Trending Philosophers in France — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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1,977,845
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
167,929
views
views
2
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
123,352
views
views
3
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
104,531
views
views
4
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
102,148
views
views
5
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
87,954
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
47,779
views
views
7
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
32,260
views
views
8
Julia de Funès
French philosopher and writer
30,341
views
views
9
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
29,985
views
views
10
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
28,823
views
views
11
André Glucksmann
French philosopher (1937–2015)
27,642
views
views
12
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
26,815
views
views
13
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
25,971
views
views
14
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
25,102
views
views
15
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
24,463
views
views
16
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
23,835
views
views
17
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
23,780
views
views
18
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979)
23,386
views
views
19
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
French-Belgian writer
23,171
views
views
20
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
20,853
views
views
21
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
19,283
views
views
22
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
18,960
views
views
23
Raphaël Enthoven
French essayist
18,627
views
views
24
Jean de La Fontaine
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
17,923
views
views
25
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
17,910
views
views
26
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
17,763
views
views
27
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
17,528
views
views
28
Olympe de Gouges
French playwright and political activist (1748–1793)
17,496
views
views
29
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
17,380
views
views
30
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
17,357
views
views
31
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
16,318
views
views
32
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
16,253
views
views
33
Jean Jaurès
French / Occitan socialist leader (1859-1914)
16,129
views
views
34
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
15,661
views
views
35
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
15,409
views
views
36
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
15,273
views
views
37
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
14,815
views
views
38
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
14,732
views
views
39
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
14,226
views
views
40
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
14,111
views
views
41
Léopold Sédar Senghor
first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
14,090
views
views
42
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
14,083
views
views
43
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
14,027
views
views
44
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
13,953
views
views
45
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
13,914
views
views
46
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
13,873
views
views
47
Michel de Montaigne
French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)
13,833
views
views
48
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
13,700
views
views
49
Adèle Van Reeth
French philosopher, radio producer and television columnist
13,456
views
views
50
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
13,276
views
views
51
Régis Debray
intellectual, journalist, official, professor
13,032
views
views
52
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
12,777
views
views
53
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
12,563
views
views
54
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
12,526
views
views
55
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
12,514
views
views
56
Étienne de La Boétie
French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563)
12,223
views
views
57
Blaise Pascal
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
11,869
views
views
58
Charlotte Casiraghi
Monegasque equestrian and journalist; second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi
11,765
views
views
59
Thomas Guénolé
French political scientist
11,583
views
views
60
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
11,560
views
views
61
Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
11,438
views
views
62
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
11,167
views
views
63
Michel Onfray
French philosopher
11,021
views
views
64
Alain Finkielkraut
French philosopher (born 1949)
10,997
views
views
65
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
10,814
views
views
66
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
10,770
views
views
67
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
10,627
views
views
68
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
10,601
views
views
69
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
10,517
views
views
70
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)
10,486
views
views
71
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
10,473
views
views
72
Luc Ferry
French politician and philosopher
10,351
views
views
73
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
10,344
views
views
74
Pierre Rosanvallon
French historian, political theorist and intellectual
10,274
views
views
75
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
10,042
views
views
76
Gilles Deleuze
French philosopher (1925–1995)
9,966
views
views
77
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
9,832
views
views
78
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
9,832
views
views
79
Nathan Naccache
French writer
9,806
views
views
80
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
9,782
views
views
81
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
9,560
views
views
82
Delphine Horvilleur
French rabbi, journalist and editor
9,489
views
views
83
Edgar Morin
French philosopher and sociologist (1921–2026)
9,442
views
views
84
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
9,406
views
views
85
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Mistress and later secret wife of King Louis XIV of France (1635-1719)
9,348
views
views
86
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
9,302
views
views
87
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
9,289
views
views
88
Madame de Sévigné
French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696)
9,274
views
views
89
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
9,224
views
views
90
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
8,805
views
views
91
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
8,518
views
views
92
Abdennour Bidar
French writer and philosopher
8,501
views
views
93
Jacques Lacan
French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981)
8,345
views
views
94
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
8,233
views
views
95
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
8,185
views
views
96
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914)
8,161
views
views
97
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
7,997
views
views
98
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
7,970
views
views
99
Sophie Germain
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
7,885
views
views
100
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
7,880
views
views