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The 2010s

Whose names filled the books of the 2010s - anyone at all, however long dead - counted as mentions per million words printed, so a period that simply published more does not inflate anyone.

Talked about then

Whose names appeared most in French books during the 2010s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Voltaire1694-1778 · 18th century · France · Writers13
  2. 2Louis XIV of France1638-1715 · 17th century · France · Historical Figures10
  3. 3Molière1622-1673 · 17th century · France · Writers7.5
  4. 4Victor Hugo1802-1885 · 19th century · France · Writers6.5
  5. 5Nicolas Sarkozyborn 1955 · 20th century · France · Politicians5.2
  6. 6François Mitterrand1916-1996 · 20th century · France · Politicians4.9
  7. 7Montesquieu1689-1755 · 18th century · France · Academics4.6
  8. 8Louis XVI of France1754-1793 · 18th century · France · Historical Figures4.3
  9. 9Louis XV of France1710-1774 · 18th century · France · Historical Figures4.2
  10. 10Stendhal1783-1842 · 19th century · France · Writers4.0
  11. 11Jacques Chirac1932-2019 · 20th century · France · Politicians3.5
  12. 12Joan of Arc1412-1431 · 15th century · France3.1
  13. 13Napoleon III1808-1873 · 19th century · France · Politicians3.1
  14. 14François Hollandeborn 1954 · 20th century · France · Politicians2.9
  15. 15Marie Antoinette1755-1793 · 18th century · France · Historical Figures2.0
  16. 16George Sand1804-1876 · 19th century · France · Writers2.0
  17. 17Jules Verne1828-1905 · 19th century · France · Writers2.0
  18. 18Marcel Proust1871-1922 · 20th century · France · Writers2.0
  19. 19Charles de Gaulle1890-1970 · 20th century · France · Politicians1.9
  20. 20Louis XVIII of France1755-1824 · 18th century · France · Politicians1.8
  21. 21Michel Foucault1926-1984 · 20th century · France · Academics1.8
  22. 22Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor1500-1558 · 16th century · Historical Figures1.8
  23. 23Georges Pompidou1911-1974 · 20th century · France · Politicians1.7
  24. 24Pierre Bourdieu1930-2002 · 20th century · France · Academics1.5
  25. 25François Fénelon1651-1715 · 17th century · France · Religious Figures1.5
  26. 26Émile Zola1840-1902 · 19th century · France · Writers1.5
  27. 27Pierre de Marivaux1688-1763 · 18th century · France · Writers1.4
  28. 28Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712-1778 · 18th century · Switzerland · Academics1.4
  29. 29Benjamin Constant1767-1830 · 19th century · Switzerland · Politicians1.4
  30. 30Roland Barthes1915-1980 · 20th century · France · Academics1.3
  31. 31Gustave Flaubert1821-1880 · 19th century · France · Writers1.3
  32. 32Alfred de Musset1810-1857 · 19th century · France · Writers1.2
  33. 33Simone de Beauvoir1908-1986 · 20th century · France · Academics1.2
  34. 34Valéry Giscard d'Estaing1926-2020 · 20th century · France · Politicians1.2
  35. 35Jules Ferry1832-1893 · 19th century · France · Politicians1.2
  36. 36Charles X of France1757-1836 · 18th century · France · Politicians1.2
  37. 37André Malraux1901-1976 · 20th century · France · Writers1.2
  38. 38Léon Blum1872-1950 · 20th century · France · Politicians1.2
  39. 39Marine Le Penborn 1968 · 21st century · France · Politicians1.1
  40. 40Paul Valéry1871-1945 · 20th century · France · Writers1.1
  41. 41Albert Camus1913-1960 · 20th century · France · Academics1.1
  42. 42André Gide1869-1951 · 20th century · France · Writers1.0
  43. 43Jean-Paul Sartre1905-1980 · 20th century · France · Academics1.0
  44. 44Lionel Jospin1937-2026 · 20th century · France · Politicians1.0
  45. 45Honoré de Balzac1799-1850 · 19th century · France · Writers1.0
  46. 46André Breton1896-1966 · 20th century · France · Writers1.0
  47. 47Marguerite Duras1914-1996 · 20th century · France · Writers1.0
  48. 48Paul Ricœur1913-2005 · 20th century · France · Academics1.00
  49. 49Le Corbusier1887-1965 · 20th century · Switzerland · Architects0.97
  50. 50Hergé1907-1983 · 20th century · Belgium · Writers0.96
