--- title: Most Googled Person 2017: Matt Lauer, Meghan Markle description: Matt Lauer tops the list of Google's top 10 most-Googled people in 2017. Royal-to-be Meghan Markle and First Lady Melania Trump also made the cut. canonical: https://time.com/5061676/most-googled-person-2017-matt-lauer-meghan-markle-harvey-weinstein/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-13T08:01:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:15.708Z og:title: Here Are the Top 10 Most-Googled People of 2017 og:description: See the full list of who people couldn't stop searching for og:url: https://time.com/5061676/most-googled-person-2017-matt-lauer-meghan-markle-harvey-weinstein/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0df0e84f2344fd5a/6988f4c5929fad37a8beed20/most-googled-people-of-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: most-googled-people-of-2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Are the Top 10 Most-Googled People of 2017 twitter:description: See the full list of who people couldn't stop searching for twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0df0e84f2344fd5a/6988f4c5929fad37a8beed20/most-googled-people-of-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Are the Top 10 Most Googled People of 2017  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 13, 2017 8:01 AM UTC   by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 13, 2017 8:01 AM UTC Google has released its list of the top 10 trending people of 2017, including former _Today_ show host [Matt Lauer](http://time.com/5051246/matt-lauer-today-show-fired-sexual-harassment/), royal-to-be[ Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5045105/meghan-markle-prince-harry-glove/) and actor [Kathy Griffin](http://time.com/4879662/kathy-griffin-federal-investigation-donald-trump/). Lauer tops the list following his November firing from _Today_ over allegations of sexual misconduct and is joined by a few of the other celebrities who have been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior over the past year like Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, actor Kevin Spacey and former Fox anchor Bill O’Reilly. On the opposite end of the news spectrum, former _Suits_ star Markle took second place in the wake of her engagement to Britain’s Prince Harry. Two prominent figures associated with the Trump administration, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and First Lady Melania Trump, also made the cut, while _Wonder Woman_ herself, Gal Gadot, brought up the rear. See the full list below. 1. Matt Lauer 2. Meghan Markle 3. Harvey Weinstein 4. Michael Flynn 5. Kevin Spacey 6. Bill O’Reilly 7. Melania Trump 8. Kathy Griffin 9. Milo Yiannopoulos 10. 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