Roses are red, cornflowers are blue and Jean-Jacques Goldman is the French people’s favorite personality. For the seventh consecutive year, the singer climbs to the top of the barometer Ifop/JDD 2023 published this Saturday evening. In total, Jean-Jacques Goldmann wins his 13th title, ahead of Yannick Noah (11). Commander Cousteau remains well in the lead with 20 titles, but “all of the explorer’s accolades were at a time when our newspaper published up to four surveys per year” specifies the JDD.
Behind Jean-Jacques Goldman comes another singer: Florent Pagny. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet completes the podium. But the surprise is not there: the only political figure to be in the top 50 is the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella (30th place). “Never seen before”, according to Ifop boss Frédéric Dabi cited by the JDD. The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron falls to 63rd place, while he was 35th last year. The head of state is even ahead of his Minister of National Education Gabriel Attal (57th).
Sophie Marceau 15th
The first woman ranks 15th. This is the actress revealed by “La Boum” in the 1980s Sophie Marceau. In all, only 18 female personalities are represented in the top 50. All of them – apart from the weather presenter Évelyne Dhéliat (46th) – are actresses or singers. For example, the Belgian, but star of French cinema, Virginie Efira reached 24th place (+ 23 places).
In terms of athletes, the captain of the XV of France Antoine Dupont rises to 38th position, but remains ahead of his football counterpart Kylian Mbappé (22nd, 4th in 2022). Overall, according to the JDD, the French “popularized artists this year”. Singer Vianney lands in 5th place. Actor Jean Dujardin places 12th (+ 19 places) and Franck Dubosc 36th (+ 23 places).