Léon Marchand, Gisèle Pelicot, Marine Le Pen: who are the French who marked the year 2024?

As the year draws to a close, it's an opportunity to look in the rearview mirror. Who has marked the country's news on a political, sporting or artistic level? The news for the year 2024 has been rich, very rich. Dissolution of the National Assembly, censorship of the government, exploits of French athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, resounding trial of the Mazan rapes. The protagonists of these events are naturally in the Top 30 French people who marked the year which was established by the Ipsos/Talan survey for La Tribune Sunday.

The Top 10 for men

1. Léon Marchand, swimmer (46%)
2. Teddy Riner, judoka (30%)
3. Antoine Dupont, rugby player (27%)
4. Jordan Bardella, politician (26%)
5. Alexis and Félix Lebrun, table tennis players (19%)
6. Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (18%)
7. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic (18%)
8. Gabriel Attal, politician (15%)
9. Artus, actor (14%)
10. Michel Barnier, politician (13%)

The Top 10 women

1. Marine Le Pen, politician (30%)
2. Gisèle Pelicot, victim of the Mazan rapes (28%)
3. Audrey Fleurot, actress (15%)
4. Myèle Farmer, singer (15%)
5. Clara Luciani, singer (12%)
6. Marie-José Pérec, athlete (11%)
7. Aya Nakamura, singer (10%)
8. Zaho de Sagazan, singer (10%)
9. Adèle Exarchopoulos, actress (10%)
10. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, cyclist (10%)

Pollster Brice Teinturier analyzes the results of the study and notes “the impact of the Olympic Games. Athletes are seen as close, their values ​​mean that we can commune with them”. He then comments on the good place Marine Le Pen. “Marine Le Pen's first place confirms what the electoral results had already shown us: it reflects the level of the National Rally in the country, and clearly shows the solidity of its roots.”

The personalities of the year are not the same depending on each age group. Among men, Léon Marchand is cited by all age groups. Among women, Gisèle Pelicot comes first, except among 25-44 year olds who first cite Marine Le Pen.

18-24 ans

1. Leon Marchand
2. Inoxtag
3. Jordan Bardella

1. Gisèle Pelicot
2. Adele Exarchopoulos
3. Marine Le Pen

25-34 ans

1. Leon Marchand
2. Jordan Bardella
3.Emmanuel Macron

1. Marine Le Pen
2. Gisèle Pelicot
3. Adèle Exarchopoulos

35-44 ans

1. Leon Marchand
2. Teddy Riner
3. Jordan Bardella

1. Marine Le Pen
2. Gisèle Pelicot
3. Aya Nakamura

45-59 ans

1. Leon Marchand
2. Teddy Riner
3. Antoine Dupont

1. Gisèle Pelicot
2. Marine Le Pen
3. Mylène Farmer

60-69 ans

1. Leon Marchand
2. Teddy Riner
3. Antoine Dupont

1. Gisèle Pelicot
2. Marine Le Pen
3. Audrey Fleurot

70 years and over

1. Leon Marchand
2. Antoine Dupont
3. Tony Estanguet

1. Gisèle Pelicot
2. Marine Le Pen
3. Mylène Farmer