Trending Priests in China this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia (China). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ.
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Ranked
14,368
Total Views (this year)
Country
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๐ฏ๐ต Japan
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๐จ๐ณ China
1
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC โ AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
1,053
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2
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025โ)
943
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3
Peter Douglas Koon
Hong Kong clergy
892
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views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
788
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views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936โ2025)
690
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views
6
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
546
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7
Lady of Linshui
tutelary goddess of females and children in Chinese folk religion, also tutelary deity of Fuzhou
482
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8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005โ2013)
453
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9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
338
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views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483โ1546)
329
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views
11
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929โ1968)
328
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12
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978โ2005)
314
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views
13
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
294
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14
Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (1552โ1610)
254
views
views
15
Andrew Kou
247
views
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16
George Leslie Mackay
first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan (1844-1901)
220
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views
17
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
194
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18
Zhang Sanfeng
Chinese martial artist
189
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views
19
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354โ430)
182
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views
20
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
179
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21
Joseph Zen
Bishop of Hong Kong
138
views
views
22
Fa Zhu Gong
tutelary god of Taoist priests in southeast China
126
views
views
23
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
126
views
views
24
Yu Xuanji
Chinese poet, Daoshi
125
views
views
25
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106โ43 BC)
119
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26
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
112
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27
Wang Chongyang
Chinese Taoist (1113โ1170) who founded the Quanzhen school of Taoism
111
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views
28
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822โ1884)
111
views
views
29
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810โ1903)
109
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views
30
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
106
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views
31
Wang Zhiming
Chinese Christian martyr (1907โ1973)
105
views
views
32
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225โ1274)
103
views
views
33
Stephen Chow
Hong Kong Roman Catholic Bishop
100
views
views
34
Yin Jiao
the leader of Tai Sui gods, the prince of Shang dynasty in Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods)
99
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views
35
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548โ1600)
92
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36
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
90
views
views
37
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
89
views
views
38
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
Catholic cardinal (1923โ2012)
89
views
views
39
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506โ1552)
85
views
views
40
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918โ2018)
83
views
views
41
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
82
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views
42
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
82
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views
43
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
80
views
views
44
Gan Ji
Chinese Taoist priest (died 200)
78
views
views
45
Xiong Yan
Chinese dissident / US Army chaplain
78
views
views
46
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
78
views
views
47
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
76
views
views
48
Zhiping Yin
Yuan dynasty patriarch of the Quanzhen school of Taoism (1169โ1251
75
views
views
49
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906โ1945)
74
views
views
50
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931โ2021)
73
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51
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
71
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views
52
Paul Kwong
Archbishop of Hong Kong
70
views
views
53
Andrew Chan
Chinese bishop
69
views
views
54
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
68
views
views
55
Paul Yรผ Pin
Chinese cardinal (1901-1978)
68
views
views
56
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897โ1978)
67
views
views
57
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443โ1513)
64
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views
58
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
62
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59
Wang Yi
Reformed pastor of Chinese house church
62
views
views
60
Wang Ming-Dao
Chinese writer
62
views
views
61
Laocoรถn
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
58
views
views
62
Nolay Piho
Taiwanese indigenous parson. Also an actor, hunter and carpenter.
57
views
views
63
Wong Tai Sin
Taoist god
57
views
views
64
Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
56
views
views
65
Ferdinand Verbiest
Flemish Jesuit missionary in Qing dynasty China (1623โ1688)
56
views
views
66
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098โ1179)
55
views
views
67
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
55
views
views
68
Eikล Kano
Japanese comedian, singer, and kannushi
55
views
views
69
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Catholic cardinal (1901โ2000)
54
views
views
70
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
Chinese diplomat (1871-1949)
53
views
views
71
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
52
views
views
72
Joseph Marchand
French missionary (1803-1835)
50
views
views
73
Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
48
views
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74
Melisandre
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
48
views
views
75
I. Bartholomeos
Ecumenist ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
48
views
views
76
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931โ1978)
48
views
views
77
่จๅฎๅ
48
views
views
78
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
47
views
views
79
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491โ1556)
47
views
views
80
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894โ1941)
47
views
views
81
Wang Yuanlu
Qing Dynasty taoist
47
views
views
82
Sinรฉad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966โ2023)
46
views
views
83
Baizhang Huaihai
Chinese Buddhist monk
46
views
views
84
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
45
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85
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
45
views
views
86
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492โ1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
45
views
views
87
Timothy
1st century Christian evangelist, philosopher and bishop
45
views
views
88
David Yonggi Cho
South Korean minister (1936-2021)
44
views
views
89
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Pรฉrigord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
44
views
views
90
K. H. Ting
Chinese church leader (1915โ2012)
44
views
views
91
Savio Hon Tai-Fai
Roman Catholic archbishop
44
views
views
92
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 โ after AD 119)
43
views
views
93
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
41
views
views
94
George Berkeley
Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685โ1753)
41
views
views
95
Anjลซ Shล
Taiwanese Archbishop
41
views
views
96
Bob Fu
American pastor
41
views
views
97
John Tong Hon
Catholic cardinal
39
views
views
98
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478โ1534)
39
views
views
99
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
Catholic cardinal (1890-1967)
39
views
views
100
Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Chinese priest
38
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