  51. 51Laurent Gbagboborn 1945 · 20th century · Ivory Coast · Politicians0.96
  52. 52Ségolène Royalborn 1953 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.94
  53. 53Louis XII of France1462-1515 · 15th century · France · Historical Figures0.94
  54. 54François Fillonborn 1954 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.90
  55. 55Romain Rolland1866-1944 · 20th century · France · Writers0.90
  56. 56Charles Baudelaire1821-1867 · 19th century · France · Writers0.89
  57. 57François Mauriac1885-1970 · 20th century · France · Writers0.88
  58. 58Théophile Gautier1811-1872 · 19th century · France · Writers0.86
  59. 59Aimé Césaire1913-2008 · 20th century · France · Writers0.85
  60. 60Jean Jaurès1859-1914 · 19th century · France · Politicians0.84
  61. 61Auguste Comte1798-1857 · 19th century · France · Academics0.84
  62. 62Anatole France1844-1924 · 19th century · France · Writers0.83
  63. 63Raymond Aron1905-1983 · 20th century · France · Academics0.80
  64. 64Jacques Lacan1901-1981 · 20th century · France · Writers0.80
  65. 65Guy de Maupassant1850-1893 · 19th century · France · Writers0.77
  66. 66Gilles Deleuze1925-1995 · 20th century · France · Academics0.77
  67. 67Alain Juppéborn 1945 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.77
  68. 68Jean Cocteau1889-1963 · 20th century · France · Writers0.76
  69. 69Jacques Derrida1930-2004 · 20th century · France · Academics0.75
  70. 70Claude Lévi-Strauss1908-2009 · 20th century · France · Academics0.74
  71. 71Arthur Rimbaud1854-1891 · 19th century · France · Writers0.72
  72. 72Marie de' Medici1575-1642 · 17th century · France · Politicians0.72
  73. 73Pierre Corneille1606-1684 · 17th century · France · Writers0.71
  74. 74Simone Weil1909-1943 · 20th century · France · Academics0.71
  75. 75Jean-Marie Le Pen1928-2025 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.68
  76. 76Claude Simon1913-2005 · 20th century · France · Writers0.67
  77. 77Philip V of Spain1683-1746 · 18th century · France · Politicians0.67
  78. 78Jean Monnet1888-1979 · 20th century · France · Academics0.66
  79. 79Claude Bernard1813-1878 · 19th century · France · Politicians0.66
  80. 80Johnny Hallyday1943-2017 · 20th century · France · Musicians0.65
  81. 81Napoleon1769-1821 · 19th century · France · Historical Figures0.65
  82. 82Jacques Brel1929-1978 · 20th century · Belgium · Musicians0.63
  83. 83Nostradamus1503-1566 · 16th century · France · Academics0.63
  84. 84Francis de Sales1567-1622 · 17th century · France · Religious Figures0.62
  85. 85Vincent de Paul1581-1660 · 17th century · France · Religious Figures0.62
  86. 86Blaise Pascal1623-1662 · 17th century · France · Academics0.61
  87. 87Paul Claudel1868-1955 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.60
  88. 88Dominique de Villepinborn 1953 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.59
  89. 89Laurent Fabiusborn 1946 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.58
  90. 90Paul Verlaine1844-1896 · 19th century · France · Writers0.57
  91. 91René Descartes1596-1650 · 17th century · France · Academics0.56
  92. 92Marcel Mauss1872-1950 · 20th century · France · Academics0.55
  93. 93Francis II of France1544-1560 · 16th century · France · Politicians0.55
  94. 94Léopold Sédar Senghor1906-2001 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.55
  95. 95Pierre Laval1883-1945 · 20th century · France · Politicians0.53
  96. 96Jean-Luc Godard1930-2022 · 20th century · France · Directors0.52
  97. 97Marc Bloch1886-1944 · 20th century · France · Writers0.51
  98. 98Sarah Bernhardt1844-1923 · 19th century · France · Actors0.50
  99. 99Chrétien de Troyes1135-1181 · 12th century · France · Writers0.50
  100. 100Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme1540-1614 · 16th century · France · Writers0.50

Most read

Who people actually looked up in the 2010s, across every language edition we measure (2015-2019 only - readership is measured from July 2015).

