Michel Foucault (1926–84) is, of all the post-modernist intellectuals, the one who has had most impact on political science and sociology. (Labels here are always difficult, and it is entirely possible that Foucault would himself have denied that...

The name Foucault can refer to: Michel Foucault (philosopher) Léon Foucault (physicist) Foucault pendulum Foucault's Pendulum (book), a 1988 book by Umberto Eco Foucault current, electromagnetic phenomenon also known as eddy current Fizeau-Foucault...