Trending People in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed people on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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12,947,249
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
683,331
views
views
2
Lionel Messi
Argentine association football player (born 1987)
498,590
views
views
3
Fred Chichin
French musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1954–2007)
428,745
views
views
4
Céline Dion
French Canadian singer (born 1968)
384,793
views
views
5
Nathalie Baye
French actress (1948–2026)
381,003
views
views
6
Arnaud Denis
French actor (1983-2026)
349,506
views
views
7
Sarah Knafo
French political adviser (born 1993)
296,905
views
views
8
Lucas Da Cunha
French-Portuguese association football player
286,738
views
views
9
Marina Vlady
French actress, singer, and writer (1938–2026)
256,482
views
views
10
Quentin Mosimann
Swiss DJ and music producer
215,039
views
views
11
Aileen Wuornos
American serial killer (1956–2002)
208,465
views
views
12
Esteban Lepaul
French footballer (born 2000)
207,132
views
views
13
David Lisnard
French politician
195,679
views
views
14
Ginger Romàn
French film actor and television actor
191,646
views
views
15
Zinedine Zidane
French association football player and coach
185,169
views
views
16
Nadia Farès
French actress (1968–2026)
172,425
views
views
17
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
168,334
views
views
18
Matthieu Pigasse
French entrepreneur, politician and private banker
166,307
views
views
19
Loïk Le Priol
French far-right activist
163,706
views
views
20
Adèle Exarchopoulos
French actress (born 1993)
161,178
views
views
21
Kylian Mbappé
French footballer (born 1998)
157,655
views
views
22
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
149,337
views
views
23
Marine Tondelier
French politician (born 1986)
144,508
views
views
24
René Angélil
Canadian singer and manager (1942–2016)
133,817
views
views
25
Jordan Bardella
French politician (born 1995)
132,418
views
views
26
Sydney Sweeney
American actress (born 1997)
129,267
views
views
27
Adèle Haenel
French actress
128,339
views
views
28
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese association football player (born 1985)
128,183
views
views
29
Federico Martín Aramburú
Argentine rugby union footballer (1980 – 2022)
128,151
views
views
30
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
127,680
views
views
31
Jeanne Herry
French actress and film director
126,201
views
views
32
Tomer Sisley
Israeli-French actor and comedian
126,199
views
views
33
Thélyson Orélien
Haitian poet and writer
126,139
views
views
34
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
124,966
views
views
35
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Prime Minister of Morocco since 2026
116,975
views
views
36
Éric Zemmour
French politician and writer
115,908
views
views
37
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French left-wing populist politician (born 1951)
115,205
views
views
38
Jérémy Jacquet
French footballer (born 2005)
114,558
views
views
39
Ceslaw Bojarski
French-Polish counterfeiter
113,280
views
views
40
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
110,948
views
views
41
Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstani tennis player
108,946
views
views
42
Adrien Truffert
French footballer (born 2001)
105,361
views
views
43
Lamine Yamal
Spanish association football player (born 2007)
105,123
views
views
44
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,627
views
views
45
Andy Diouf
French footballer (born 2003)
99,042
views
views
46
Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)
98,044
views
views
47
Laetitia Casta
French actress and model
97,311
views
views
48
Vicky Krieps
Luxembourgian-German actress (born 1983)
96,430
views
views
49
Marine Le Pen
French politician (born 1968)
95,642
views
views
50
Charlie Hunnam
British actor (born 1980)
94,934
views
views
51
Alexander Zverev
German tennis player (born 1997)
94,534
views
views
52
Ségolène Royal
French politician (born 1953)
94,419
views
views
53
Robert Schuman
Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963)
93,840
views
views
54
Ferran Torres
Spanish footballer (born 2000)
92,374
views
views
55
Gabrielle Russier
French teacher (1937-1969)
91,165
views
views
56
Laury Thilleman
Miss France 2011, contestant in Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011
90,392
views
views
57
Renaud
French singer, songwriter and actor
89,967
views
views
58
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
89,207
views
views
59
Marcia Moretto
Argentinian dancer (1946–1983)
86,009
views
views
60
Patrick Bruel
French recording artist; actor and singer (born 1959)
85,444
views
views
61
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
83,694
views
views
62
Camille Cottin
French stage, television and film actress (born 1978)
82,279
views
views
63
Theo James
British actor and musician
82,001
views
views
64
Monica Bellucci
Italian actress and model (born 1964)
81,395
views
views
65
Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
79,953
views
views
66
Gabby Williams
French basketball player (born 1996)
79,475
views
views
67
Charlie Dalin
French offshore sailor
78,434
views
views
68
Michael Olise
English-French footballer (born 2001)
77,696
views
views
69
Simon Abkarian
French-Armenian actor
77,695
views
views
70
Flavie Flament
French television presenter
76,874
views
views
71
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
76,663
views
views
72
Vincent Macaigne
French actor, film director, and theatre director
76,622
views
views
73
Sara Giraudeau
French actress (born 1985)
76,439
views
views
74
Fabrice Lepaul
French association football player (1976-2020)
76,224
views
views
75
Grand Corps Malade
French poet and musician
74,585
views
views
76
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
74,395
views
views
77
Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979), AfD
73,860
views
views
78
Sophie Marceau
French actress
73,506
views
views
79
Géraldine Nakache
French actress and director
73,489
views
views
80
Niels Schneider
Franco-Canadian actor
73,483
views
views
81
Chantal Ladesou
French actress and comedian (born 1948)
73,036
views
views
82
Rachida Dati
French politician and magistrate
72,273
views
views
83
Lola Dewaere
French actress
72,064
views
views
84
Dominique de Villepin
French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France
71,960
views
views
85
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1983)
71,841
views
views
86
Ben Shelton
American tennis player (born 2002)
71,453
views
views
87
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
71,325
views
views
88
Raphinha
Brazilian association football player (born 1996)
70,776
views
views
89
Kaya Scodelario
British actress
70,621
views
views
90
Guillaume de Tonquédec
French actor born 1966
70,418
views
views
91
Zendaya
American actress and singer (born 1996)
70,307
views
views
92
Gabriel Attal
Prime Minister of France in 2024
70,151
views
views
93
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarusian tennis player
69,567
views
views
94
Hayden Panettiere
American actress and singer (1989–2026)
68,809
views
views
95
Greg Guillotin
68,779
views
views
96
Bernard Arnault
French entrepreneur
68,776
views
views
97
Guy de Maupassant
French writer (1850-1893)
67,961
views
views
98
Alain Soral
French essayist and political activist
67,849
views
views
99
Mark van Bommel
Dutch association football player and manager
67,803
views
views