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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275,294
Total Views (of all time)
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1
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828β1898)
32,041
views
views
2
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
14,094
views
views
3
SinΓ©ad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966β2023)
12,420
views
views
4
James David Manning
American clergyman
10,308
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
8,370
views
views
6
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
8,113
views
views
7
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
6,655
views
views
8
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491β1556)
6,324
views
views
9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
6,235
views
views
10
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
5,734
views
views
11
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
5,464
views
views
12
Rick Warren
American Baptist pastor and writer
4,815
views
views
13
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918β2018)
4,028
views
views
14
Eusebius of Caesarea
Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
3,686
views
views
15
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
3,658
views
views
16
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
3,657
views
views
17
Ezra
human Biblical figure
3,590
views
views
18
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941β2026)
3,425
views
views
19
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
3,421
views
views
20
Mari Emmanuel
Iraqi-born Australian Christian cleric
3,350
views
views
21
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906β1945)
3,088
views
views
22
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
2,879
views
views
23
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803β1882)
2,647
views
views
24
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
2,618
views
views
25
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098β1179)
2,604
views
views
26
Henri Nouwen
Dutch priest and writer (1932-1996)
2,507
views
views
27
Tiberius Gracchus
ancient Rome politician
2,443
views
views
28
Gino Jennings
American pastor
2,378
views
views
29
Patrick BrontΓ«
Irish Anglican clergyman and writer (1777β1861)
2,365
views
views
30
Thom Robb
American white supremacist
2,361
views
views
31
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
2,330
views
views
32
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931β2021)
2,228
views
views
33
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195β1231)
2,223
views
views
34
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
2,199
views
views
35
Formosus
pope
2,187
views
views
36
David Oyedepo
Nigerian pastor
2,185
views
views
37
Carlo Maria ViganΓ²
Italian Roman Catholic excommunicated archbishop and nuncio (born 1941)
2,179
views
views
38
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935β1981)
2,134
views
views
39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
2,133
views
views
40
Swithun
English Roman Catholic bishop of Winchester and saint
2,098
views
views
41
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
2,090
views
views
42
John Harvard
English-American clergyman and philanthropist
2,044
views
views
43
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
2,024
views
views
44
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897β1978)
1,995
views
views
45
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
1,993
views
views
46
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69β155)
1,940
views
views
47
Erasmus of Formiae
Christian saint and martyr
1,851
views
views
48
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
1,845
views
views
49
Henry I of Portugal
King of Portugal
1,804
views
views
50
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020)
1,785
views
views
51
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,713
views
views
52
LaocoΓΆn
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
1,662
views
views
53
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
1,641
views
views
54
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667β1745)
1,619
views
views
55
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895β1979)
1,613
views
views
56
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
1,608
views
views
57
Sabine Baring-Gould
English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924)
1,472
views
views
58
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939β2025)
1,434
views
views
59
J. I. Packer
Canadian theologian (1926-2020)
1,414
views
views
60
Avitus
Roman Emperor (455β456) (395-457)
1,404
views
views
61
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
1,401
views
views
62
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
1,344
views
views
63
Petar II PetroviΔ-NjegoΕ‘
Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
1,316
views
views
64
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
1,284
views
views
65
Greg Laurie
American Christian evangelist and missionary
1,227
views
views
66
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
1,204
views
views
67
Lonnie Frisbee
American pastor (1949β1993)
1,195
views
views
68
Homer Edwin Young
American television evangelist
1,195
views
views
69
Peter Julian Eymard
Catholic priest - Saint
1,188
views
views
70
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
British prince (1763-1827)
1,185
views
views
71
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
1,172
views
views
72
Camilo Torres
Colombian theologian (1929-1966)
1,166
views
views
73
Arturo Sosa Abascal
Venezuelan cleric, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1,165
views
views
74
Jeffrey R. Holland
American educator and religious leader (1940β2025)
1,146
views
views
75
Brigid of Kildare
Irish abbess and saint (c. 451 β 525)
1,113
views
views
76
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian (1888β1957)
1,103
views
views
77
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
1,101
views
views
78
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-PΓ©rigord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
1,099
views
views
79
Jack Gilpin
American actor
1,098
views
views
80
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1,066
views
views
81
Father Brown
fictional priest-detective created by British writer G.K. Chesterton
1,065
views
views
82
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
1,041
views
views
83
DeclΓ‘n of Ardmore
Irish bishop
1,017
views
views
84
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
1,016
views
views
85
Gregory Baum
Canadian theologian
1,014
views
views
86
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James Reeb
American activist and minister (1927β1965)
1,005
views
views
87
Callixtus I
Bishop of Rome from c. 218 to c. 223
987
views
views
88
Greg Boyle
American Jesuit (1954-)
981
views
views
89
Leo IV
pope of the Catholic Church
980
views
views
90
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
977
views
views
91
Solanus Casey
American Capuchin friar and priest
972
views
views
92
Michael J. McGivney
American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Knights of Columbus and blessed (1852β1890)
955
views
views
93
Mark Driscoll
American pastor
954
views
views
94
Ajayi Crowther
Yoruba linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria (1809-1891)
949
views
views
95
Paul V
233rd pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621
941
views
views
96
Edmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
925
views
views
97
John Alexander Dowie
Scottish evangelist (1847-1907)
920
views
views
98
Prince Georg of Bavaria
Bavarian prince
911
views
views
99
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
897
views
views
100
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
894
views
views
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