Trending Novelists in France this year
The 100 most-viewed novelists this year on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Paul Auster.
100
Ranked
142,489
Total Views (this year)
1
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
9,612
views
views
2
Amanda Sthers
French screenwriter, writer and playwright
7,967
views
views
3
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
7,516
views
views
4
Siri Hustvedt
American novelist, essayist, poet
7,103
views
views
5
Marc Dugain
French writer
4,950
views
views
6
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
3,233
views
views
7
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
2,828
views
views
8
Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
2,730
views
views
9
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
2,243
views
views
10
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
2,022
views
views
11
Émile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
1,980
views
views
12
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
1,831
views
views
13
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
1,799
views
views
14
Anny Duperey
French stage, film and television actress
1,712
views
views
15
Frédéric Beigbeder
French writer and literary critic (born 1965)
1,692
views
views
16
Katherine Pancol
journalist, novelist
1,637
views
views
17
Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
1,591
views
views
18
Anaïs Jeanneret
French actress and novelist
1,579
views
views
19
Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914–1980)
1,564
views
views
20
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
1,419
views
views
21
Judith Godrèche
French actress
1,404
views
views
22
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
French writer (1894–1961)
1,401
views
views
23
Pierre Lemaitre
French writer
1,376
views
views
24
Isabelle Carré
French actress
1,371
views
views
25
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
1,354
views
views
26
Michael Peterson
American novelist convicted of manslaughter
1,344
views
views
27
Guy de Maupassant
French writer (1850-1893)
1,343
views
views
28
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
1,333
views
views
29
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
1,300
views
views
30
Jean Genet
French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)
1,300
views
views
31
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
1,300
views
views
32
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
1,292
views
views
33
Amélie Nothomb
Belgian Francophone writer (born 1966)
1,279
views
views
34
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905)
1,270
views
views
35
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
1,247
views
views
36
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
1,213
views
views
37
Leïla Slimani
French-Moroccan writer and journalist
1,197
views
views
38
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
1,196
views
views
39
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
1,143
views
views
40
Lydia Davis
American writer (born 1947)
1,103
views
views
41
Georges Clemenceau
Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929)
1,095
views
views
42
Michel Houellebecq
French writer
1,091
views
views
43
Franck Thilliez
French writer (born 1973)
1,082
views
views
44
Virginie Despentes
French writer and film director
1,077
views
views
45
Jean-Marie Chevrier
French writer
1,068
views
views
46
Colette
French novelist (1873–1954)
1,055
views
views
47
Jane Austen
English novelist (1775–1817)
1,016
views
views
48
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
1,012
views
views
49
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
991
views
views
50
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
989
views
views
51
Daniel Defoe
English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
977
views
views
52
Silvina Ocampo
Argentine writer (1903–1993)
975
views
views
53
Lolita Séchan
French writer
951
views
views
54
Hugh Laurie
English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer
937
views
views
55
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
929
views
views
56
François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand
French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)
894
views
views
57
Vanessa Springora
French writer and publisher
891
views
views
58
Sylvie Testud
French actress
887
views
views
59
Pierre de Vilno
French journalist
887
views
views
60
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979)
881
views
views
61
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
866
views
views
62
J. K. Rowling
British author and philanthropist (born 1965)
862
views
views
63
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
841
views
views
64
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
French-Belgian writer
831
views
views
65
Alexander Pushkin
Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
829
views
views
66
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
828
views
views
67
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
818
views
views
68
Sorj Chalandon
French writer and journalist
817
views
views
69
Stendhal
French writer (1783–1842)
812
views
views
70
Sylvain Tesson
French writer
811
views
views
71
Jean Cocteau
French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963)
811
views
views
72
Ivana Trump
Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
803
views
views
73
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
798
views
views
74
Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)
782
views
views
75
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
780
views
views
76
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
776
views
views
77
Louis Aragon
French poet (1897–1982)
773
views
views
78
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
764
views
views
79
Valérie Perrin
French novelist and screenwriter (born 1967)
761
views
views
80
Alfred de Musset
French writer (1810–1857)
752
views
views
81
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
749
views
views
82
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894)
747
views
views
83
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
744
views
views
84
Margaret Atwood
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939)
739
views
views
85
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
738
views
views
86
Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880)
714
views
views
87
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
714
views
views
88
Jack London
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
713
views
views
89
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
712
views
views
90
Gene Hackman
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
710
views
views
91
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
699
views
views
92
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
680
views
views
93
Virginie Grimaldi
French novelist
676
views
views
94
Delphine de Vigan
French novelist
675
views
views
95
Pierre de Marivaux
French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
675
views
views
96
Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
662
views
views
97
Guillaume Musso
French writer
656
views
views
98
Joël Dicker
Swiss writer (born 1985)
652
views
views
99
Diana Gabaldon
American author (born 1952)
630
views
views
100
Brigitte Fontaine
French poet and artist
630
views
views
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