Trending Rabbis — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed rabbis on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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1,563,670
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
526,581
views
views
2
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
79,597
views
views
3
Moshe ben Maimon
Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
59,974
views
views
4
Meir Kahane
Rabbi, writer and far right American-Israeli politician (1932–1990)
59,251
views
views
5
Nachman of Breslov
Hasidic rabbi (1772–1810)
45,883
views
views
6
Nathan Mileikowsky
rabbi, educator, writer and prominent Zionist activist (1879–1935)
39,096
views
views
7
Sabbatai Zevi
mystic, rabbis
38,332
views
views
8
Tobias Geffen
American rabbi (1870–1970)
36,531
views
views
9
Jacob Frank
Polish-Jewish religious leader
28,770
views
views
10
Baal Shem Tov
Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)
24,278
views
views
11
Yechiel Leiter
Israeli policy analyst
22,765
views
views
12
Gaon of Vilnius
Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)
18,296
views
views
13
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
American rabbi
17,440
views
views
14
Eli M. Black
American businessman (1921–1975)
16,738
views
views
15
Hillel the Elder
Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
16,255
views
views
16
Jackie Mason
American comedian (1928-2021)
16,232
views
views
17
Gamaliel
first-century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin
15,803
views
views
18
Rashi
French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)
14,993
views
views
19
Berl Lazar
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Orthodox rabbi
13,870
views
views
20
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983
13,541
views
views
21
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Czech rabbi
12,782
views
views
22
Moses Gaster
British-Romanian academic and rabbi
12,632
views
views
23
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Lithuanian Orthodox Rabbi and first Rebbe of Chabad (1745–1812)
12,630
views
views
24
Akiva ben Joseph
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
12,543
views
views
25
Ephraim Mirvis
South African rabbi
11,933
views
views
26
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim, opponent of Zionism (1887–1979)
11,585
views
views
27
Delphine Horvilleur
French rabbi, journalist and editor
11,456
views
views
28
Isaac Luria
Ottoman rabbi in Egypt and Palestine
10,877
views
views
29
Yitzhak Kaduri
Iraqi-born, Israeli Sephardic Haredi rabbi
10,273
views
views
30
Susan Silverman
American reform rabbi
9,712
views
views
31
Shnayer Leiman
American scholar & university teacher (born 1941)
9,622
views
views
32
Hugo Gryn
British rabbi (1930-1996)
9,466
views
views
33
David Yosef
Israeli rabbi
9,416
views
views
34
Jonathan Sacks
British rabbi (1948–2020), Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013) and Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal (2009-2020)
9,320
views
views
35
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-American rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972)
9,003
views
views
36
Abraham Isaac Kook
chief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865-1935)
8,176
views
views
37
Aaron Teitelbaum
American rabbi
7,425
views
views
38
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
Russian orthodox rabbi (1880–1950)
7,411
views
views
39
Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto
rabbi
7,264
views
views
40
Shimon bar Yochai
Jewish rabbi author of the Zohar
6,843
views
views
41
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
Israeli rabbi and extremist (1966-2000)
6,760
views
views
42
Yehudah Teichtal
American rabbi
6,191
views
views
43
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002)
6,071
views
views
44
Judah Halevi
Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141)
5,903
views
views
45
Shlomo Carlebach
Jewish musician (1925–1994)
5,828
views
views
46
Mordecai Kaplan
Lithuanian American rabbi (1881-1983)
5,816
views
views
47
Abby Stein
Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist (1991-)
5,771
views
views
48
Nathan of Gaza
prophet
5,705
views
views
49
Abraham Abulafia
Spanish Kabbalah teacher (1240-1291)
5,563
views
views
50
Nahmanides
13th century Catalonian rabbi and scholar
5,525
views
views
51
Solomon ibn Gabirol
11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
5,519
views
views
52
Haïm Korsia
French rabbi
5,336
views
views
53
Israël Isaac Besançon
French rabbi
5,281
views
views
54
Isaac Joseph
Israeli chief (Sephardi Jewish) rabbi
5,271
views
views
55
Isaac HaLevy Herzog
1st Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)
5,142
views
views
56
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993)
5,118
views
views
57
Asher Lopatin
American rabbi
5,043
views
views
58
Zalman Leib Teitelbaum
American rabbi
5,029
views
views
59
Johanan ben Zakai
1st-century rabbi and an important Jewish sage
5,012
views
views
60
Abraham ibn Ezra
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
4,897
views
views
61
Isaac Abrabanel
Portuguese-Spanish Jewish businessman, exegete and philosopher (1437-1508)
4,883
views
views
62
Amichai Eliyahu
Minister of Heritage of Israel
4,782
views
views
63
Harold Kushner
American rabbi (1935–2023)
4,776
views
views
64
Saadia Gaon
rabbi, translator, Jewish philosopher and theologian (0882-0942) active during the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt and Irak
4,587
views
views
65
Tovia Singer
American rabbi
4,522
views
views
66
Moshé de León
Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist (c. 1240 – 1305)
4,425
views
views
67
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006)
4,397
views
views
68
Judah ha-Nasi
2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
4,389
views
views
69
Rbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Rbi Third Chabad Rebbe (1789–1866)
4,249
views
views
70
Kalman Ber
Chief Rabbi of Israel
4,124
views
views
71
Baba Sali
Moroccan rabbi
4,073
views
views
72
Tzvi Kushelevsky
talmudic scholar and teacher
4,042
views
views
73
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi
3,991
views
views
74
Elazar Shach
Lithuanian-Jewish Haredi leader (1898-2001)
3,976
views
views
75
Yisroel Dovid Weiss
American rabbi and activist
3,970
views
views
76
David Wolpe
American rabbi
3,967
views
views
77
Rabbi Levi Shemtov
American Rabbi
3,914
views
views
78
Moshe Feinstein
Great Orthodox Jewish Rabbi of the 20th century (1895–1986)
3,837
views
views
79
Stephen Samuel Wise
American rabbi (1874–1949)
3,759
views
views
80
Louis Finkelstein
American rabbi and scholar (1895–1991)
3,644
views
views
81
Joseph ben Ephraim Karo
Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law (1488–1575)
3,562
views
views
82
Leo Baeck
German-born rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873–1956)
3,547
views
views
83
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Polish rabbi (1838–1933)
3,458
views
views
84
Moshe Gafni
Israeli politician
3,423
views
views
85
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
9th century Andalusian Jewish scholar, physician and official
3,315
views
views
86
Mordechai Eliyahu
Chief Rabbi of Israel (1983–1993)
3,235
views
views
87
Samson Raphael Hirsch
Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century (1808–1888)
3,234
views
views
88
Gavriel Holtzberg
American-Israeli rabbi.
3,229
views
views
89
Jacob Asher
Israeli politician
3,228
views
views
90
Philip Berg
American astrologer and astrological writer (1927–2013)
3,202
views
views
91
Moses Sofer
Austro-Hungarian rabbi (1762–1839)
3,196
views
views
92
Moshe Friedman
rabbi
3,173
views
views
93
Jacob Emden
German rabbi and talmudist (1697–1776)
3,155
views
views
94
Menasseh Ben Israel
Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher
3,150
views
views
95
Eliezer Berland
Israeli rabbi and criminal
3,073
views
views
96
Ka'b al-Ahbar
7th-century Muslim scholar
3,007
views
views
97
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
Volhynian Hasidic leader
2,997
views
views
98
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and Kabbalist
2,973
views
views
99
Manis Friedman
American rabbi
2,932
views
views
100
Ariel Toaff
Italian rabbi and historian (1942-)
2,898
views
views