I am happy to say I am aware of Asterix, despite my being American. I remember seeing the (I assume) 80s cartoons on either Nickelodeon or Disney Channel when I was quite young.

I remember that there was supposed to be a video game for one of the Nintendo systems (I think Gamecube...possibly N64) called "Kick Asterix", but I don't think it was ever completed.

I was not aware of the existence of Asterix beyond the handful of cartoons, though. Interesting to learn he's been around so long.