Trending Priests in Japan this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Eikō Kano.
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14,931
Total Views (this month)
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Eikō Kano
Japanese comedian, singer, and kannushi
1,351
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
834
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3
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
702
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views
4
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
689
views
views
5
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
597
views
views
6
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
549
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views
7
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
505
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views
8
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
422
views
views
9
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
411
views
views
10
Steve Fox
Japanese bassist, pastor (1953-)
389
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views
11
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
381
views
views
12
Atsuko Ikeda
Japanese former princess; fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
371
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views
13
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Japanese former princess; daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun (1929–1989)
369
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views
14
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
335
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views
15
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
300
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views
16
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
253
views
views
17
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
230
views
views
18
Maeda Gen'i
daimyo
213
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views
19
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
210
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views
20
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
205
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views
21
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
201
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views
22
Kamo no Chōmei
Japanese poet
177
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views
23
Ilia II of Georgia
Patriarch of Georgia (1933–2026)
160
views
views
24
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
147
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views
25
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
146
views
views
26
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
138
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27
Takuan Sōhō
Japanese Buddhist priest
126
views
views
28
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese Christian social reformer (1888–1960)
124
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views
29
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Japanese archbishop
116
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views
30
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
101
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views
31
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
98
views
views
32
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
96
views
views
33
Julião Nakaura
Christian samurai of the Sengoku period, member of Tenshō embassy
95
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views
34
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
95
views
views
35
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
95
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views
36
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
92
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views
37
Father Brown
fictional priest-detective created by British writer G.K. Chesterton
92
views
views
38
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
92
views
views
39
Uemura Masahisa
Christian pastor (1857-1925)
87
views
views
40
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
87
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views
41
Fusako Kitashirakawa
daughter of Emperor Meiji; spouse of Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (1890-1974)
84
views
views
42
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
84
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views
43
Chū Kosaka
Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, gospel singer, pastor (1948-2022)
84
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views
44
Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
84
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views
45
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
80
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views
46
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
79
views
views
47
Kujō Hisatada
kuge
77
views
views
48
Alessandro Valignano
Italian Jesuit missionary
76
views
views
49
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
71
views
views
50
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
69
views
views
51
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
65
views
views
52
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
65
views
views
53
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
63
views
views
54
Dunstan
Archbishop of Canterbury and saint
63
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views
55
Kimura Shōnosuke XXIV
Japanese sumo gyōji (1901-1973)
63
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views
56
Boniface VIII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
63
views
views
57
Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
63
views
views
58
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
62
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views
59
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
61
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60
Tomeoka Kōsuke
60
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views
61
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
59
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views
62
Thomas Aquino Man’yō Maeda
Japanese Cardinal
58
views
views
63
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
56
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views
64
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
55
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views
65
Martinão Hara
Christian samurai of the Sengoku period. member of Tenshō embassy
55
views
views
66
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
55
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views
67
Giovanni Battista Sidotti
Italian priest
54
views
views
68
Tomoshi Okuda
Japanese pastor
53
views
views
69
John Newton
Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
52
views
views
70
William Kamm
Australian child abuser
51
views
views
71
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
50
views
views
72
Taizō Jinnouchi
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, pastor (1965-)
50
views
views
73
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
49
views
views
74
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
48
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views
75
Yin Jiao
the leader of Tai Sui gods, the prince of Shang dynasty in Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods)
47
views
views
76
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
46
views
views
77
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
46
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views
78
Sawabe Takuma
46
views
views
79
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
46
views
views
80
Walter Weston
English missionary and mountain climber (1860-1940)
45
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views
81
Hiroki Abe
Japanese politician
45
views
views
82
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
44
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83
Yoshida Kanetomo
Shinto priest
44
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views
84
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
44
views
views
85
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
43
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views
86
Yuna
fictional character in Final Fantasy X
43
views
views
87
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
42
views
views
88
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
41
views
views
89
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
40
views
views
90
John Donne
English poet and cleric (1572-1631)
40
views
views
91
Peter Kasui Kibe
Japanese Jesuit
39
views
views
92
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
39
views
views
93
Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
39
views
views
94
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
39
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views
95
Tokuharu Miki
Japanese founder of the Church of Perfect Liberty
39
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views
96
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author (1911–1997)
39
views
views
97
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
39
views
views
98
Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji
38
views
views
99
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
38
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views
100
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
38
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