Trending Philosophers in France — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Emmanuel Macron. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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475,361
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
51,684
views
views
2
Didier Eribon
French author and philosopher (born 1953)
19,251
views
views
3
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
18,699
views
views
4
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
12,029
views
views
5
André Glucksmann
French philosopher (1937–2015)
11,730
views
views
6
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
8,957
views
views
7
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
8,075
views
views
8
Geoffroy de Lagasnerie
French philosopher and sociologist (born 1981)
8,070
views
views
9
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
7,754
views
views
10
Delphine Horvilleur
French rabbi, journalist and editor
7,403
views
views
11
Pierre-Henri Tavoillot
French philosopher
7,201
views
views
12
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
6,812
views
views
13
Julia de Funès
French philosopher and writer
6,718
views
views
14
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
6,538
views
views
15
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
6,286
views
views
16
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
6,133
views
views
17
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
6,101
views
views
18
Jean Jaurès
French / Occitan socialist leader (1859-1914)
6,036
views
views
19
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
6,003
views
views
20
Raphaël Enthoven
French essayist
5,981
views
views
21
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
5,872
views
views
22
Pascal Bruckner
French writer
5,792
views
views
23
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
5,485
views
views
24
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
5,453
views
views
25
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
5,279
views
views
26
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
5,271
views
views
27
Marc Crépon
French philosopher
4,938
views
views
28
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
4,898
views
views
29
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
4,883
views
views
30
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
4,777
views
views
31
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
4,720
views
views
32
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
4,588
views
views
33
Luc Ferry
French politician and philosopher
4,304
views
views
34
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
4,280
views
views
35
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
4,261
views
views
36
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
4,045
views
views
37
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
4,037
views
views
38
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
3,878
views
views
39
Olympe de Gouges
French playwright and political activist (1748–1793)
3,830
views
views
40
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
3,743
views
views
41
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
3,740
views
views
42
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
3,683
views
views
43
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
3,621
views
views
44
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
3,416
views
views
45
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
3,411
views
views
46
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
3,388
views
views
47
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
3,270
views
views
48
Adèle Van Reeth
French philosopher, radio producer and television columnist
3,229
views
views
49
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
3,228
views
views
50
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
3,201
views
views
51
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
3,188
views
views
52
Manuel Cervera-Marzal
3,147
views
views
53
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
3,132
views
views
54
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
3,120
views
views
55
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
3,090
views
views
56
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
3,065
views
views
57
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)
3,060
views
views
58
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979)
2,970
views
views
59
Gaspard Koenig
French essayist
2,956
views
views
60
Anne Dufourmantelle
French psychoanalyst and philosopher (1964-2017)
2,937
views
views
61
Michel Onfray
French philosopher
2,912
views
views
62
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
2,900
views
views
63
George Gurdjieff
philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)
2,869
views
views
64
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
2,869
views
views
65
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
2,761
views
views
66
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
2,750
views
views
67
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
2,729
views
views
68
Blaise Pascal
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
2,669
views
views
69
Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)
2,642
views
views
70
Étienne de La Boétie
French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563)
2,638
views
views
71
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
2,635
views
views
72
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
2,635
views
views
73
Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
2,633
views
views
74
The Invisible Committee
anonymous author or authors
2,614
views
views
75
Jean de La Fontaine
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
2,577
views
views
76
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
2,572
views
views
77
Nathan Naccache
French writer
2,557
views
views
78
Guy Debord
French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)
2,534
views
views
79
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
2,484
views
views
80
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
2,447
views
views
81
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
2,445
views
views
82
Thomas Guénolé
French political scientist
2,438
views
views
83
Mazarine Pingeot
French writer
2,394
views
views
84
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
French-Belgian writer
2,375
views
views
85
Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
2,367
views
views
86
Léopold Sédar Senghor
first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
2,337
views
views
87
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
2,312
views
views
88
Régis Debray
intellectual, journalist, official, professor
2,303
views
views
89
Frédéric Lordon
French economist
2,291
views
views
90
Edgar Morin
French philosopher and sociologist (1921–2026)
2,285
views
views
91
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
2,255
views
views
92
Michel de Montaigne
French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)
2,227
views
views
93
Charlotte Casiraghi
Monegasque equestrian and journalist; second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi
2,216
views
views
94
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809-1865)
2,183
views
views
95
Monique Canto-Sperber
French philosopher
2,178
views
views
96
Pierre-Yves Collombat
French politician
2,178
views
views
97
Alain Finkielkraut
French philosopher (born 1949)
2,152
views
views
98
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
2,124
views
views
99
Gilles Deleuze
French philosopher (1925–1995)
2,115
views
views
100
Cyrano de Bergerac
French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)
2,112
views
views