Trending Priests of all time
The 100 most-viewed priests of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Charbel Makhluf.
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205,191
Total Views (of all time)
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1
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828β1898)
32,041
views
views
2
James David Manning
American clergyman
10,308
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
7,181
views
views
4
SinΓ©ad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966β2023)
6,797
views
views
5
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
6,655
views
views
6
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
5,734
views
views
7
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
5,464
views
views
8
Rick Warren
American Baptist pastor and writer
4,815
views
views
9
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
4,490
views
views
10
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491β1556)
4,369
views
views
11
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,289
views
views
12
Eusebius of Caesarea
Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
3,686
views
views
13
Ezra
human Biblical figure
3,590
views
views
14
Mari Emmanuel
Iraqi-born Australian Christian cleric
3,350
views
views
15
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
3,177
views
views
16
Tiberius Gracchus
ancient Rome politician
2,443
views
views
17
Gino Jennings
American pastor
2,378
views
views
18
Patrick BrontΓ«
Irish Anglican clergyman and writer (1777β1861)
2,365
views
views
19
Thom Robb
American white supremacist
2,361
views
views
20
Formosus
pope
2,187
views
views
21
David Oyedepo
Nigerian pastor
2,185
views
views
22
Carlo Maria ViganΓ²
Italian Roman Catholic excommunicated archbishop and nuncio (born 1941)
2,179
views
views
23
Swithun
English Roman Catholic bishop of Winchester and saint
2,098
views
views
24
John Harvard
English-American clergyman and philanthropist
2,044
views
views
25
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918β2018)
1,997
views
views
26
Erasmus of Formiae
Christian saint and martyr
1,851
views
views
27
Henry I of Portugal
King of Portugal
1,804
views
views
28
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020)
1,785
views
views
29
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
1,743
views
views
30
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941β2026)
1,691
views
views
31
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
1,620
views
views
32
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
1,561
views
views
33
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
1,544
views
views
34
Sabine Baring-Gould
English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924)
1,472
views
views
35
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906β1945)
1,462
views
views
36
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
1,423
views
views
37
J. I. Packer
Canadian theologian (1926-2020)
1,414
views
views
38
Avitus
Roman Emperor (455β456) (395-457)
1,404
views
views
39
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098β1179)
1,387
views
views
40
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
1,344
views
views
41
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803β1882)
1,340
views
views
42
Petar II PetroviΔ-NjegoΕ‘
Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
1,316
views
views
43
Homer Edwin Young
American television evangelist
1,195
views
views
44
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195β1231)
1,193
views
views
45
Camilo Torres
Colombian theologian (1929-1966)
1,166
views
views
46
Arturo Sosa Abascal
Venezuelan cleric, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1,165
views
views
47
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
1,147
views
views
48
Jeffrey R. Holland
American educator and religious leader (1940β2025)
1,146
views
views
49
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935β1981)
1,133
views
views
50
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
1,124
views
views
51
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian (1888β1957)
1,103
views
views
52
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931β2021)
1,080
views
views
53
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897β1978)
1,064
views
views
54
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
1,059
views
views
55
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
1,038
views
views
56
DeclΓ‘n of Ardmore
Irish bishop
1,017
views
views
57
Gregory Baum
Canadian theologian
1,014
views
views
58
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James Reeb
American activist and minister (1927β1965)
1,005
views
views
59
Callixtus I
Bishop of Rome from c. 218 to c. 223
987
views
views
60
Greg Boyle
American Jesuit (1954-)
981
views
views
61
Leo IV
pope of the Catholic Church
980
views
views
62
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
970
views
views
63
Michael J. McGivney
American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Knights of Columbus and blessed (1852β1890)
955
views
views
64
Ajayi Crowther
Yoruba linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria (1809-1891)
949
views
views
65
Paul V
233rd pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621
941
views
views
66
John Alexander Dowie
Scottish evangelist (1847-1907)
920
views
views
67
Prince Georg of Bavaria
Bavarian prince
911
views
views
68
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
907
views
views
69
Richard Moth
British Roman Catholic archbishop
892
views
views
70
Titus Brandsma
Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint (1881β1942)
864
views
views
71
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667β1745)
840
views
views
72
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
829
views
views
73
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895β1979)
813
views
views
74
Stephen Joseph Rossetti
Priest and psychologist
812
views
views
75
Clement VII
antipope from 1378 to 1394
811
views
views
76
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
804
views
views
77
Timothy Radcliffe
Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar
803
views
views
78
Zachary
pope
799
views
views
79
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
792
views
views
80
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69β155)
786
views
views
81
Emmet Fox
American New Thought writer (1886β1951)
785
views
views
82
Fernando Lugo
47.Β° President of Paraguay
769
views
views
83
LaocoΓΆn
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
759
views
views
84
Gene Robinson
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
735
views
views
85
Saint Kilian
German-Irish saint
731
views
views
86
Alexander II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073
727
views
views
87
Michael I Cerularius
Ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople
712
views
views
88
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
705
views
views
89
Julius III
pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555
700
views
views
90
Jacques BΓ©nigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
682
views
views
91
Tikhon of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
675
views
views
92
Robert Grosseteste
English bishop and philosopher
672
views
views
93
Joan Enric Vives SicΓlia
Spanish bishop
670
views
views
94
Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni
Venezuelan bishop of Syriac Catholic Church
658
views
views
95
Heinrich Maier
Roman Catholic priest (1908β1945)
657
views
views
96
Diego Giovanni Ravelli
Italian Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian (1965β)
657
views
views
97
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939β2025)
655
views
views
98
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
638
views
views
99
Sergius III
pope (860-911)
636
views
views
100
Alexander VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1655 to 1667
629
views
views
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