Trending Film Directors in France — the 12 months to November 2026
The 100 most-viewed film directors on Wikipedia, the 12 months to November 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Raphaël Glucksmann. Data as of 1 November 2026.
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Ranked
8,132,991
Total Views (the 12 months to November 2026)
1
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
724,095
views
views
2
Alain Soral
French essayist and political activist
198,615
views
views
3
Jeanne Herry
French actress and film director
163,494
views
views
4
Vincent Lindon
French actor
162,368
views
views
5
Tomer Sisley
Israeli-French actor and comedian
152,286
views
views
6
Sophie Marceau
French actress
145,461
views
views
7
Philippe Katerine
French singer and actor
130,582
views
views
8
Tom Leeb
French actor, singer and comedian
127,235
views
views
9
Laetitia Casta
French actress and model
127,228
views
views
10
Grand Corps Malade
French poet and musician
121,409
views
views
11
Sara Giraudeau
French actress (born 1985)
118,109
views
views
12
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
115,658
views
views
13
Sylvester Stallone
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
112,640
views
views
14
Kad Merad
French-Algerian filmmaker and actor (born 1964)
111,900
views
views
15
Gilles Lellouche
French actor, film director and screenwriter
104,791
views
views
16
Géraldine Nakache
French actress and director
103,485
views
views
17
Tom Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
99,993
views
views
18
Al Pacino
American actor (born 1940)
94,899
views
views
19
Vincent Macaigne
French actor, film director, and theatre director
93,657
views
views
20
Louis de Funès
French actor and comedian (1914–1983)
90,290
views
views
21
Thierry Lhermitte
French actor, director and screenwriter
89,865
views
views
22
François Ruffin
French journalist and politician (born 1975)
88,954
views
views
23
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
86,610
views
views
24
Guillaume Canet
French actor, film director, and screenwriter (born 1973)
83,886
views
views
25
Albert Dupontel
French actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter
83,256
views
views
26
Éric Judor
French actor
83,135
views
views
27
Michel Blanc
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1952-2024)
81,701
views
views
28
Alain Delon
French actor (1935–2024)
81,346
views
views
29
Patrick Stewart
English actor (1940–2026)
80,195
views
views
30
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
78,735
views
views
31
Julie Depardieu
French actress (born 1973)
77,826
views
views
32
Guy Ritchie
English filmmaker (born 1968)
77,695
views
views
33
Louis Garrel
French actor and director
76,873
views
views
34
Robert De Niro
American actor (born 1943)
76,012
views
views
35
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
75,826
views
views
36
Liliane Rovère
French actress
74,068
views
views
37
Caroline Fourest
French journalist, editor, essayist and antifascist activist
73,550
views
views
38
Gérard Depardieu
French actor (born 1948)
73,541
views
views
39
Denzel Washington
American actor (born 1954)
73,096
views
views
40
Léa Drucker
French actress
71,355
views
views
41
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
69,644
views
views
42
Vincent Cassel
French actor (born 1966)
69,138
views
views
43
Camélia Jordana
French singer and actor
68,754
views
views
44
Charles Aznavour
Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)
68,683
views
views
45
Scarlett Johansson
American actress (born 1984)
68,572
views
views
46
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
68,063
views
views
47
Mélanie Laurent
French actress, model, director and writer
67,661
views
views
48
Pierre Niney
French actor
67,477
views
views
49
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008)
65,650
views
views
50
Ben Affleck
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
64,527
views
views
51
Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
63,805
views
views
52
Judith Godrèche
French actress
62,876
views
views
53
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
62,496
views
views
54
Laura Smet
French actress
62,422
views
views
55
Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914–1980)
61,979
views
views
56
Barbara Schulz
French actress
61,170
views
views
57
Jean Dujardin
French actor
61,110
views
views
58
Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer
61,018
views
views
59
Emmanuel Marre
French film director
60,789
views
views
60
Salma Hayek
Mexican and American actress (born 1966)
60,406
views
views
61
George Clooney
American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
60,282
views
views
62
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
60,093
views
views
63
Rebecca Hall
English actress and filmmaker (born 1982)
60,054
views
views
64
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
60,024
views
views
65
Philippe Lacheau
French actor, screenwriter and film director (born 1980)
59,866
views
views
66
Christopher Nolan
English and American filmmaker (born 1970)
58,254
views
views
67
Joaquin Phoenix
American actor
57,710
views
views
68
Sandrine Kiberlain
French actress and singer
56,691
views
views
69
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
56,328
views
views
70
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress (born 1974)
55,947
views
views
71
Christine Angot
French writer, novelist, playwright (born 1959)
55,824
views
views
72
Luc Besson
French filmmaker (born 1959)
55,588
views
views
73
Michèle Laroque
French actress
55,394
views
views
74
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
55,150
views
views
75
Jacques Brel
Belgian singer (1929–1978)
54,607
views
views
76
Élodie Yung
French actress
54,326
views
views
77
Reem Kherici
French actress and film director
54,032
views
views
78
Sandrine Bonnaire
French actress, film director and screenwriter
53,467
views
views
79
Tom Skerritt
American actor (1933–2026)
53,415
views
views
80
Reda Kateb
French actor and film director
53,356
views
views
81
Julie Gayet
French film actress and film producer
52,584
views
views
82
Gad Elmaleh
Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor
52,306
views
views
83
Bernard Giraudeau
French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer (1947–2010)
52,204
views
views
84
Lisa Azuelos
French filmmaker
52,118
views
views
85
Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
52,051
views
views
86
Alexandra Lamy
French actress
51,600
views
views
87
Alexandre Arcady
Film actor and director
51,543
views
views
88
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
French film director and screenwriter (1932–2026)
51,213
views
views
89
Philippe Lellouche
French actor, film director and theatre director
51,107
views
views
90
Josiane Balasko
French actress, film director, writer and screenwriter (born 1950)
50,766
views
views
91
Marcel Pagnol
novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France (1895-1974)
50,705
views
views
92
Jodie Foster
American actress and filmmaker (born 1962)
50,695
views
views
93
Artus
French actor, director and comedian (born 1987)
50,595
views
views
94
Valérie Lemercier
French actress, comedian, singer, film director and screenwriter
50,589
views
views
95
Laëtitia Eïdo
French actress
50,517
views
views
96
Harvey Weinstein
American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)
50,479
views
views
97
Justin Hartley
American actor (born 1977)
50,233
views
views
98
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
49,881
views
views
99
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
49,762
views
views
100
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
49,675
views
views