Trending Historians in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed historians on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Pope Francis. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,117,083
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
124,966
views
views
2
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,627
views
views
3
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
74,395
views
views
4
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
54,603
views
views
5
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
44,830
views
views
6
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
41,186
views
views
7
Johann Chapoutot
French historian
39,242
views
views
8
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
38,520
views
views
9
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
37,518
views
views
10
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
36,304
views
views
11
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
33,282
views
views
12
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
32,869
views
views
13
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
31,760
views
views
14
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,993
views
views
15
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
29,908
views
views
16
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
28,115
views
views
17
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
26,359
views
views
18
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
26,069
views
views
19
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
25,770
views
views
20
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
24,815
views
views
21
Angelina Jolie
American actress (born 1975)
23,341
views
views
22
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
22,358
views
views
23
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
22,160
views
views
24
Clémentine Autain
French politician
21,823
views
views
25
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
21,253
views
views
26
Sophia Aram
French actor and comedian (born 1973)
21,167
views
views
27
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
20,837
views
views
28
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
20,830
views
views
29
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
20,293
views
views
30
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
19,562
views
views
31
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
18,834
views
views
32
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
British peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1964)
18,802
views
views
33
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
18,603
views
views
34
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
18,549
views
views
35
Sonia Devillers
French journalist
18,529
views
views
36
Stendhal
French writer (1783–1842)
18,102
views
views
37
Laurent Alexandre
French political activist, surgeon, essayist and entrepreneur
18,073
views
views
38
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
17,947
views
views
39
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
17,853
views
views
40
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
17,693
views
views
41
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
17,518
views
views
42
Rosa Parks
civil rights activist
17,336
views
views
43
Jean Jaurès
French / Occitan socialist leader (1859-1914)
17,326
views
views
44
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
17,302
views
views
45
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
17,254
views
views
46
Jennifer Lopez
American singer and actress (born 1969)
17,225
views
views
47
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
17,015
views
views
48
Mary Shelley
English writer (1797–1851)
16,921
views
views
49
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
16,911
views
views
50
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
16,812
views
views
51
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
16,793
views
views
52
Christine Ockrent
Belgian journalist
16,626
views
views
53
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
16,404
views
views
54
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
16,372
views
views
55
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
16,324
views
views
56
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
16,279
views
views
57
Gabriel Matzneff
French writer
16,191
views
views
58
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
15,832
views
views
59
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
15,376
views
views
60
Pierre Richard
French actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian
15,286
views
views
61
François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand
French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)
15,243
views
views
62
Luis Suárez
Uruguayan association football player
14,906
views
views
63
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
14,808
views
views
64
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
14,757
views
views
65
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
14,626
views
views
66
Michel de Montaigne
French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)
14,544
views
views
67
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
14,455
views
views
68
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
14,238
views
views
69
Périco Légasse
French journalist
14,156
views
views
70
Eli Wallach
American actor (1915–2014)
13,951
views
views
71
Marc Bloch
French historian (1886–1944)
13,660
views
views
72
Anne Frank
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
13,556
views
views
73
Christine Kelly
French journalist
13,540
views
views
74
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
13,517
views
views
75
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
13,489
views
views
76
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
13,479
views
views
77
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
13,423
views
views
78
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918)
13,375
views
views
79
Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
13,298
views
views
80
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
13,026
views
views
81
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
12,956
views
views
82
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
12,816
views
views
83
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
12,617
views
views
84
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
12,600
views
views
85
Corine Marienneau
French bassist and singer
12,374
views
views
86
Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
12,100
views
views
87
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
12,009
views
views
88
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
11,681
views
views
89
Emmanuel Todd
historian, demographer, anthropologist, sociologist, political scientist
11,607
views
views
90
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
11,511
views
views
91
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
11,447
views
views
92
Tim Curry
British actor (1946–2026)
11,396
views
views
93
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
11,345
views
views
94
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
11,299
views
views
95
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
11,292
views
views
96
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
11,166
views
views
97
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)
11,083
views
views
98
Gilles Kepel
French political scientist and Arabist (born 1955)
10,959
views
views
99
Andre Agassi
American tennis player (born 1970)
10,935
views
views