Trending Soldiers in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed soldiers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
854,366
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general (1902–1947)
66,700
views
views
2
Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
63,585
views
views
3
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
52,912
views
views
4
Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer (1960–1994)
51,831
views
views
5
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
41,809
views
views
6
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
32,141
views
views
7
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931–2026)
24,753
views
views
8
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war criminal and general of the Bosnian Serb military (1942–2026)
20,049
views
views
9
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
17,142
views
views
10
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
16,256
views
views
11
Fidel Castro
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
14,481
views
views
12
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025
14,394
views
views
13
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
13,780
views
views
14
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918)
13,375
views
views
15
Gilles de Rais
leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children
12,034
views
views
16
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
10,501
views
views
17
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)
10,467
views
views
18
Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
10,035
views
views
19
Hashim Thaçi
Kosovar politician (born 1968)
9,849
views
views
20
Nordahl Lelandais
French criminal
9,607
views
views
21
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
8,547
views
views
22
Batman
fictional character in DC Comics
8,261
views
views
23
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)
8,129
views
views
24
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
8,073
views
views
25
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
7,853
views
views
26
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
7,569
views
views
27
Robin Hood
heroic outlaw in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman
7,315
views
views
28
Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan
French-Occitan captain (1611–1673)
7,298
views
views
29
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
7,141
views
views
30
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
7,041
views
views
31
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
7,011
views
views
32
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)
6,955
views
views
33
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
6,793
views
views
34
John Stewart
fictional superhero published by DC Comics
6,773
views
views
35
Tiberius
second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
6,758
views
views
36
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer (1887-1961)
6,692
views
views
37
Samuel de Champlain
16/17th-century French explorer of North America
6,466
views
views
38
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998)
5,941
views
views
39
Deadpool
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,825
views
views
40
Abdelkader El Djezairi
Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)
5,807
views
views
41
Maxime Weygand
French general (1867–1965)
5,803
views
views
42
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
5,552
views
views
43
Jack Reacher
fictional character
5,250
views
views
44
George Armstrong Custer
United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
5,197
views
views
45
Punisher
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,190
views
views
46
Jacques Massu
French general (1908–2002)
5,097
views
views
47
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013)
4,939
views
views
48
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946)
4,901
views
views
49
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
4,884
views
views
50
Zorro
fictional character
4,876
views
views
51
Maurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
4,787
views
views
52
Nirmal Purja
Nepali‑born English mountaineer (1983–2026)
4,758
views
views
53
Jon Snow
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
4,685
views
views
54
Raf Vallone
Italian actor (1916-2002)
4,671
views
views
55
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
4,611
views
views
56
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
4,609
views
views
57
Kim Il-sung
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
4,363
views
views
58
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
4,339
views
views
59
Enver Hoxha
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
4,168
views
views
60
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
4,143
views
views
61
Daredevil
fictional character in Marvel Comics
3,692
views
views
62
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States general (1807–1870)
3,622
views
views
63
José Mujica
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
3,571
views
views
64
Saint Maurice
Egyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
3,555
views
views
65
Joseph Picot de Limoëlan
French soldier, artist, and clergyman (1768-1826)
3,452
views
views
66
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
3,415
views
views
67
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
3,362
views
views
68
Buffalo Bill
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
3,261
views
views
69
Saint Sebastian
Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
3,222
views
views
70
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007) Un gran hombre en la vida militar.
3,200
views
views
71
Kevin Farrell
Irish-American Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947)
3,099
views
views
72
Themistocles
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
3,023
views
views
73
Maxime Blasco
French soldier
2,978
views
views
74
Oriana Fallaci
Italian journalist (1929–2006)
2,940
views
views
75
Erich von Manstein
German field marshal (1887-1973)
2,924
views
views
76
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician (1865–1937)
2,905
views
views
77
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018)
2,743
views
views
78
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
2,665
views
views
79
Guy Fawkes
English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
2,656
views
views
80
Gustavo Petro
42rd President of Colombia 2022–2026
2,539
views
views
81
Gerd von Rundstedt
German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
2,526
views
views
82
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
French duke (1560-1641)
2,517
views
views
83
Edmond Dantès
fictional character from The Count of Monte Cristo
2,499
views
views
84
Tony Montana
fictional character from Scarface
2,459
views
views
85
Harley Quinn
fictional character in DC Comics
2,436
views
views
86
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator (1903–1940)
2,419
views
views
87
Daryl Dixon
character from the television series The Walking Dead
2,401
views
views
88
Harry Bosch
fictional detective created by author Michael Connelly
2,372
views
views
89
Eren Yeager
fictional character from Attack on Titan
2,354
views
views
90
Audie Murphy
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
2,327
views
views
91
Sirius Black
fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels
2,323
views
views
92
Robert James O'Neill
Navy SEAL
2,322
views
views
93
Pierre Sergent
French politician (1926-1992)
2,306
views
views
94
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
2,285
views
views
95
Catwoman
fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise
2,283
views
views
96
Arya Stark
fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire
2,244
views
views
97
Count Dracula
title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula
2,240
views
views
98
Ehud Barak
10th Prime Minister of Israel
2,171
views
views
99
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
2,166
views
views
100
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)
2,120
views
views
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