Trending Explorers in France this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus.
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Ranked
34,055
Total Views (this year)
1
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
2,632
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2
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
2,183
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3
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
1,556
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4
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1,435
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5
Nicolas Hulot
French environmentalist, TV producer and presenter, politician
1,369
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6
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
1,167
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7
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
912
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8
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
892
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9
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
780
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10
Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
761
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11
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
735
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12
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
731
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13
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
714
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14
Mike Horn
South African-Swiss explorer
571
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
553
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16
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
552
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17
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
499
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18
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
487
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19
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788)
449
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20
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
440
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21
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
434
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22
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
423
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23
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
379
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24
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
362
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25
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
358
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26
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
338
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27
Cizia Zykë
Novelist, adventurer and explorer
331
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28
Samuel de Champlain
16/17th-century French explorer of North America
325
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29
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
321
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30
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
311
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31
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
307
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32
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
282
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33
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist (1884–1962)
276
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34
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
275
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35
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
258
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36
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
228
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37
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
226
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38
Jean Raspail
French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)
224
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39
Jeanne Baret
French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
222
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40
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
217
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41
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
209
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42
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
202
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43
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
201
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44
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
195
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45
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
194
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46
Paul-Émile Victor
French explorer (1907–1995)
190
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47
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer
189
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48
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
French scientist (1867-1936)
188
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49
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
185
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50
Jean-Louis Etienne
French physician and explorator
184
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51
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
182
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52
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
181
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53
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
179
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54
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
178
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55
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
177
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56
Maurice Herzog
French mountaineer and politician (1919-2012)
177
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57
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
168
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58
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
166
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59
Jules Dumont d'Urville
French Navy officer and explorer (1790–1842)
165
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60
Théodore Monod
French naturalist and explorer (1902-2000)
164
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61
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
159
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62
Bertrand Piccard
Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
158
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63
John Muir
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
153
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64
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
152
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65
Philippe Cousteau
French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979)
150
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66
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
149
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67
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
146
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68
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
143
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69
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
135
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70
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
134
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71
Henry Morton Stanley
British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
133
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72
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Prince of Orléans (1869-1926)
133
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73
Anita Conti
French photographer and explorer (1899–1997)
131
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74
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
130
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75
Roger Frison-Roche
French mountain guide and writer (1906–1999)
127
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76
The Doctor
fictional character from the television series Doctor Who
126
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77
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
125
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78
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
124
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79
Dominique Fernandez
French novelist, essayist, travel writer
121
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80
Alexandre Yersin
Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist
119
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81
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
119
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82
Pierre Mazeaud
French politician
117
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83
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
116
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84
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
116
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85
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904)
115
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86
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
112
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87
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
111
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88
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
109
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89
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
108
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90
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
105
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91
Jessica Watson
Australian sailor
104
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92
Thierry Jamin
French explorer
103
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93
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
103
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94
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
French explorer
103
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95
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
103
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96
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
100
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97
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
96
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98
Jean-Michel Cousteau
French oceanographic explorer
93
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99
René Caillié
French explorer (1799–1838)
93
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100
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America
92
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