Trending Archaeologists in France this year
The 100 most-viewed archaeologists this year on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Fred Vargas.
100
Ranked
13,121
Total Views (this year)
1
Fred Vargas
French writer, archaeologist and historian
2,243
views
views
2
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
989
views
views
3
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
731
views
views
4
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
555
views
views
5
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
428
views
views
6
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
380
views
views
7
Indiana Jones
fictional archaeologist
357
views
views
8
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
338
views
views
9
Nico Robin
fictional character from One Piece
322
views
views
10
Pierre Ouzoulias
French archaeologist, historian and politician
285
views
views
11
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
281
views
views
12
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
267
views
views
13
Bill Wyman
British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
252
views
views
14
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
217
views
views
15
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
187
views
views
16
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
182
views
views
17
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
178
views
views
18
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
170
views
views
19
Christian Jacq
French author and egyptologist
156
views
views
20
Franck Goddio
French archaeologist
149
views
views
21
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
143
views
views
22
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
141
views
views
23
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
115
views
views
24
Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
115
views
views
25
Vivant Denon
French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist (1747-1825)
112
views
views
26
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
andalusian geographer (1100–1165)
102
views
views
27
Philippe Charlier
French physician
101
views
views
28
Anne Augereau
French archaeologist
100
views
views
29
Yves Coppens
French paleoanthropologist (1934–2022)
98
views
views
30
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
96
views
views
31
Maria Reiche
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator
96
views
views
32
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
96
views
views
33
Mary Anning
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
95
views
views
34
Victor Segalen
French poet (1878–1919)
95
views
views
35
Ricardo Eichmann
German archaeologist (1955-)
92
views
views
36
Robert Mond
British chemist and archaeologist (1867–1938)
81
views
views
37
Clive Cussler
American novelist (1931–2020)
77
views
views
38
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian painter (1720-1778)
75
views
views
39
Théophile Obenga
Congolese academic and politician
67
views
views
40
Françoise Claustre
French archaeologist (1937-2006)
66
views
views
41
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Swiss traveller and writer (1784-1817)
64
views
views
42
MacGyver
fictional character
64
views
views
43
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
61
views
views
44
Anna Ritchie
British archaeologist
58
views
views
45
Jean-Paul Demoule
French archaeologist and prehistorian
57
views
views
46
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978)
55
views
views
47
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970)
54
views
views
48
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
54
views
views
49
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist (1911-1986)
53
views
views
50
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist (1821–1881)
50
views
views
51
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
French egyptologist (1913-2011)
50
views
views
52
Jennifer Kerner
French actress and archaeologist
49
views
views
53
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
49
views
views
54
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
48
views
views
55
Madeleine Dellamonica
French egyptologist
46
views
views
56
Blue Beetle
name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes
46
views
views
57
Ross Geller
fictional character from Friends
46
views
views
58
Jean-Jacques Hublin
French paleontologist
45
views
views
59
Black Adam
fictional character in DC Comics
45
views
views
60
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
45
views
views
61
Hawkgirl
name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
45
views
views
62
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923)
44
views
views
63
Bruno David
French naturalist
44
views
views
64
Jean-Loïc Le Quellec
French anthropologist
44
views
views
65
Nicolas Idier
43
views
views
66
Doctor Fate
fictional character from DC Comics
43
views
views
67
Clothilde Chamussy
43
views
views
68
Antoine Galland
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)
41
views
views
69
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
40
views
views
70
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
40
views
views
71
Thomas Young
English polymath (1773-1829)
40
views
views
72
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer (1892–1975); paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
39
views
views
73
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
39
views
views
74
Louis Leakey
kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
39
views
views
75
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892)
39
views
views
76
Rick O'Connell
protagonist of the Stephen Sommers' The Mummy trilogy.
38
views
views
77
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
38
views
views
78
Victor Bérard
French classical scholar, diplomat and politician (1864–1931)
37
views
views
79
Khaled al-Anani
Director-General of UNESCO, Egyptian politician and Egyptologist
37
views
views
80
Tommy Oliver
fictional character
37
views
views
81
April O'Neil
fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
36
views
views
82
Marylène Patou-Mathis
French prehistorian
36
views
views
83
Luigi Moretti
Italian historian (1922-1991)
36
views
views
84
Nicolas Steno
Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)
36
views
views
85
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
34
views
views
86
Alan Grant
fictional character from Jurassic Park
32
views
views
87
Andrea Carandini
Italian archaeologist (born 1937)
32
views
views
88
Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
French officer
32
views
views
89
Jane Dieulafoy
French archaeologist, explorer and writer (1851–1916)
32
views
views
90
Nicolas Grimal
French Egyptologist (born 1948)
32
views
views
91
Michael Langlois
Historian of religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Hebrew and Aramaic scholar
31
views
views
92
Pascal Picq
French paleoanthropologist
31
views
views
93
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
31
views
views
94
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
31
views
views
95
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer (1810-1897)
30
views
views
96
Gaston Maspero
French egyptologist (1846–1916)
30
views
views
97
Georges Duthuit
French art historian (1891-1973)
30
views
views
98
Carl Vogt
German-Swiss scientist and politician (1817–1895)
30
views
views
99
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park character
30
views
views
100
Henry de Lumley
French prehistorian and paleoanthropologist
30
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