Trending Philosophers in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ted Kaczynski. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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2,086,771
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
168,334
views
views
2
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
124,966
views
views
3
Emmanuel Macron
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
110,948
views
views
4
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,627
views
views
5
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
89,207
views
views
6
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
49,594
views
views
7
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
33,625
views
views
8
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979)
32,281
views
views
9
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
31,760
views
views
10
Julia de Funès
French philosopher and writer
31,593
views
views
11
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
31,135
views
views
12
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
28,429
views
views
13
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
28,115
views
views
14
André Glucksmann
French philosopher (1937–2015)
27,959
views
views
15
Albert Camus
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
26,485
views
views
16
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
26,359
views
views
17
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
25,846
views
views
18
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
24,615
views
views
19
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
French-Belgian writer
24,002
views
views
20
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
22,358
views
views
21
Vladimir Lenin
founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
20,826
views
views
22
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
20,293
views
views
23
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
19,562
views
views
24
Raphaël Enthoven
French essayist
19,376
views
views
25
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
19,331
views
views
26
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
18,947
views
views
27
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
18,945
views
views
28
Jean de La Fontaine
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
18,870
views
views
29
Olympe de Gouges
French playwright and political activist (1748–1793)
18,762
views
views
30
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
18,370
views
views
31
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
18,175
views
views
32
Jean Jaurès
French / Occitan socialist leader (1859-1914)
17,326
views
views
33
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
17,015
views
views
34
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984)
16,404
views
views
35
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
16,324
views
views
36
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
16,279
views
views
37
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
15,840
views
views
38
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
15,633
views
views
39
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564–1642)
15,344
views
views
40
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
15,131
views
views
41
Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
15,053
views
views
42
René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
15,052
views
views
43
Léopold Sédar Senghor
first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
14,958
views
views
44
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
14,925
views
views
45
Marcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
14,903
views
views
46
Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
14,757
views
views
47
Michel de Montaigne
French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)
14,544
views
views
48
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
14,531
views
views
49
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
14,455
views
views
50
Adèle Van Reeth
French philosopher, radio producer and television columnist
13,776
views
views
51
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
13,660
views
views
52
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
13,517
views
views
53
Charlotte Casiraghi
Monegasque equestrian and journalist; second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi
13,510
views
views
54
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
13,489
views
views
55
Régis Debray
intellectual, journalist, official, professor
13,472
views
views
56
Hannah Arendt
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
13,423
views
views
57
Étienne de La Boétie
French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563)
13,083
views
views
58
Blaise Pascal
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
12,717
views
views
59
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724-1804)
12,228
views
views
60
Michel Onfray
French philosopher
12,149
views
views
61
Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
12,100
views
views
62
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
11,914
views
views
63
Alain Finkielkraut
French philosopher (born 1949)
11,895
views
views
64
Thomas Guénolé
French political scientist
11,848
views
views
65
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
11,726
views
views
66
Benedictus de Spinoza
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
11,681
views
views
67
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
11,511
views
views
68
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996)
11,345
views
views
69
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
11,292
views
views
70
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
11,285
views
views
71
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)
11,238
views
views
72
Niccolò Machiavelli
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
11,166
views
views
73
Luc Ferry
French politician and philosopher
11,018
views
views
74
Nathan Naccache
French writer
10,947
views
views
75
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
10,677
views
views
76
Frantz Fanon
French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)
10,578
views
views
77
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
10,546
views
views
78
Gilles Deleuze
French philosopher (1925–1995)
10,535
views
views
79
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
10,531
views
views
80
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Mistress and later secret wife of King Louis XIV of France (1635-1719)
10,487
views
views
81
Pierre Rosanvallon
French historian, political theorist and intellectual
10,390
views
views
82
Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
10,279
views
views
83
Edgar Morin
French philosopher and sociologist (1921–2026)
10,250
views
views
84
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
10,084
views
views
85
Madame de Sévigné
French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696)
10,000
views
views
86
Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
9,844
views
views
87
Delphine Horvilleur
French rabbi, journalist and editor
9,827
views
views
88
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
9,786
views
views
89
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
9,679
views
views
90
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
9,251
views
views
91
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
9,118
views
views
92
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
8,820
views
views
93
Mazarine Pingeot
French writer
8,802
views
views
94
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor (1935–2024)
8,766
views
views
95
Jacques Lacan
French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981)
8,749
views
views
96
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914)
8,676
views
views
97
Abdennour Bidar
French writer and philosopher
8,596
views
views
98
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788-1860)
8,479
views
views
99
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
8,455
views
views
100
Helen Keller
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
8,407
views
views