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Trending Historians in France this week

The 100 most-viewed historians this week on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Paul Auster.

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11,278
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1
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
3,761
views
2
Claude Ribbe
French writer
πŸ“š 5 citations Person
882
views
3
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
Person
818
views
4
Pierre Grosser
French historian
Person
328
views
5
Etty Hillesum
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
πŸ“š 20 citations Person
230
views
6
PΓ©rico LΓ©gasse
French journalist
Person
204
views
7
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
198
views
8
Shere Hite
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
πŸ“š 12 citations Person
184
views
9
Alfred Grosser
Writer, sociologist and political scientist (1925–2024)
πŸ“š 32 citations Person
175
views
10
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
161
views
11
Thucydides
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
157
views
12
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
πŸ“š 7 citations Person
136
views
13
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
133
views
14
Christine Kelly
French journalist
πŸ“š 14 citations Person
101
views
15
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
πŸ“š 67 citations Person
100
views
16
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
90
views
17
Victoria
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
90
views
18
Rachid Benzine
French Islamic studies scholar, political scientist and teacher
Person
81
views
19
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
πŸ“š 56 citations Person
76
views
20
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
civil rights activist
πŸ“š 31 citations Person
74
views
21
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
73
views
22
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
71
views
23
Katherine Jackson
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
πŸ“š 8 citations Person
69
views
24
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
68
views
25
George Sand
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
πŸ“š 42 citations Person
66
views
26
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
πŸ“š 71 citations Person
65
views
27
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
64
views
28
Sophia Aram
French actor and comedian (born 1973)
Person
63
views
29
Henri Troyat
Henri Troyat
French Armenian writer
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
62
views
30
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
58
views
31
Angelina Jolie
American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
58
views
32
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
58
views
33
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
55
views
34
Gabriel Matzneff
PΓ©dophile
πŸ“š 13 citations Person
55
views
35
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
πŸ“š 47 citations Person
54
views
36
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
πŸ“š 48 citations Person
53
views
37
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
52
views
38
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
Person
52
views
39
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
49
views
40
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
πŸ“š 64 citations Person
48
views
41
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
πŸ“š 24 citations Person
47
views
42
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
πŸ“š 63 citations Person
46
views
43
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
πŸ“š 80 citations Person
46
views
44
Xavier Mauduit
French historian and radio host
Person
46
views
45
Voltaire
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
46
views
46
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
45
views
47
Jules Renard
Jules Renard
French author (1864-1910)
πŸ“š 28 citations Person
45
views
48
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
πŸ“š 103 citations Person
44
views
49
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
πŸ“š 30 citations Person
44
views
50
Pierre Richard
French actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian
πŸ“š 19 citations Person
43
views
51
Γ‰lisabeth LΓ©vy
French journalist
πŸ“š 5 citations Person
43
views
52
Truman Capote
American author (1924-1984)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
42
views
53
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
41
views
54
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
41
views
55
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
40
views
56
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
40
views
57
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
40
views
58
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
39
views
59
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
πŸ“š 40 citations Person
39
views
60
AndrΓ© Malraux
AndrΓ© Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
39
views
61
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
πŸ“š 41 citations Person
39
views
62
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
πŸ“š 74 citations Person
38
views
63
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
πŸ“š 79 citations Person
37
views
64
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
37
views
65
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
πŸ“š 32 citations Person
36
views
66
Clara Morgane
French singer, model and TV host; former pornographic actress
πŸ“š 16 citations Person
35
views
67
Jean Jaurès
Jean Jaurès
French / Occitan Socialist leader (1859-1914)
πŸ“š 23 citations Person
35
views
68
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
πŸ“š 102 citations Person
35
views
69
Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
34
views
70
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
πŸ“š 57 citations Person
34
views
71
Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)
πŸ“š 27 citations Person
33
views
72
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918)
πŸ“š 52 citations Person
33
views
73
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
πŸ“š 35 citations Person
33
views
74
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
πŸ“š 33 citations Person
33
views
75
Marc Bloch
Marc Bloch
French historian (1886–1944)
πŸ“š 45 citations Person
33
views
76
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
πŸ“š 59 citations Person
33
views
77
Germaine de StaΓ«l
Germaine de StaΓ«l
Genevan-French author (1766-1817)
πŸ“š 37 citations Person
32
views
78
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
πŸ“š 38 citations Person
32
views
79
Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
πŸ“š 53 citations Person
32
views
80
Prosper MΓ©rimΓ©e
Prosper MΓ©rimΓ©e
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
πŸ“š 58 citations Person
32
views
81
George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
πŸ“š 46 citations Person
32
views
82
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)
πŸ“š 26 citations Person
31
views
83
Adolphe Thiers
Adolphe Thiers
President of France from 1871 to 1873 (1797-1877)
πŸ“š 39 citations Person
31
views
84
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
πŸ“š 73 citations Person
31
views
85
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
30
views
86
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
πŸ“š 54 citations Person
30
views
87
Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
πŸ“š 29 citations Person
30
views
88
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
30
views
89
Mayim Bialik
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
πŸ“š 21 citations Person
29
views
90
Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon
French poet (1897–1982)
πŸ“š 37 citations Person
28
views
91
Mazarine Pingeot
French writer
πŸ“š 16 citations Person
28
views
92
Tariq Ramadan
Swiss Muslim scholar
πŸ“š 14 citations Person
27
views
93
Michael Connelly
American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
πŸ“š 34 citations Person
27
views
94
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
πŸ“š 44 citations Person
26
views
95
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
πŸ“š 51 citations Person
26
views
96
Vincent Lemire
French historian
πŸ“š 7 citations Person
26
views
97
FranΓ§ois Duprat
French politician (1940–1978)
πŸ“š 9 citations Person
26
views
98
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
πŸ“š 62 citations Person
26
views
99
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
πŸ“š 50 citations Person
25
views
100
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
πŸ“š 80 citations Person
25
views