  1. 1Donald Trumpborn 1946 · 20th century · United States · Politicians163.5M
  2. 2Elizabeth II1926-2022 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figures84.1M
  3. 3Cristiano Ronaldoborn 1985 · 21st century · Portugal · Footballers75M
  4. 4Freddie Mercury1946-1991 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Musicians69.5M
  5. 5Pablo Escobar1949-1993 · 20th century · Colombia · Politicians68.1M
  6. 6Lionel Messiborn 1987 · 21st century · Argentina · Footballers62.4M
  7. 7Elon Muskborn 1971 · 21st century · South Africa · Founders57M
  8. 8Stephen Hawking1942-2018 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Scientists54.9M
  9. 9Barack Obamaborn 1961 · 20th century · United States · Politicians54.9M
  10. 10Dwayne Johnsonborn 1972 · 21st century · Canada · Actors54.3M
  11. 11Adolf Hitler1889-1945 · 20th century · Austria · Politicians51M
  12. 12Queen Victoria1819-1901 · 19th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figuresnot measured48.6M
  13. 13Ted Bundy1946-1989 · 20th century · United States · Historical Figures47.4M
  14. 14Ariana Grandeborn 1993 · 21st century · United States · Musicians47M
  15. 15Melania Trumpborn 1970 · 21st century · Slovenia · Models45.3M
  16. 16Keanu Reevesborn 1964 · 20th century · Canada · Actors44.3M
  17. 17Michael Jackson1958-2009 · 20th century · United States · Musicians43.7M
  18. 18Leonardo DiCaprioborn 1974 · 21st century · United States · Actors42.8M
  19. 19Vladimir Putinborn 1952 · 20th century · Russia · Politicians42.4M
  20. 20LeBron Jamesborn 1984 · 21st century · United States · Basketball Players40.6M
  21. 21Eminemborn 1972 · 21st century · United States · Musicians40.5M
  22. 22Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh1921-2021 · 20th century · United Kingdom40.4M
  23. 23Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon1930-2002 · 20th century · United Kingdom · Historical Figures40M
  24. 24Jason Momoaborn 1979 · 21st century · United States · Actors39.8M
  25. 25O. J. Simpson1947-2024 · 20th century · United States · Athletes39.3M
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 2010s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Shakiraborn 1977 · Spain · Musicians3 decades
  2. 2Scarlett Johanssonborn 1984 · United States · Actors2 decades
  3. 3Emmanuel Macronborn 1977 · France · Politiciansnot measured-
  4. 4Angelina Jolieborn 1975 · United States · Actors2 decades
  5. 5Katy Perryborn 1984 · United States · Musicians1 decades
  6. 6LeBron Jamesborn 1984 · United States · Basketball Players2 decades
  7. 7Charlize Theronborn 1975 · South Africa · Actors2 decades
  8. 8David Beckhamborn 1975 · United Kingdom · Footballers2 decades
  9. 9Natalie Portmanborn 1981 · United States · Actors2 decades
  10. 10Kanye Westborn 1977 · United States · Musicians2 decades
  11. 11Beyoncéborn 1981 · United States · Musicians2 decades
  12. 12Chris Prattborn 1979 · United States · Actors0 decades
  13. 13Giorgia Meloniborn 1977 · Italy · Politicians2 decades
  14. 14Bradley Cooperborn 1975 · United States · Actors1 decades
  15. 15Zlatan Ibrahimovićborn 1981 · Sweden · Footballers0 decades
  16. 16Serena Williamsborn 1981 · United States · Tennis Players2 decades
  17. 17Kobe Bryant1978-2020 · United States · Basketball Players2 decades
  18. 18Kim Kardashianborn 1980 · United States · Actors1 decades
  19. 19Mark Zuckerbergborn 1984 · United States · Founders1 decades
  20. 20Ronaldinhoborn 1980 · Brazil · Footballers3 decades
  21. 21Amy Winehouse1983-2011 · United Kingdom · Musicians1 decades
  22. 22John Cenaborn 1977 · United States · Actors1 decades
  23. 23Kate Winsletborn 1975 · United Kingdom · Actors3 decades
  24. 24Andrew Garfieldborn 1983 · United Kingdom · Actors0 decades
  25. 25Britney Spearsborn 1981 · United States · Musicians2 decades
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How to read these rankings

  • Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
  • Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
  • Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.