Trending Linguists in France this week
The 100 most-viewed linguists this week on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Paul Auster.
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4,830
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Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
3,761
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2
Lydia Davis
American writer (born 1947)
412
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3
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
67
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4
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
46
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5
Pierre Perret
French singer
44
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6
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
20
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7
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
19
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8
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
19
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9
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
19
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10
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
18
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11
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
17
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12
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
17
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13
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
16
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14
Laélia Véron
French researcher in stylistics and linguistics, teacher
15
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15
Samuel Beckett
Irish writer (1906–1989)
15
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16
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
13
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17
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
11
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18
Yasmina Reza
French actor and writer
11
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19
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
11
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20
Frédéric Mistral
Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)
10
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21
Noam Chomsky
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
9
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22
Aurélie Filippetti
French politician and writer
9
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23
Aki Shimazaki
Canadian writer
8
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24
Simon Leys
Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist
7
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25
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
6
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26
Otto Kern
German classical philologist and archaeologist (1863-1942)
6
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27
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
6
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28
Alain Rey
French lexicographer (1928–2020)
6
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29
Nancy Huston
Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French
6
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views
30
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
5
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31
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
5
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32
Julia Kristeva
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
5
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33
Barbara Cassin
French philologist and philosopher (1947-)
5
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34
Louis Lucien Bonaparte
French philologist and politician (1813-1891)
5
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35
Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
5
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36
J. M. Coetzee
South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
5
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37
Edgar Quinet
French writer (1803-1875)
5
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38
Jacques Capelovici
French television presenter (1922-2011)
4
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39
Tzvetan Todorov
Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017)
4
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40
Gregory Bateson
English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980)
4
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41
Ziryab
9th-century poet and musician
4
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42
John Langshaw Austin
English philosopher (1911–1960)
4
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43
Cesare Pavese
Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)
4
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44
Erri De Luca
Italian novelist, poet and translator
4
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45
Aulus Gellius
2nd century Roman author and grammarian
4
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46
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
3
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47
Régis Boyer
Professor of Scandinavian languages, literatures and civilisation (1932-2017)
3
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views
48
Muhammad Asad
Austrian-born Pakistani writer and social activist (1900–1992)
3
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49
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998)
3
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50
Mohamed Ouzzine
Moroccan politician
3
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51
Apollonius of Rhodes
3rd century BC Greek epic poet
3
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52
Eugénie Niboyet
French writer and feminist, editor (1796-1883)
3
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53
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)
3
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54
Pierre Daru
French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)
3
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55
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
3
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56
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
3
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57
Ljudevit Gaj
Croatian academic, writer and politician (1809–1872)
3
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58
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue (1882–1967)
3
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59
Konstantin Balmont
Russian poet (1867–1942)
3
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60
Sami Frashëri
Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904)
3
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61
Jules Supervielle
French writer (1884–1960)
3
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62
Vladimir Propp
Russian folklorist, philologist and linguist
3
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63
Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance
French nobleman, lawyer and statesman (1739–1824)
3
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64
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
3
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65
Muhammad ibn Ajurrum
Moroccan linguist
3
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66
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
3
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67
Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau
French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)
3
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68
Louis-Edmond Hamelin
Canadian geographer
3
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69
Gregory Potyomkin
Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)
3
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70
Félix Arnaudin
French poet, photographer and folklorist (1844-1921)
2
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71
Arno Schmidt
German poet (1914–1979)
2
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72
João Rodrigues
Portuguese missionary
2
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73
Elias Lönnrot
Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)
2
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74
Guillermo Abadía Morales
Colombian linguist, academic, anthropologist, folklore researcher and indigenous language expert (1912–2010)
2
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75
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
2
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76
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian Amazigh linguist and writer (1917–1989)
2
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77
Hugues-Jean de Dianous
French diplomat and linguist (1914–2008)
2
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78
Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville
French historian (1827–1910)
2
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79
Élisabeth Gille
French writer and translator (1937-1996)
2
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80
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
2
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81
Michel Bréal
French philologist (1832–1915)
2
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82
Henriette Walter
French linguist
2
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83
Franz Bopp
German linguist (1791-1861)
2
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84
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
2
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85
Pierre François Tissot
French writer
2
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86
Émile Littré
French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881)
2
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87
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
2
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views
88
Novruz Mammadov
Azerbaijani politician and translator, former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
2
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89
Christina Dalcher
American theoretical linguist and author (?1968-)
2
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90
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
2
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91
Gabriel Turville-Petre
English philologist (1908-1978)
2
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92
Gilles Delouche
French university professor
2
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93
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
2
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94
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982)
2
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95
Martin Crimp
British playwright and translator
2
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96
Chang Ping-lin
Chinese linguist (1868-1936)
2
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97
Nicole Loraux
French historian (1943–2003)
2
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98
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
2
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99
Wilhelm Grimm
German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)
2
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100
Pierre Quillard
French poet, playwright, translator and journalist (1864–1912)
2
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