Trending Priests this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sinéad O'Connor.
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Ranked
1,322,135
Total Views (this month)
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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
66,943
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
65,433
views
views
3
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
64,182
views
views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
63,268
views
views
5
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
36,543
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
36,530
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
32,501
views
views
8
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
31,327
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
27,087
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
25,645
views
views
11
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
24,648
views
views
12
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
24,544
views
views
13
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
23,720
views
views
14
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
23,436
views
views
15
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
23,031
views
views
16
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
22,594
views
views
17
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
20,849
views
views
18
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
19,085
views
views
19
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
17,447
views
views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
17,231
views
views
21
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
16,121
views
views
22
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
15,823
views
views
23
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
15,513
views
views
24
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
13,786
views
views
25
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,571
views
views
26
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
12,837
views
views
27
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
12,690
views
views
28
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
11,683
views
views
29
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
11,579
views
views
30
James David Manning
American clergyman
11,332
views
views
31
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
11,012
views
views
32
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
10,981
views
views
33
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
10,792
views
views
34
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
10,739
views
views
35
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
10,703
views
views
36
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
10,682
views
views
37
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
10,542
views
views
38
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
10,457
views
views
39
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
10,337
views
views
40
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
10,260
views
views
41
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
10,257
views
views
42
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
9,857
views
views
43
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
9,751
views
views
44
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
9,670
views
views
45
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
9,229
views
views
46
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
9,151
views
views
47
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
9,090
views
views
48
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
9,079
views
views
49
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
8,946
views
views
50
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
8,894
views
views
51
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
8,780
views
views
52
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
8,285
views
views
53
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
8,206
views
views
54
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
8,195
views
views
55
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
8,101
views
views
56
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
8,069
views
views
57
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
8,006
views
views
58
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
7,859
views
views
59
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
7,772
views
views
60
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
7,750
views
views
61
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
7,673
views
views
62
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
7,664
views
views
63
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
7,466
views
views
64
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
7,290
views
views
65
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
7,270
views
views
66
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
7,135
views
views
67
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
7,042
views
views
68
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
6,988
views
views
69
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
6,983
views
views
70
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
6,983
views
views
71
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
6,907
views
views
72
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
6,684
views
views
73
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
6,539
views
views
74
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
6,509
views
views
75
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
6,388
views
views
76
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
6,027
views
views
77
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
6,019
views
views
78
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
5,874
views
views
79
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
5,842
views
views
80
Salvatore J. Cordileone
American Roman Catholic bishop
5,782
views
views
81
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
5,769
views
views
82
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
5,685
views
views
83
Chuck Swindoll
American pastor and Christian writer
5,604
views
views
84
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
5,568
views
views
85
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
5,526
views
views
86
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,486
views
views
87
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
5,422
views
views
88
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
5,411
views
views
89
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
5,182
views
views
90
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014)
5,143
views
views
91
Peter Chrysologus
Bishop of Ravenna
5,055
views
views
92
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
5,043
views
views
93
Solanus Casey
American Capuchin friar and priest
5,038
views
views
94
John Newton
Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
5,029
views
views
95
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
4,994
views
views
96
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
4,981
views
views
97
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
4,947
views
views
98
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
British prince (1763-1827)
4,941
views
views
99
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
4,913
views
views
100
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
4,902
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