The leading duo does not change.
The singer, composer and author Jean-Jacques Goldman as well as the actress Sophie Marceau remain the two favorite personalities of the French, according to a ranking established by Le journal du dimanche.
This ranking, published by the newspaper since 1988, has been equal since December 2019 *.
At the head, the changes are small.
Only the astronaut Thomas Pesquet made a notable breakthrough by climbing nine places to take the second step of the podium in front of the actor Omar Sy, who made a name for himself in 2021 with the Lupine series.
The one who is also an engineer and airline pilot benefited this year from a remarkable exhibition with a six-month stay in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS), of which he notably took command, a first for a French.
Marion Cotillard, Florence Foresti, Soprano ...
Among women, behind Sophie Marceau, the podium is completed by actress Marion Cotillard and Florence Foresti, considered to be the comedian who most marked the French in the 21st century. They are all three ahead of singer Louane and actress Alexandra Lamy. Among men, 4th and 5th place are occupied by two singers, one, Soprano, on the scene for twenty years, the other, Francis Cabrel, since the end of the 1970s. bronze and gold by team in judo at the Tokyo Olympics, Teddy Riner remains the first athlete in this ranking (8th), ahead of Zinédine Zidane (17th), who loses five places. Kylian Mbappé (19th) and Antoine Griezmann (25th) are also present. No three-colored sportswoman appears, however, in this ranking.
Le Journal du dimanche draws several lessons from its classification.
In the lead for the eleventh time, Jean-Jacques Goldman is approaching the longevity of Abbé Pierre, who died in 2007. The man of the Church had remained in the lead for 8 years and 8 months;
Goldman is 7 years old.
Regarding Sophie Marceau, her popularity is crumbling among the youngest, which could augur a next change to the first place.
Conversely, the singer Orelsan is the favorite of 15-24 year olds, but does not appear in the ranking.
In addition, the French remain fairly faithful in their choices since the women present in the first ten places are the same as last year, even if the order is undergoing changes.
Among men, only the singer Florent Pagny reinstates this elite, in 6th place.
Finally, although their names have been submitted to respondents, neither the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, nor the candidates for the next presidential election are present in the ranking.
* Survey conducted at the beginning of December on a representative sample of 1000 people over 15 years old.
50 names of men and as many women were submitted to the participants.
54 of these personalities had not been proposed to the panelists in 2020.
