Trending Explorers in France this month
The 100 most-viewed explorers this month on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus.
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21,620
Total Views (this month)
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Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
1,758
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2
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,571
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3
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
927
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4
Nicolas Hulot
French environmentalist, TV producer and presenter, politician
878
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5
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
671
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6
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
647
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7
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
629
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8
Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
573
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9
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
495
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10
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
466
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11
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
449
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12
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
437
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13
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
425
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14
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
418
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15
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
412
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16
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
354
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17
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
331
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18
Mike Horn
South African-Swiss explorer
317
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19
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
297
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20
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
265
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21
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788)
264
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22
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
250
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23
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
233
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24
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
231
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25
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
227
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26
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist (1884–1962)
226
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27
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
224
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28
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
223
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29
Samuel de Champlain
16/17th-century French explorer of North America
206
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30
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
186
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31
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
176
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32
Cizia Zykë
Novelist, adventurer and explorer
173
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33
Jeanne Baret
French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
173
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34
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
167
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35
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
167
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36
Jean-Louis Etienne
French physician and explorator
164
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37
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
163
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38
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
153
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39
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer
149
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40
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
144
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41
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
142
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42
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
137
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43
Paul-Émile Victor
French explorer (1907–1995)
134
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44
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
134
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45
Bertrand Piccard
Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
131
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46
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
126
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47
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
125
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48
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
124
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49
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
123
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50
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
119
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51
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
118
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52
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
118
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53
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
118
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54
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
French scientist (1867-1936)
116
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55
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
110
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56
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
110
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57
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
109
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58
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
108
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59
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
105
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60
Théodore Monod
French naturalist and explorer (1902-2000)
104
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61
Henry Morton Stanley
British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
101
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62
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
92
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63
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
92
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64
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
91
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65
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
91
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66
Anita Conti
French photographer and explorer (1899–1997)
91
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67
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
90
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68
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
88
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69
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
86
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70
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
86
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71
Jules Dumont d'Urville
French Navy officer and explorer (1790–1842)
84
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72
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
83
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73
Roger Frison-Roche
French mountain guide and writer (1906–1999)
82
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74
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
80
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75
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Prince of Orléans (1869-1926)
79
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76
Alexandre Yersin
Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist
77
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77
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
75
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views
78
Dominique Fernandez
French novelist, essayist, travel writer
75
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79
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
75
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80
John Franklin
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
75
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81
Maurice Herzog
French mountaineer and politician (1919-2012)
74
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82
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
74
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83
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
72
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84
Leo Africanus
an Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his 1526 book Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica, later published by Giovanni Batti
69
views
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85
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
68
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86
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
French explorer
67
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87
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904)
67
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88
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
66
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89
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
66
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90
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
64
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91
Jacques Piccard
Swiss oceanographer (1922–2008)
64
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92
Jean de Léry
French cleric and explorer
63
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93
Pierre Mazeaud
French politician
63
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94
René Caillié
French explorer (1799–1838)
63
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95
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
61
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96
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
61
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97
Philippe Cousteau
French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979)
60
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98
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America
59
views
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99
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Swiss traveller and writer (1784-1817)
59
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100
Charles Plumier
French botanist (1646-1704)
57
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