John F. Kennedy

About John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy served as the 35th President of the United States, leading the nation through pivotal moments of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis. His administration is historically noted for initiating the Apollo program, with the goal of landing a man on the Moon, and for his advocacy of the American Civil Rights Movement. Due to this significant, albeit relatively brief, impact on 20th-century global affairs, MIT's Pantheon project ranks him at #328 in overall historical importance.

Despite this high historical ranking, Kennedy's modern internet attention shows a notable overconcentration. His 7.2 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025 result in an Attention Gap of +17x, indicating that the digital public engages with his history far more than his objective historical weight might suggest, especially when compared to figures ranked higher in importance. For instance, his immediate historical successor in importance, Joe Biden (#329), garnered 11.0 million views in 2025, while a figure ranked significantly higher in importance, Jacob (#178), received less than 1 million views, illustrating a clear bias in current digital focus.

This overattention is currently trending downward, as evidenced by the 14.5% year-over-year decline in pageviews and a stark 27% drop in momentum between the first and third quarters of 2025, suggesting a potential fading of immediate public curiosity.