Trending Priests this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
2,391,469
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
143,354
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views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
123,053
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
112,392
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views
4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
97,396
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
78,571
views
views
6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
72,746
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
58,826
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
54,131
views
views
9
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
52,879
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
52,818
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
49,777
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
42,665
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
40,229
views
views
14
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
36,525
views
views
15
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
34,913
views
views
16
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
30,649
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
30,555
views
views
18
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
30,513
views
views
19
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
27,906
views
views
20
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
27,074
views
views
21
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
26,949
views
views
22
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
26,302
views
views
23
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
26,107
views
views
24
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
25,774
views
views
25
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
24,275
views
views
26
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
24,243
views
views
27
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
24,198
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
22,876
views
views
29
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
22,795
views
views
30
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
21,196
views
views
31
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
20,705
views
views
32
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
19,893
views
views
33
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
19,708
views
views
34
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
19,449
views
views
35
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
19,341
views
views
36
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
18,725
views
views
37
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
18,609
views
views
38
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
18,436
views
views
39
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
18,016
views
views
40
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
17,870
views
views
41
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
17,353
views
views
42
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
17,202
views
views
43
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
17,146
views
views
44
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
17,036
views
views
45
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
17,033
views
views
46
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
16,929
views
views
47
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
16,734
views
views
48
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
16,377
views
views
49
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
16,015
views
views
50
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
15,853
views
views
51
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
15,782
views
views
52
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
15,731
views
views
53
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
15,653
views
views
54
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
15,645
views
views
55
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
15,227
views
views
56
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
15,119
views
views
57
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
14,719
views
views
58
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
14,527
views
views
59
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
14,243
views
views
60
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
14,142
views
views
61
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,955
views
views
62
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
13,597
views
views
63
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
13,460
views
views
64
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
13,458
views
views
65
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
13,337
views
views
66
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
13,282
views
views
67
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
13,268
views
views
68
James David Manning
American clergyman
13,008
views
views
69
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
12,822
views
views
70
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
12,663
views
views
71
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,612
views
views
72
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
12,554
views
views
73
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
12,410
views
views
74
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
11,767
views
views
75
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
11,678
views
views
76
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
11,630
views
views
77
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
11,356
views
views
78
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
11,282
views
views
79
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
11,268
views
views
80
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
11,258
views
views
81
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
11,075
views
views
82
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
10,524
views
views
83
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
10,337
views
views
84
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
9,969
views
views
85
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
9,901
views
views
86
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
9,867
views
views
87
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
9,767
views
views
88
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
9,724
views
views
89
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
9,471
views
views
90
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
9,370
views
views
91
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
9,307
views
views
92
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
9,276
views
views
93
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
9,049
views
views
94
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
9,027
views
views
95
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
8,976
views
views
96
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
8,938
views
views
97
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
8,931
views
views
98
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
8,823
views
views
99
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
8,792
views
views
100
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
8,775
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