Trending Scientists in France this year
The 99 most-viewed scientists this year on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Jackson.
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Ranked
253,912
Total Views (this year)
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
22,843
views
views
2
Paul Auster
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
9,612
views
views
3
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979)
8,895
views
views
4
Shere Hite
German-American sexologist
7,516
views
views
5
Augustin Trapenard
French journalist
6,256
views
views
6
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
5,124
views
views
7
François Villeroy de Galhau
French official
4,973
views
views
8
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French politician (born 1951)
4,635
views
views
9
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
4,490
views
views
10
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
4,041
views
views
11
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
3,960
views
views
12
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
3,876
views
views
13
Gus Grissom
American astronaut (1926–1967)
3,820
views
views
14
Roland Lescure
French politician
3,815
views
views
15
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
3,690
views
views
16
Arthur Mensch
French artificial intelligence researcher
3,653
views
views
17
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
3,233
views
views
18
Brigitte Macron
French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron
3,194
views
views
19
Ed White
American astronaut (1930-1967)
3,040
views
views
20
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
2,883
views
views
21
Corine Marienneau
French bassist and singer
2,857
views
views
22
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935–1967)
2,807
views
views
23
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
2,791
views
views
24
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
2,579
views
views
25
Raphaël Glucksmann
French film director, journalist and politician
2,468
views
views
26
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
2,458
views
views
27
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
2,386
views
views
28
Nicole Ferroni
French comedian
2,372
views
views
29
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
2,356
views
views
30
Katherine Jackson
matriarch of the Jackson musical family
2,353
views
views
31
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
2,312
views
views
32
Élie Barnavi
Israeli diplomat
2,244
views
views
33
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
2,243
views
views
34
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,240
views
views
35
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
2,128
views
views
36
Barbara Lefebvre
2,078
views
views
37
Alain Bauer
French criminologist (1962-)
2,078
views
views
38
Jack Lang
French politician (born 1939)
2,057
views
views
39
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
2,030
views
views
40
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
2,027
views
views
41
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
2,022
views
views
42
Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
2,019
views
views
43
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
2,017
views
views
44
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
2,013
views
views
45
Émile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
1,980
views
views
46
Boris Cyrulnik
French psychiatrist
1,936
views
views
47
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
1,925
views
views
48
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
1,898
views
views
49
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
1,857
views
views
50
Henri Matisse
French artist (1869-1954)
1,837
views
views
51
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
French-Moroccan politician
1,820
views
views
52
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
1,815
views
views
53
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
1,799
views
views
54
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
1,782
views
views
55
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
1,775
views
views
56
Sophia Aram
French actor and comedian (born 1973)
1,763
views
views
57
Rosa Parks
civil rights activist
1,716
views
views
58
Frédéric Beigbeder
French writer and literary critic (born 1965)
1,692
views
views
59
Léon Blum
French politician (1872–1950)
1,680
views
views
60
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
1,679
views
views
61
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
1,670
views
views
62
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
French economist
1,669
views
views
63
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
1,619
views
views
64
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1,614
views
views
65
Boualem Sansal
Algerian and French writer
1,604
views
views
66
Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
1,591
views
views
67
François Ravaillac
French regicide
1,591
views
views
68
Jean-Pierre Escalettes
French football executive (1935-2026)
1,574
views
views
69
Sarah Legrain
French politician
1,570
views
views
70
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
1,543
views
views
71
Clara Morgane
French singer, model and TV host; former pornographic actress
1,539
views
views
72
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
1,505
views
views
73
Muhammad Ali
American boxer (1942–2016)
1,496
views
views
74
Pierre Nora
French historian and publisher (1931–2025)
1,493
views
views
75
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
1,488
views
views
76
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
1,479
views
views
77
François Le Lionnais
French mathematician (1901–1984)
1,474
views
views
78
Laurent Alexandre
French political activist, surgeon, essayist and entrepreneur
1,450
views
views
79
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1,435
views
views
80
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
1,419
views
views
81
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
1,410
views
views
82
Corinne Herrmann
French lawyer and criminologist
1,408
views
views
83
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
1,405
views
views
84
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
1,399
views
views
85
Nicolas Hulot
French environmentalist, TV producer and presenter, politician
1,369
views
views
86
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
1,365
views
views
87
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
1,359
views
views
88
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
1,354
views
views
89
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
1,353
views
views
90
Liliane Bettencourt
French heiress, socialite and businesswoman
1,342
views
views
91
Mazarine Pingeot
French writer
1,339
views
views
92
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
1,333
views
views
93
Dominique Moïsi
French political scientist
1,333
views
views
94
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
1,329
views
views
95
Peter Thiel
German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
1,320
views
views
96
Germaine de Staël
Genevan-French author (1766-1817)
1,317
views
views
97
Frank Merle
French mathematician
1,314
views
views
98
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
1,302
views
views
99
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
1,300
views
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