Trending Officers in France — the 7 days to 28 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed officers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 28 October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Klaus Barbie. Data as of 28 October 2026.
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Ranked
516,972
Total Views (the 7 days to 28 October 2026)
1
Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)
46,782
views
views
2
Gadi Eisenkot
Israeli military officer
34,297
views
views
3
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
22,937
views
views
4
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
17,595
views
views
5
François Darlan
French admiral (1881-1942)
17,272
views
views
6
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
14,562
views
views
7
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
13,847
views
views
8
Philippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856–1951)
11,523
views
views
9
Christian Piquemal
French corps general
10,042
views
views
10
Richard Nixon
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
9,360
views
views
11
Henry IV of France
King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)
9,358
views
views
12
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
8,676
views
views
13
Florence Arthaud
French sailor (1957–2015)
7,420
views
views
14
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
6,990
views
views
15
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
6,722
views
views
16
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
6,387
views
views
17
Christian Prouteau
French gendarmerie officer and offical
6,130
views
views
18
Mohammed VI of Morocco
king of Morocco since 1999
5,727
views
views
19
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
5,604
views
views
20
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
5,419
views
views
21
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
5,347
views
views
22
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
5,020
views
views
23
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
4,943
views
views
24
Felipe VI of Spain
King of Spain since 2014
4,861
views
views
25
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
French general (1762–1806)
4,791
views
views
26
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021)
4,761
views
views
27
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
4,718
views
views
28
Charles Martel
Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
4,692
views
views
29
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
4,644
views
views
30
Yair Golan
Israeli general, politician and Leader of the Democrats (Party) and last leader of the Labour Party in the year 2024 (defunct in 2024)
4,543
views
views
31
Muhammad
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
4,462
views
views
32
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
4,393
views
views
33
Ibrahim Traoré
military leader of Burkina Faso since 2022
4,264
views
views
34
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
4,223
views
views
35
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
4,140
views
views
36
Sophie Adenot
French astronaut, engineer and pilot
4,046
views
views
37
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
3,914
views
views
38
Hannibal
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
3,910
views
views
39
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
3,845
views
views
40
Nicolae Ceaușescu
dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989
3,833
views
views
41
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
3,805
views
views
42
Henri Giraud
French general \ (1879-1949)
3,775
views
views
43
Napoleon II
The second Emperor of the French (1815)
3,738
views
views
44
Genghis Khan
founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
3,663
views
views
45
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
3,486
views
views
46
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
3,477
views
views
47
Philippe of Belgium
King of the Belgians since 2013
3,439
views
views
48
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
3,312
views
views
49
Muammar Gaddafi
Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
3,274
views
views
50
Jean-Louis Jeanmaire
Swiss officer and traitor to his country (1910-1992)
3,205
views
views
51
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
French general and politician (1757–1834)
3,204
views
views
52
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
3,164
views
views
53
William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
3,067
views
views
54
Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)
3,062
views
views
55
Pol Pot
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
3,005
views
views
56
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
2,919
views
views
57
Juan Carlos I of Spain
King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
2,904
views
views
58
Abdullah II of Jordan
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
2,900
views
views
59
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
2,886
views
views
60
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891–1944)
2,847
views
views
61
Thomas Pesquet
French astronaut
2,793
views
views
62
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
2,772
views
views
63
Gustave Eiffel
French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)
2,738
views
views
64
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
2,735
views
views
65
Moses
Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt
2,707
views
views
66
Patrice de MacMahon
third President of the French Republic (1808–1893)
2,689
views
views
67
David
king of Israel and Judah
2,677
views
views
68
Jérémie Beyou
French sailor
2,666
views
views
69
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
2,636
views
views
70
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
2,610
views
views
71
Hassan II
King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
2,567
views
views
72
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
2,559
views
views
73
James Stewart
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
2,544
views
views
74
Pierre de Villiers
French officer
2,524
views
views
75
Alain Colas
French sailor (1943-1978)
2,523
views
views
76
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
2,521
views
views
77
Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008)
2,506
views
views
78
Éric Tabarly
sailor
2,500
views
views
79
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
2,438
views
views
80
Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014)
2,409
views
views
81
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960)
2,397
views
views
82
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
2,315
views
views
83
Philippe de Gaulle
son of Charles de Gaulle (1921–2024)
2,305
views
views
84
Timur
the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)
2,298
views
views
85
Francois Chopard
Founder and CEO, Starburst Aerospace Accelerator
2,276
views
views
86
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
2,252
views
views
87
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
2,239
views
views
88
Idi Amin
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
2,203
views
views
89
Alfred Dreyfus
French artillery officer (1859–1935)
2,188
views
views
90
Olivier de Kersauson
French yacht racer
2,184
views
views
91
Henri Frenay
French military officer, politician and French resistance member (1905-1988)
2,183
views
views
92
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
2,154
views
views
93
Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)
2,148
views
views
94
François Sureau
French lawyer, official and writer
2,112
views
views
95
Arnaud Beltrame
officer in the French gendarmerie
2,102
views
views
96
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
French military engineer (1633–1707)
2,095
views
views
97
Howard Hughes
American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)
2,087
views
views
98
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
2,072
views
views
99
Benny Gantz
Israeli military officer and politician (born 1959)
2,070
views
views
100
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
2,046
views
views
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