intervene to validate her right against appeals filed by her father and the Christian Lawyers Association, who questioned her legal capacity. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelia_Castillo_euthanasia_case#2026-03-27 2026 intentional death of Spanish woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Send_Help Send Help is a 2026 American survival horror thriller film co-produced and directed by Sam Raimi and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as an employee and her boss, respectively, who become stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash and attempt to survive while tension rises between them. Dennis Haysbert also appears. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Send_Help#2026-03-26 2026 film by Sam Raimi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films#2026-03-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary_(film) Project Hail Mary is a 2026 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce. The film follows the story of Ryland Grace, a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he came to be there. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary_(film)#2026-03-24 2026 film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Radvinsky Leonid Radvinsky was an American billionaire businessman and the majority owner of OnlyFans. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Radvinsky#2026-03-23 American businessman (1982–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mueller Robert Swan Mueller III was an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mueller#2026-03-22 American civil servant and attorney (1944–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Brendon Nicholas Brendon Schultz was an American actor, artist, and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and Kevin Lynch in Criminal Minds (2007–2014). Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Brendon#2026-03-21 American actor, artist and writer (1971–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris was an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Norris began working in the American film industry as a martial arts instructor for celebrities before making his screen debut with a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#2026-03-20 American martial artist and actor (1940–2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar%3A_The_Revenge Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language spy action-thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. It is produced by Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It is a sequel to the 2025 film Dhurandhar and the final installment of the duology. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pandor, and Manav Gohil, with several actors reprising their roles from the first part. It follows an undercover Indian intelligence agent who continues to infiltrate Karachi's criminal syndicates and Pakistani politics while avenging the 26/11 attacks and confronting bigger threats. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar%3A_The_Revenge#2026-03-19 2026 Indian film by Aditya Dhar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man%3A_Brand_New_Day Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man film series following Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The film is being directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, and Mark Ruffalo. In the film, Parker anonymously protects New York City as the hero Spider-Man and investigates a powerful new threat while his superpowers undergo a surprising and potentially dangerous evolution. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man%3A_Brand_New_Day#2026-03-18 Upcoming Marvel Studios film