{"id":181230,"date":"2026-01-12T11:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=181230"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:24:08","slug":"most-searched-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/most-searched-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Most Searched People on Google in&nbsp;2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-txt\"><div class=\"intro-txt\">We analyzed our <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/big-data\">database of 28.7 billion keywords<\/a> to identify the people most often searched for on Google.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>These are the 100 most searched people, along with their monthly search volumes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"100 most searched people on Google in the U.S.\" data-section=\"usa\">\n<h2>100 most searched people on Google in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-351\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-351 tablepress-responsive tablepress-ahrefs-width-720px\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">#<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Keyword<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Search volume<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Elon Musk<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4380000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Taylor Swift<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3180000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Donald Trump<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2640000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lebron James<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1760000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kanye West<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1050000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jeff Bezos<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">972000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Aniston<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">964000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David Corenswet<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">922000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Jordan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">914000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Selena Gomez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">867000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Bieber<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">860000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">815000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Baldoni<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">779000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jake Paul<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">769000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Clooney<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">674000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael B Jordan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">650000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Taylor Sheridan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">592000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Cena<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">584000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emma Myers<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">548000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bronny James<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">542000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robert Pattinson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">537000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Coolidge<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">515000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Jefferson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">515000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">513000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robert De&nbsp;Niro<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">508000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">504000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Drake Maye<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">500000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kim Kardashian<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">497000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Lopez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">480000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Douglas<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">460000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">31<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Washington<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">444000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chad Michael Murray<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">442000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kim Jong&nbsp;Un<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">437000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Herbert<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">435000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark Wahlberg<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">433000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Fields<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">425000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">408000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David Lynch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">408000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joy Taylor<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">384000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emma Stone<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">382000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Floyd<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">382000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emma Watson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">381000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">James Avery<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">379000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Lawrence<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">366000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">William Shatner<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">366000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Pickens<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">361000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Garner<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">361000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Aaron Taylor Johnson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">360000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Travolta<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">360000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robert Prevost<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">351000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-52 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joseph Quinn<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">349000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-53 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Wick<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">346000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-54 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christopher Briney<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">341000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-55 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jeff Baena<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">340000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-56 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Trudeau<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">336000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-57 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">James Marsden<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">335000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-58 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Selena Quintanilla<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">335000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-59 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">James Harden<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">332000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-60 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Linda Cardellini<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">332000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-61 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">James Gunn<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">321000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-62 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Queen Elizabeth<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">321000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-63 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul Rudd<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">316000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-64 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Pork<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">316000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-65 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Taylor Swift Travis Kelce<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">315000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-66 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Elizabeth Taylor<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">314000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-67 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul Mccartney<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">308000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-68 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Connelly<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">305000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-69 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">68<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul Mescal<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">304000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-70 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Madsen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">298000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-71 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Elizabeth Olsen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">291000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-72 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael J&nbsp;Fox<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">289000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-73 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul Skenes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">287000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-74 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Daniel Jones<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">286000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-75 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">74<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Tucker<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">285000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-76 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Foreman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">285000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-77 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thomas Jefferson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">273000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-78 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">77<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Teyana Taylor<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">273000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-79 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christopher Reeve<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">272000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-80 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">79<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Kittle<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">266000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-81 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Soros<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">266000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-82 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">81<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark Kerr<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">261000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-83 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">82<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Theo James<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">260000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-84 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">83<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">King Charles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">260000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-85 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">84<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Wayne&nbsp;Gacy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">258000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-86 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Lennon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">258000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-87 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">86<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark Sanchez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">258000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-88 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">87<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David Yurman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">257000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-89 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lionel Messi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">256000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-90 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">89<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Elton John<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">256000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-91 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David Bowie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">254000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-92 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">91<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kim Porter<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">253000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-93 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Daniel Radcliffe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">252000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-94 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">93<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Justin Hartley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">251000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-95 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">94<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emma Raducanu<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">249000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-96 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">95<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Elizabeth Hurley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">247000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-97 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">96<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Emma Roberts<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">240000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-98 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">97<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul Walker<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">237000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-99 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jennifer Tilly<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">237000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-100 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">99<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George Santos<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">235000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-101 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Krasinski<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">234000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-351 from cache -->\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"How to find relevant people-oriented keywords in your niche\" data-section=\"people-keywords\">\n<h2>How to find relevant people-oriented keywords in your&nbsp;niche<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In almost every industry, there are celebrities, professionals, or influencers that other people want to emulate. For example, an amateur tennis player might want to know which tennis racket Novak Djokovic uses. Or a football player might want to know the boots Trent Alexander-Arnold wears.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/equipboard.com\/\">Equipboard<\/a> has taken this idea seriously and created a site around the gear used by professional musicians.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-185293\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2025-02-04_09-27-53.jpg\" alt=\"Equipboard\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2025-02-04_09-27-53.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2025-02-04_09-27-53-362x425.jpg 362w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2025-02-04_09-27-53-768x902.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2025-02-04_09-27-53-1307x1536.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can do the same for your industry too.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/keywords-explorer\">Keywords Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enter the names of famous people in your&nbsp;niche<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Matching terms<\/strong> report<\/li>\n<li>Filter for keywords related to gears using the <strong>Include<\/strong> filter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-181239\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_16-38-55.jpg\" alt=\"Keywords related to gear used by tennis pros\" width=\"1582\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_16-38-55.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_16-38-55-448x425.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_16-38-55-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_16-38-55-1536x1456.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1582px) 100vw, 1582px\"><\/p>\n<p>For example, if I entered the names of professional tennis players (Roger Federer, Emma Radacanu, Rafael Nadal) and filtered for tennis gear keywords (e.g., shoes, racket, wristband, shorts), I see 960 potential keywords I could target. If I were a tennis site, I could create a category page for each celebrity and list out all their preferred equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Another way is to enter a relevant keyword into <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/keywords-explorer\">Keywords Explorer<\/a>, go to the <strong>Matching terms <\/strong>report, and observe keyword patterns. For example, if I were a fitness site, I could enter \u201cweight loss\u201d into <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/keywords-explorer\">Keywords Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-181240\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-02-33.png\" alt=\"celebrity names weight loss\" width=\"796\" height=\"1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-02-33.png 796w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-02-33-207x425.png 207w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-02-33-768x1575.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-02-33-749x1536.png 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\"><\/p>\n<p>The first thing I\u2019ll notice is that many people are&nbsp;<em>actually&nbsp;<\/em>interested in how certain celebrities lost their weight. The second thing I notice is that the keywords all form a pattern: [first name][last name] weight loss.<\/p>\n<p>As such, I can use the&nbsp;<strong>Word count&nbsp;<\/strong>filter to look for keywords that have 4 words, which gives me a list of celebrity-related weight loss keywords:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-181241\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-05-56.png\" alt=\"celebrity weight loss keywords\" width=\"802\" height=\"1776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-05-56.png 802w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-05-56-192x425.png 192w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-05-56-768x1701.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-09_17-05-56-694x1536.png 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\"><\/p>\n<p>Want to do keyword research for your site? 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