Trending Archaeologists in France this month
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists this month on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Fred Vargas.
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Ranked
7,818
Total Views (this month)
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Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
987
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views
2
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
738
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views
3
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
495
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views
4
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
336
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views
5
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
283
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views
6
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
253
views
views
7
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
220
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views
8
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
201
views
views
9
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
200
views
views
10
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
176
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views
11
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
158
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views
12
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
142
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views
13
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
135
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views
14
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
126
views
views
15
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
111
views
views
16
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
99
views
views
17
Anne Augereau
French archaeologist
98
views
views
18
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
91
views
views
19
Christian Jacq
French author and egyptologist
86
views
views
20
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
84
views
views
21
Robert Mond
British chemist and archaeologist (1867–1938)
78
views
views
22
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
77
views
views
23
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
72
views
views
24
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
70
views
views
25
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
70
views
views
26
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
67
views
views
27
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
63
views
views
28
Vivant Denon
French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist (1747-1825)
63
views
views
29
Philippe Charlier
French physician
62
views
views
30
Yves Coppens
French paleoanthropologist (1934–2022)
61
views
views
31
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
61
views
views
32
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Swiss traveller and writer (1784-1817)
59
views
views
33
Anna Ritchie
British archaeologist
57
views
views
34
Pierre Ouzoulias
French archaeologist, historian and politician
55
views
views
35
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
49
views
views
36
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
47
views
views
37
Jean-Paul Demoule
French archaeologist and prehistorian
46
views
views
38
Victor Segalen
French poet (1878–1919)
45
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views
39
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
44
views
views
40
Maria Reiche
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator
44
views
views
41
Théophile Obenga
Congolese academic and politician
42
views
views
42
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist (1911-1986)
38
views
views
43
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
37
views
views
44
Luigi Moretti
Italian historian (1922-1991)
36
views
views
45
Jean-Loïc Le Quellec
French anthropologist
36
views
views
46
MacGyver
fictional character
36
views
views
47
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
35
views
views
48
Jean-Jacques Hublin
French paleontologist
35
views
views
49
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
33
views
views
50
Nicolas Idier
33
views
views
51
Jennifer Kerner
French actress and archaeologist
33
views
views
52
Françoise Claustre
French archaeologist (1937-2006)
32
views
views
53
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
31
views
views
54
Andrea Carandini
Italian archaeologist (born 1937)
31
views
views
55
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
30
views
views
56
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
30
views
views
57
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist (1821–1881)
30
views
views
58
Marylène Patou-Mathis
French prehistorian
30
views
views
59
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
28
views
views
60
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
28
views
views
61
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
27
views
views
62
Madeleine Dellamonica
French egyptologist
27
views
views
63
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
27
views
views
64
Khaled al-Anani
Director-General of UNESCO, Egyptian politician and Egyptologist
27
views
views
65
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
26
views
views
66
Nicolas Steno
Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)
26
views
views
67
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
26
views
views
68
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
26
views
views
69
Carl Vogt
German-Swiss scientist and politician (1817–1895)
25
views
views
70
Victor Bérard
French classical scholar, diplomat and politician (1864–1931)
25
views
views
71
Antoine Galland
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)
25
views
views
72
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
24
views
views
73
Michel Brunet
French paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1940-)
24
views
views
74
Alexandre Lenoir
French archaeologist (1761–1839)
24
views
views
75
Émile Étienne Guimet
French businessman (1836–1918)
24
views
views
76
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
24
views
views
77
Yann Le Bohec
French historian and epigrapher (born 1943)
24
views
views
78
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
24
views
views
79
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
24
views
views
80
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
24
views
views
81
Michael Langlois
Historian of religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Hebrew and Aramaic scholar
23
views
views
82
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
23
views
views
83
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
French egyptologist (1913-2011)
23
views
views
84
Clothilde Chamussy
23
views
views
85
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970)
23
views
views
86
Henry de Lumley
French prehistorian and paleoanthropologist
23
views
views
87
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
23
views
views
88
Nicolas Grimal
French Egyptologist (born 1948)
23
views
views
89
Jane Dieulafoy
French archaeologist, explorer and writer (1851–1916)
23
views
views
90
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer (1810-1897)
22
views
views
91
Jan Potocki
Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian (1761-1815)
22
views
views
92
Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain
engineer, entrepreneur, financier, industrialist (1852-1929)
22
views
views
93
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
22
views
views
94
Jean-Pierre Adam
French architect and archaeologist
22
views
views
95
Otto Rahn
German SS officer and writer (1904–1939)
21
views
views
96
Vere Gordon Childe
British prehistorian archaeologist (1892–1957)
21
views
views
97
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910)
21
views
views
98
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
21
views
views
99
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
21
views
views
100
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
French astronomer (1580–1637)
20
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