Trending Archaeologists in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Fred Vargas. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
207,457
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
20,837
views
views
2
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
20,830
views
views
3
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
13,479
views
views
4
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
7,968
views
views
5
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
7,325
views
views
6
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
6,917
views
views
7
Khaled al-Anani
Director-General of UNESCO, Egyptian politician and Egyptologist
6,841
views
views
8
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
6,574
views
views
9
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
6,193
views
views
10
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
5,832
views
views
11
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
3,863
views
views
12
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
3,625
views
views
13
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
3,533
views
views
14
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
3,461
views
views
15
Christian Jacq
French author and egyptologist
2,926
views
views
16
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
2,632
views
views
17
Vivant Denon
French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist (1747-1825)
2,552
views
views
18
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
2,211
views
views
19
Pierre Ouzoulias
French archaeologist, historian and politician
2,133
views
views
20
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
2,127
views
views
21
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
2,078
views
views
22
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
2,061
views
views
23
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
2,031
views
views
24
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
2,029
views
views
25
Jean-Loïc Le Quellec
French anthropologist
2,005
views
views
26
Philippe Charlier
French physician (born 1977)
1,779
views
views
27
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist (1911-1986)
1,757
views
views
28
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
1,734
views
views
29
Yves Coppens
French paleoanthropologist (1934–2022)
1,714
views
views
30
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
1,545
views
views
31
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
1,536
views
views
32
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
1,530
views
views
33
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
1,485
views
views
34
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
1,367
views
views
35
Victor Segalen
French poet (1878–1919)
1,361
views
views
36
Jean-Paul Demoule
French archaeologist and prehistorian
1,273
views
views
37
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
1,262
views
views
38
Antoine Galland
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)
1,254
views
views
39
Madeleine Dellamonica
French egyptologist
1,254
views
views
40
MacGyver
fictional character
1,206
views
views
41
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
1,123
views
views
42
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
1,120
views
views
43
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
1,079
views
views
44
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
1,073
views
views
45
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970)
1,069
views
views
46
Nicolas Idier
French writer and civil servant (born 1981)
1,050
views
views
47
Pascal Picq
French paleoanthropologist
1,037
views
views
48
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
1,030
views
views
49
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
1,021
views
views
50
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
988
views
views
51
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
969
views
views
52
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
French egyptologist (1913-2011)
888
views
views
53
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
886
views
views
54
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
882
views
views
55
Jean-Louis Brunaux
French archaeologist
878
views
views
56
Jennifer Kerner
French actress and archaeologist
837
views
views
57
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
831
views
views
58
Cheetah
supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
816
views
views
59
Françoise Claustre
French archaeologist (1937-2006)
796
views
views
60
Dominique Garcia
French archaeologist and historian
771
views
views
61
Philippe Papin
French historian
762
views
views
62
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
759
views
views
63
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
750
views
views
64
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
736
views
views
65
Michael Langlois
Historian of religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Hebrew and Aramaic scholar
735
views
views
66
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist (1821–1881)
719
views
views
67
Clothilde Chamussy
702
views
views
68
Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès
French philosopher and writer
690
views
views
69
Théophile Obenga
Congolese academic and politician
670
views
views
70
Maria Reiche
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator
669
views
views
71
Victor Bérard
French classical scholar, diplomat and politician (1864–1931)
664
views
views
72
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
655
views
views
73
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer (1810-1897)
654
views
views
74
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
643
views
views
75
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
638
views
views
76
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
628
views
views
77
Jacques-Joseph Champollion
French archaeologist and librarian (1778-1867)
624
views
views
78
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
618
views
views
79
Théodore Reinach
French archaeologist (1860-1928)
599
views
views
80
Leonard Woolley
British archaeologist (1880–1960)
585
views
views
81
William Henry Fox Talbot
British inventor and photographer (1800–1877)
580
views
views
82
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
576
views
views
83
Franck Goddio
French archaeologist
571
views
views
84
Henry de Lumley
French prehistorian and paleoanthropologist
571
views
views
85
Jean-Jacques Hublin
French paleontologist
565
views
views
86
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
565
views
views
87
Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain
engineer, entrepreneur, financier, industrialist (1852-1929)
558
views
views
88
Jane Dieulafoy
French archaeologist, explorer and writer (1851–1916)
555
views
views
89
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
547
views
views
90
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
545
views
views
91
Bénédicte Lhoyer
538
views
views
92
Henri Breuil
French priest and academic (1877–1961)
529
views
views
93
David Van Reybrouck
cultural historian
522
views
views
94
Salomon Reinach
French archaeologist (1858-1932)
515
views
views
95
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Swiss traveller and writer (1784-1817)
504
views
views
96
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
495
views
views
97
Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas
French noble, antiquarian and diplomat (1771-1839)
493
views
views
98
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
493
views
views
99
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)
491
views
views
100
Gaston Maspero
French egyptologist (1846–1916)
480
views
views