Trending Priests this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
2,010,706
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
184,852
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
100,470
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
88,926
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
79,203
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
77,047
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
57,324
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
51,748
views
views
8
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
46,658
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
46,144
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
43,463
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
40,538
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
37,705
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
30,544
views
views
14
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
27,345
views
views
15
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
26,508
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views
16
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
25,501
views
views
17
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
24,698
views
views
18
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
24,625
views
views
19
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
23,522
views
views
20
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
22,596
views
views
21
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
21,387
views
views
22
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
20,945
views
views
23
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
20,882
views
views
24
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
20,811
views
views
25
Malcolm Guite
English poet
19,873
views
views
26
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
19,403
views
views
27
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
19,284
views
views
28
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
18,919
views
views
29
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
18,559
views
views
30
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
17,770
views
views
31
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
17,705
views
views
32
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
17,635
views
views
33
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
17,616
views
views
34
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
17,276
views
views
35
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
17,201
views
views
36
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
15,864
views
views
37
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
15,787
views
views
38
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
15,623
views
views
39
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
15,477
views
views
40
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
15,160
views
views
41
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
14,995
views
views
42
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
14,784
views
views
43
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
14,613
views
views
44
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
14,568
views
views
45
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
14,365
views
views
46
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
13,783
views
views
47
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
12,775
views
views
48
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
12,764
views
views
49
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
12,639
views
views
50
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,380
views
views
51
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
12,036
views
views
52
Augustine of Canterbury
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
12,000
views
views
53
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
11,928
views
views
54
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
11,785
views
views
55
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
11,741
views
views
56
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
11,679
views
views
57
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
11,633
views
views
58
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
11,496
views
views
59
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
11,315
views
views
60
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
11,311
views
views
61
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
10,636
views
views
62
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
10,333
views
views
63
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
10,132
views
views
64
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
10,046
views
views
65
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
9,970
views
views
66
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
9,779
views
views
67
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
9,729
views
views
68
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
9,654
views
views
69
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
9,464
views
views
70
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
9,458
views
views
71
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,087
views
views
72
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
9,085
views
views
73
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
9,045
views
views
74
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
8,994
views
views
75
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
8,595
views
views
76
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
8,162
views
views
77
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
8,118
views
views
78
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
7,971
views
views
79
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
7,961
views
views
80
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
7,882
views
views
81
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
7,859
views
views
82
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
7,855
views
views
83
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
7,848
views
views
84
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
7,837
views
views
85
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
7,743
views
views
86
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
7,737
views
views
87
Jack Gilpin
American actor
7,633
views
views
88
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
7,574
views
views
89
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
7,560
views
views
90
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
7,502
views
views
91
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
7,494
views
views
92
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
7,375
views
views
93
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
7,349
views
views
94
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
7,300
views
views
95
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
7,249
views
views
96
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
7,246
views
views
97
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
7,160
views
views
98
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
7,069
views
views
99
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
7,029
views
views
100
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
7,002
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