Athletes are always present in the annual ranking of the French’s favorite personalities.
Every year, the Ifop institute for TF1-LCI reveals the ranking of the French people’s favorite personalities. 2025 is no exception to the rule, since Jean-Jacques Goldman once again comes out on top for the ninth consecutive time.
Two other singers complete the podium: Florent Pagny and Francis Cabrel. To find the trace of a French star from sport, you have to go down to fifth place with Zinédine Zidane. The 1998 Ballon d’Or, and
probably future successor to Didier Deschamps as national coach, is the only representative of the Top 10.
Second athlete in this list, judoka Teddy Riner appears in eleventh place. Swimmer Léon Marchand is 14th. Then, you have to go down to 25th place, where Antoine Griezmann is located.
Top 10 favorite personalities of the French in 2025
1 – Jean-Jacques Goldman
2 – Florent Pagny
3 – Francis Cabrel
4 – Omar Sy
5 – Zinedine Zidane
6 – Sophie Marceau
7 – Mylène Farmer
8 – Thomas Pesquet
9 – Soprano
10 – Michel Sardou
As for Kylian Mbappé, fourth in the ranking in 2018 after the victory at the Russian World Cup, he only appears in 38th position. This is not really a surprise regarding the Real Madrid striker, whose
the media image has been somewhat damaged
over the last few years. For the rest of this Top 50, the Lebrun brothers arrive in 39th place.
