Trending Priests — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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2,078,490
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
132,410
views
views
2
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
105,082
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
94,510
views
views
4
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
88,184
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
68,023
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
64,971
views
views
7
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
56,220
views
views
8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
47,544
views
views
9
Urbain Grandier
French priest
39,873
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
38,559
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
38,475
views
views
12
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
37,503
views
views
13
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
35,717
views
views
14
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
33,528
views
views
15
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
33,209
views
views
16
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
32,042
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
30,448
views
views
18
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
30,398
views
views
19
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
29,511
views
views
20
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
29,001
views
views
21
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
28,383
views
views
22
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
27,622
views
views
23
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
25,469
views
views
24
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
24,745
views
views
25
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
21,558
views
views
26
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
21,399
views
views
27
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
21,236
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
21,187
views
views
29
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
19,941
views
views
30
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
19,713
views
views
31
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
19,655
views
views
32
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
17,575
views
views
33
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
17,029
views
views
34
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
16,584
views
views
35
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
16,211
views
views
36
John of Capistrano
Franciscan friar and Catholic saint (1386–1456)
15,932
views
views
37
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
15,927
views
views
38
Paolo Romeo
Italian cardinal and archbishop (1938-2026)
14,883
views
views
39
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
14,217
views
views
40
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
14,199
views
views
41
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
14,119
views
views
42
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
14,114
views
views
43
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
14,085
views
views
44
Anthony Mary Claret
Spanish Roman Catholic bishop, missionary and saint (1807-1870)
13,710
views
views
45
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
13,513
views
views
46
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
13,483
views
views
47
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
13,330
views
views
48
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
13,277
views
views
49
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
12,931
views
views
50
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
12,908
views
views
51
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
12,840
views
views
52
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
12,733
views
views
53
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
12,580
views
views
54
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
12,569
views
views
55
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
12,282
views
views
56
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
12,256
views
views
57
Ignatiy Tikhonovich Lapkin
Russian missionary, preacher
12,066
views
views
58
Joel Osteen
American preacher and author
12,027
views
views
59
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
12,000
views
views
60
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
11,347
views
views
61
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
11,136
views
views
62
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
10,997
views
views
63
Carl Lentz
American pastor
10,968
views
views
64
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
10,905
views
views
65
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
10,900
views
views
66
Andy Stanley
American Christian minister
10,854
views
views
67
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
10,190
views
views
68
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
10,041
views
views
69
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
9,946
views
views
70
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,836
views
views
71
Januarius
Bishop of Naples (232-305)
9,750
views
views
72
James Ussher
Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)
9,709
views
views
73
Paul of the Cross
Italian mystic (1694-1775)
9,623
views
views
74
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
9,589
views
views
75
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
9,547
views
views
76
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
9,269
views
views
77
James Golka
American Catholic archbishop
9,043
views
views
78
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
9,012
views
views
79
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
9,002
views
views
80
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
8,962
views
views
81
Eikō Kano
Japanese owarai talent, YouTuber, game commentator, singer-songwriter and kannushi (1982-)
8,790
views
views
82
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
8,596
views
views
83
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
8,594
views
views
84
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
8,562
views
views
85
Jack Gilpin
American actor
8,528
views
views
86
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
8,331
views
views
87
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
8,296
views
views
88
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
8,155
views
views
89
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
8,142
views
views
90
Peter of Alcantara
Spanish Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic saint
8,073
views
views
91
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984)
8,039
views
views
92
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
8,020
views
views
93
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
8,005
views
views
94
Sam Childers
American activist
7,985
views
views
95
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
7,838
views
views
96
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
7,807
views
views
97
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife (1909–1999)
7,779
views
views
98
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
7,745
views
views
99
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
7,572
views
views
100
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
7,511
views
views