Trending Priests this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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643,502
Total Views (this week)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
36,706
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
30,509
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3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,009
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views
4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
27,490
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views
5
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
20,250
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views
6
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
19,478
views
views
7
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
16,971
views
views
8
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
16,427
views
views
9
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
14,949
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
12,984
views
views
11
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
12,668
views
views
12
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
12,558
views
views
13
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
12,060
views
views
14
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
11,393
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views
15
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
10,219
views
views
16
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
8,865
views
views
17
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
8,525
views
views
18
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (1696-1787)
8,225
views
views
19
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
8,007
views
views
20
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
7,463
views
views
21
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
7,391
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views
22
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
7,153
views
views
23
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
6,938
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views
24
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
6,926
views
views
25
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
6,749
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views
26
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
6,725
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views
27
James David Manning
American clergyman
5,722
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views
28
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
5,600
views
views
29
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
5,596
views
views
30
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
5,578
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views
31
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
5,532
views
views
32
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
5,340
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views
33
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
5,329
views
views
34
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
5,237
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views
35
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
5,186
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views
36
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
5,174
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views
37
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,126
views
views
38
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
4,967
views
views
39
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
4,950
views
views
40
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
4,913
views
views
41
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
4,693
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views
42
Stella Immanuel
Cameroonian physician
4,527
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views
43
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
4,526
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views
44
Peter Chrysologus
Bishop of Ravenna
4,505
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views
45
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,448
views
views
46
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
4,437
views
views
47
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
4,345
views
views
48
Solanus Casey
American Capuchin friar and priest
4,280
views
views
49
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
4,263
views
views
50
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
4,253
views
views
51
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
4,252
views
views
52
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
4,198
views
views
53
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
4,132
views
views
54
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
4,072
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views
55
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
4,030
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views
56
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
4,027
views
views
57
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,855
views
views
58
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,750
views
views
59
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
3,724
views
views
60
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,620
views
views
61
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
3,589
views
views
62
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
3,527
views
views
63
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
3,513
views
views
64
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
3,512
views
views
65
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
3,502
views
views
66
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
3,416
views
views
67
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
3,349
views
views
68
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
3,340
views
views
69
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
3,335
views
views
70
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
3,276
views
views
71
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
3,270
views
views
72
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,269
views
views
73
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,269
views
views
74
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
3,252
views
views
75
Sergius IV
Pope from 1009 to 1012
3,204
views
views
76
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
3,168
views
views
77
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
3,168
views
views
78
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
3,162
views
views
79
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
3,027
views
views
80
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
3,027
views
views
81
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,017
views
views
82
Salvatore J. Cordileone
American Roman Catholic bishop
2,852
views
views
83
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,823
views
views
84
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
2,770
views
views
85
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
2,740
views
views
86
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
2,737
views
views
87
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
2,697
views
views
88
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,674
views
views
89
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
2,647
views
views
90
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
2,619
views
views
91
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014)
2,595
views
views
92
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
2,586
views
views
93
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
2,508
views
views
94
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
2,508
views
views
95
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
2,476
views
views
96
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
British prince (1763-1827)
2,466
views
views
97
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
2,462
views
views
98
Edmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
2,450
views
views
99
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
2,442
views
views
100
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
2,433
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