Trending Soldiers in France — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed soldiers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. Data as of 28 October 2026.
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Ranked
820,714
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general (1902–1947)
65,944
views
views
2
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
59,249
views
views
3
Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer (1960–1994)
50,080
views
views
4
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
49,267
views
views
5
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
39,172
views
views
6
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
30,111
views
views
7
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931–2026)
24,020
views
views
8
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
19,851
views
views
9
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
15,692
views
views
10
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
15,506
views
views
11
Fidel Castro
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
13,164
views
views
12
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
12,915
views
views
13
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
12,630
views
views
14
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918)
12,508
views
views
15
Gilles de Rais
leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children
11,064
views
views
16
Hashim Thaçi
Kosovar politician (born 1968)
9,811
views
views
17
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)
9,635
views
views
18
Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
9,448
views
views
19
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
9,139
views
views
20
Nordahl Lelandais
French criminal
8,839
views
views
21
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
8,079
views
views
22
Batman
fictional character in DC Comics
7,643
views
views
23
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
7,632
views
views
24
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
7,484
views
views
25
Robin Hood
heroic outlaw in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman
6,870
views
views
26
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
6,799
views
views
27
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
6,747
views
views
28
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
French general (1762–1806)
6,668
views
views
29
Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan
French-Occitan captain (1611–1673)
6,664
views
views
30
Charles XIV John of Sweden
King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
6,650
views
views
31
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
6,615
views
views
32
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
6,594
views
views
33
John Stewart
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
6,591
views
views
34
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
6,431
views
views
35
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
6,331
views
views
36
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer (1887-1961)
6,325
views
views
37
Samuel de Champlain
16/17th-century French explorer of North America
6,141
views
views
38
Tiberius
second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
6,066
views
views
39
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998)
5,820
views
views
40
David Goggins
American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)
5,532
views
views
41
Deadpool
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,459
views
views
42
Maxime Weygand
French general (1867–1965)
5,392
views
views
43
Abdelkader El Djezairi
Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)
5,292
views
views
44
Jack Reacher
fictional character
5,150
views
views
45
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
5,000
views
views
46
George Armstrong Custer
United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
4,991
views
views
47
Missak Manouchian
Armenian resistance fighter and poet (1906-1944)
4,805
views
views
48
Jacques Massu
French general (1908–2002)
4,711
views
views
49
Nirmal Purja
Nepali‑born English mountaineer (1983–2026)
4,680
views
views
50
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
4,618
views
views
51
Raf Vallone
Italian actor (1916-2002)
4,576
views
views
52
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
4,534
views
views
53
Zorro
fictional character
4,507
views
views
54
Punisher
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,472
views
views
55
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
4,461
views
views
56
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
4,435
views
views
57
Maurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
4,418
views
views
58
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
4,334
views
views
59
Jon Snow
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
4,303
views
views
60
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
4,113
views
views
61
Kim Il-sung
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
4,073
views
views
62
Heinz Barth
German World War II SS officer and war criminal (1920–2007)
3,905
views
views
63
Enver Hoxha
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
3,903
views
views
64
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
3,791
views
views
65
Kōzō Okamoto
Japanese communist and Japanese Red Army member (1947–2026)
3,691
views
views
66
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)
3,517
views
views
67
Joseph Picot de Limoëlan
French soldier, artist, and clergyman (1768-1826)
3,439
views
views
68
Saint Maurice
Egyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
3,438
views
views
69
José Mujica
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
3,372
views
views
70
Daredevil
fictional character in Marvel Comics
3,335
views
views
71
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
3,331
views
views
72
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer (1922-2014)
3,236
views
views
73
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
3,170
views
views
74
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
3,094
views
views
75
Kevin Farrell
Irish-American Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947)
3,060
views
views
76
Saint Sebastian
Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
2,986
views
views
77
Buffalo Bill
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
2,934
views
views
78
Maxime Blasco
French soldier
2,923
views
views
79
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
2,921
views
views
80
Oriana Fallaci
Italian journalist (1929–2006)
2,859
views
views
81
Themistocles
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
2,846
views
views
82
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
2,761
views
views
83
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
2,707
views
views
84
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
2,543
views
views
85
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
2,491
views
views
86
Guy Fawkes
English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
2,452
views
views
87
David Petraeus
U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952)
2,376
views
views
88
Gustavo Petro
42rd President of Colombia 2022–2026
2,349
views
views
89
Gerd von Rundstedt
German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
2,345
views
views
90
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
French duke (1560-1641)
2,318
views
views
91
Robert James O'Neill
Navy SEAL
2,303
views
views
92
Edmond Dantès
fictional character from The Count of Monte Cristo
2,292
views
views
93
Tony Montana
fictional character from Scarface
2,283
views
views
94
Henri Navarre
French general (1898-1983)
2,261
views
views
95
Harley Quinn
fictional character in DC Comics
2,250
views
views
96
Pierre Sergent
French politician (1926-1992)
2,248
views
views
97
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator (1903–1940)
2,243
views
views
98
Harry Bosch
fictional detective created by author Michael Connelly
2,239
views
views
99
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
2,227
views
views
100
Daryl Dixon
character from the television series The Walking Dead
2,224
views
views
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