Trending Athletes in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed athletes on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Lionel Messi. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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This counts a Wikipedia language edition, not a country's residents — Measured from the French-language Wikipedia edition — readers worldwide, not residents of France. Nothing here is capped or sampled: it is every view Wikipedia published for these articles in the window. Rows carrying a 📰 badge add news coverage from GDELT; entity names and types come from Wikidata. Looking for what one country read? That is what the world reads — a different, capped measurement.
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Ranked
6,145,087
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Lionel Messi
Argentine association football player (born 1987)
498,590
views
views
2
Lucas Da Cunha
French-Portuguese association football player
286,738
views
views
3
Esteban Lepaul
French footballer (born 2000)
207,132
views
views
4
David Lisnard
French politician
195,679
views
views
5
Zinedine Zidane
French association football player and coach
185,169
views
views
6
Kylian Mbappé
French footballer (born 1998)
157,655
views
views
7
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese association football player (born 1985)
128,183
views
views
8
Federico Martín Aramburú
Argentine rugby union footballer (1980 – 2022)
128,151
views
views
9
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
127,680
views
views
10
Jérémy Jacquet
French footballer (born 2005)
114,558
views
views
11
Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstani tennis player
108,946
views
views
12
Adrien Truffert
French footballer (born 2001)
105,361
views
views
13
Lamine Yamal
Spanish association football player (born 2007)
105,123
views
views
14
Andy Diouf
French footballer (born 2003)
99,042
views
views
15
Alexander Zverev
German tennis player (born 1997)
94,534
views
views
16
Ferran Torres
Spanish footballer (born 2000)
92,374
views
views
17
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
79,475
views
views
18
Charlie Dalin
French offshore sailor
78,434
views
views
19
Michael Olise
English-French footballer (born 2001)
77,696
views
views
20
Fabrice Lepaul
French association football player (1976-2020)
76,224
views
views
21
Ben Shelton
American tennis player (born 2002)
71,453
views
views
22
Raphinha
Brazilian association football player (born 1996)
70,776
views
views
23
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarusian tennis player
69,567
views
views
24
Mark van Bommel
Dutch association football player and manager
67,803
views
views
25
Karim Adeyemi
Germany footballer (born 2002)
65,179
views
views
26
Brahim Hemdani
footballer
64,532
views
views
27
Éric Roy
French football footballer and manager (1967-2026)
62,867
views
views
28
Justin Bieber
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
61,485
views
views
29
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
60,612
views
views
30
Neymar
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
58,036
views
views
31
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player
56,581
views
views
32
Ousmane Dembélé
French footballer (born 1997)
56,432
views
views
33
Antoine Griezmann
French footballer (born 1991)
55,998
views
views
34
Jean Butez
French association football player
55,895
views
views
35
Fabien Barthez
French footballer (born 1971)
54,131
views
views
36
Pep Guardiola
Spanish association football manager and player (born 1971)
52,701
views
views
37
Bally Bagayoko
French politician
51,937
views
views
38
Erling Haaland
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
51,661
views
views
39
Marine Johannes
French basketball player (born 1995)
51,426
views
views
40
Karim Benzema
French footballer (born 1987)
50,921
views
views
41
Shaun Hegarty
French rugby union player
50,520
views
views
42
Brandon McNulty
American cyclist
47,988
views
views
43
Maghnes Akliouche
French footballer (born 2002)
47,156
views
views
44
Mika Godts
Belgian footballer
46,669
views
views
45
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
44,775
views
views
46
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
43,648
views
views
47
Bixente Lizarazu
French footballer (born 1969)
43,506
views
views
48
Didier Deschamps
French association football player and coach
43,000
views
views
49
Robert Lewandowski
Polish association football player (born 1988)
42,354
views
views
50
Yaya Touré
Ivorian association football player
41,989
views
views
51
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
38,520
views
views
52
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
38,478
views
views
53
Ronaldinho
Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
38,172
views
views
54
Blandine L'Hirondel
French athletics competitor
37,768
views
views
55
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
36,304
views
views
56
Bruno Génésio
French football manager (born 1966)
36,083
views
views
57
Rayan Cherki
French footballer (born 2003)
35,734
views
views
58
Harry Kane
English association football player (born 1993)
35,682
views
views
59
Thierry Henry
French association football player and manager
35,146
views
views
60
Jason Statham
English actor (born 1967)
34,852
views
views
61
Vinícius Júnior
Brazilian association football player (born 2000)
34,741
views
views
62
Désiré Doué
French footballer (born 2005)
33,552
views
views
63
Théo Curin
33,079
views
views
64
Maxence Lacroix
French footballer (born 2000)
32,926
views
views
65
Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player (born 2004)
32,865
views
views
66
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
32,818
views
views
67
Teddy Riner
French judoka
32,596
views
views
68
Carlos Alcaraz
Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
32,139
views
views
69
Yan Diomande
Ivorian footballer
32,085
views
views
70
Olivier Giroud
French footballer (born 1986)
31,471
views
views
71
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
31,147
views
views
72
Marcel Cerdan
French boxer (1916-1949)
30,924
views
views
73
Enzo Maresca
Italian football manager
30,861
views
views
74
Bradley Barcola
French footballer (born 2002)
30,090
views
views
75
Kimi Antonelli
Italian F1 driver 67
30,042
views
views
76
Ronaldo
Brazilian association football player (born 1976)
30,031
views
views
77
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
29,883
views
views
78
Eli Junior Kroupi
French footballer (born 2006)
29,504
views
views
79
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
29,471
views
views
80
Vinnie Jones
British footballer and actor
29,347
views
views
81
Manon Aubry
French politician (born 1989)
29,327
views
views
82
Yannick Cahuzac
French footballer
29,194
views
views
83
Pierre Kalulu
French and Congolese footballer (born 2000)
28,932
views
views
84
Lassine Sinayoko
Malian footballer
28,807
views
views
85
Luis Enrique
Spanish footballer and manager
28,794
views
views
86
Raheem Sterling
English association football player (born 1994)
28,709
views
views
87
Eric Cantona
French footballer and actor (born 1966)
28,691
views
views
88
Eduardo Camavinga
French footballer (born 2002)
28,374
views
views
89
Paris Brunner
German footballer
28,195
views
views
90
Diego Moreira
Belgian association football player (born 2004)
28,179
views
views
91
Remco Evenepoel
Belgian cyclist
28,060
views
views
92
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
27,656
views
views
93
Michel Platini
French football player, manager and executive (born 1955)
27,546
views
views
94
Pascal Praud
French journalist, radio and television host
27,532
views
views
95
Jannik Sinner
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
27,412
views
views
96
Lino Ventura
Italian actor
27,151
views
views
97
Rodri
Spanish association football player (born 1996)
27,059
views
views
98
David Bettoni
French footballer and manager (born 1971)
27,058
views
views
99
Pac
English professional wrestler (1986–2026)
26,912
views
views
100
Salahdine Parnasse
French-Moroccan mixed martial artist (born 1997)
26,846
views
views