Trending Scientists in France this week
The 100 most-viewed scientists this week on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Pierre Goldman.
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21,268
Total Views (this week)
1
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979)
5,531
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2
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
3,761
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3
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
1,041
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4
Claude Ribbe
French writer
882
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views
5
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
818
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views
6
Lydia Davis
American writer (born 1947)
412
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views
7
Alain Bauer
French criminologist (1962-)
369
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views
8
Pierre Grosser
French historian
328
views
views
9
Claire Thoury
French sociologist and associative activist
307
views
views
10
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
230
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views
11
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French politician (born 1951)
217
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views
12
Périco Légasse
French journalist
204
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views
13
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
198
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views
14
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
184
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views
15
Alfred Grosser
Writer, sociologist and political scientist (1925–2024)
175
views
views
16
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
173
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views
17
Jack Lang
French politician (born 1939)
161
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views
18
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
161
views
views
19
Thucydides
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
157
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views
20
Sophie Adenot
French astronaut, engineer and pilot
157
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views
21
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
146
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views
22
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
145
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views
23
Soumya Bourouaha
Algerian and French politician
145
views
views
24
Aldo Moro
Italian politician (1916-1978)
142
views
views
25
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
136
views
views
26
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
133
views
views
27
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
128
views
views
28
François Villeroy de Galhau
French official
127
views
views
29
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
113
views
views
30
Brigitte Macron
French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron
112
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views
31
Roland Lescure
French politician
109
views
views
32
Janine Sochaczewska
106
views
views
33
Arthur Mensch
French artificial intelligence researcher
104
views
views
34
Miguel Díaz-Canel
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021
103
views
views
35
Christine Kelly
French journalist
101
views
views
36
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
100
views
views
37
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
93
views
views
38
Sandrine Rousseau
French economist and politician
91
views
views
39
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
90
views
views
40
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
90
views
views
41
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
89
views
views
42
Bill Gates
American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
84
views
views
43
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
83
views
views
44
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
French economist
83
views
views
45
Léon Blum
French politician (1872–1950)
82
views
views
46
Rachid Benzine
French Islamic studies scholar, political scientist and teacher
81
views
views
47
Francis Szpiner
French political activist and lawyer
77
views
views
48
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
76
views
views
49
Rosa Parks
civil rights activist
74
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views
50
Ferghane Azihari
French political activist
74
views
views
51
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
73
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views
52
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
71
views
views
53
Émile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
70
views
views
54
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
69
views
views
55
Jonathan Haidt
American social psychologist (1963-)
68
views
views
56
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
67
views
views
57
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
67
views
views
58
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
65
views
views
59
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
64
views
views
60
Sophia Aram
French actor and comedian (born 1973)
63
views
views
61
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
62
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views
62
Henri Troyat
French Armenian writer
62
views
views
63
Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
60
views
views
64
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker (born 1942)
58
views
views
65
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
58
views
views
66
Charles Baudelaire
French poet and critic (1821–1867)
58
views
views
67
Nicolas Hulot
French environmentalist, TV producer and presenter, politician
57
views
views
68
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
57
views
views
69
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
55
views
views
70
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
55
views
views
71
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
French-Moroccan politician
54
views
views
72
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
54
views
views
73
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
54
views
views
74
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
53
views
views
75
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
52
views
views
76
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
52
views
views
77
Samah Karaki
French-Lebanese Neuroscientist
51
views
views
78
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
51
views
views
79
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
49
views
views
80
Sébastien Laudenbach
French film director and screenwriter
49
views
views
81
Annie Ernaux
French writer (born 1940)
48
views
views
82
Edward Snowden
American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)
48
views
views
83
Olympe de Gouges
French playwright and political activist (1748–1793)
47
views
views
84
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
47
views
views
85
Jean-Guihen Queyras
French cellist
46
views
views
86
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
46
views
views
87
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
46
views
views
88
Xavier Mauduit
French historian and radio host
46
views
views
89
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
46
views
views
90
Henri Matisse
French artist (1869-1954)
46
views
views
91
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
45
views
views
92
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
45
views
views
93
Jules Renard
French author (1864-1910)
45
views
views
94
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
44
views
views
95
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
44
views
views
96
Manuel Bompard
French politician (born 1986)
44
views
views
97
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
44
views
views
98
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
44
views
views
99
Sarah Legrain
French politician
43
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views
100
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
43
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