Trending Linguists in France this month
The 100 most-viewed linguists this month on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Joseph Stalin.
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Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
785
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2
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
454
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3
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
355
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4
Pierre Perret
French singer
305
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5
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
258
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6
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
197
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7
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
181
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8
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
177
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9
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
171
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10
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
169
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11
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
166
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12
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
156
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13
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
145
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14
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
138
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15
Aurélie Filippetti
French politician and writer
136
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16
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
130
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17
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
126
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18
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
105
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19
Yasmina Reza
French actor and writer
98
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20
Jacques Capelovici
French television presenter (1922-2011)
92
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21
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
91
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22
Anne Abeillé
French linguist
90
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23
Frédéric Mistral
Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)
89
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24
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
84
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25
Nancy Huston
Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French
76
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26
Assia Djebar
French Algerian writer and film director (1936-2015)
75
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27
Julia Kristeva
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
68
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views
28
Gregory Potyomkin
Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)
65
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29
Laélia Véron
French researcher in stylistics and linguistics, teacher
64
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30
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
63
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31
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
58
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32
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
57
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33
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
56
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34
Erri De Luca
Italian novelist, poet and translator
56
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35
Edgar Quinet
French writer (1803-1875)
52
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36
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
50
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37
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
50
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38
Aki Shimazaki
Canadian writer
48
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39
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986)
47
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40
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
47
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41
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
46
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42
Cesare Pavese
Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)
45
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43
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
42
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44
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer (1914–1984)
39
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45
Étienne Dolet
French translator and scholar (1509-1546)
38
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46
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
38
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47
Simon Leys
Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist
34
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48
Tzvetan Todorov
Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017)
34
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49
Alain Rey
French lexicographer (1928–2020)
33
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50
Gervais Mendo Ze
Cameroonian academic and linguist
31
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51
Al-Biruni
11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)
30
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52
Pierre Alferi
French novelist, poet, essayist, and professor at European Graduate School (1963–2023)
30
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53
Ignacio Ramonet
Spanish writer
30
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54
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
30
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55
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998)
29
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56
Charles-Valentin Alkan
French composer and pianist (1813–1888)
28
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57
Leon Battista Alberti
Italian architect and writer (1404-1472)
27
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58
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
27
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59
Jane Hawking
British author
27
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60
Charles Nodier
French author (1780–1844)
27
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61
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)
27
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62
Violaine Vanoyeke
French writer
25
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63
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian Amazigh linguist and writer (1917–1989)
25
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64
Théophile Obenga
Congolese academic and politician
25
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65
Taha Hussein
Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973)
25
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66
Pierre Bayle
French philosopher and writer (1647–1706)
25
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67
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)
24
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68
Maurice Grevisse
Belgian grammarian (1895–1980)
24
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69
Jules Supervielle
French writer (1884–1960)
24
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70
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
23
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71
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
23
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72
Max Brod
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)
22
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73
Jean Grosjean
French poet and translator (1912–2006)
22
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74
Pierre Larousse
French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist
21
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75
Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)
21
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76
Bernard Cerquiglini
French linguist
20
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77
Émile Littré
French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881)
20
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78
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
20
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79
Barbara Cassin
French philologist and philosopher (1947-)
20
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80
Jean Nicot
French diplomat and scholar (1530-1605)
19
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81
José Martí
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
19
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82
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998)
19
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83
Reality Winner
U.S. Air Force veteran and former NSA translator, with the longest prison sentence for an unauthorized release of government classified info
18
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84
Pierre Boutang
French writer (1916–1998)
18
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85
Patanjali
ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises
18
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86
Mohamed Bachir El Ibrahimi
Algerian scholar (1889-1965)
18
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87
Robert van Gulik
Dutch orientalist, diplomat and writer (1910–1967)
18
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88
Claude Hagège
French linguist
17
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89
Thomas Corneille
French dramatist (1625-1709)
17
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90
Abdelwahab Meddeb
French-Tunisian writer, poet and radio personality (1946-2014)
17
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91
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
17
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92
Abdel Bari Atwan
Palestinian journalist
16
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93
Alfred Korzybski
Polish-American scholar and philosopher (1879–1950)
16
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94
Pierre Klossowski
French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001)
16
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95
Abbé Delille
French priest and poet (1738-1813)
16
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96
Valentin Haüy
founder of the first school for the blind
15
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97
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-French writer (1898–1944)
15
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98
Julie Neveux
French linguist
15
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99
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)
15
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100
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000)
15
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