Most Famous French Politicians

France has produced 3,197 notable politicians throughout history, led by Napoleon. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Napoleon — French Politician (1769–1821) , ranked #9
  2. Charles de Gaulle — French Statesperson (1890–1970) , ranked #94
  3. François Hollande — French Politician (Born 1954) , ranked #414
  4. Maximilien Robespierre — French Politician (1758–1794) , ranked #422
  5. Jacques Chirac — French Politician (1932–2019) , ranked #445
  6. Emmanuel Macron — French Politician (Born 1977) , ranked #461
  7. François Mitterrand — French Politician (1916–1996) , ranked #470
  8. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing — French Politician (1926–2020) , ranked #670
  9. Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) — French Politician (1757–1834) , ranked #850
  10. Marine Le Pen — French Politician (Born 1968) , ranked #1196
  11. Georges Clemenceau — French Politician (1841–1929) , ranked #1208
  12. Jean-Marie Le Pen — French Politician (Born 1928) , ranked #1434
  13. Georges Pompidou — French Politician (1911–1974) , ranked #1490
  14. Georges Danton — French Politician (1759–1794) , ranked #2087
  15. Alain Juppé — French Politician (Born 1945) , ranked #2672
  16. Jean Jaurès — French Politician (1859–1914) , ranked #2731
  17. Raymond Poincaré — French Politician (1860–1934) , ranked #3026
  18. Pierre Laval — French Politician (1883–1945) , ranked #3870
  19. Joseph Fouché — French Politician (1759–1820) , ranked #3918
  20. Ségolène Royal — French Politician (Born 1953) , ranked #4591