Trending Priests in Japan this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
12
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Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
10
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3
Theophan the Recluse
Russian saint (1815–1894)
9
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4
Eikō Kano
Japanese comedian, singer, and kannushi
9
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5
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
8
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6
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
7
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7
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
4
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8
Takuan Sōhō
Japanese Buddhist priest
4
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9
Sonchō-nyūdōshinnō
Japanese princely priest in the Edo period
4
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10
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
4
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11
Kimura Shōnosuke XXIV
Japanese sumo gyōji (1901-1973)
4
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12
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
4
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13
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
3
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14
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
3
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15
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
3
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16
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
3
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17
Josef Lukl Hromádka
Czech philosopher, religion writer, professor, publicist, theologist and university educator
3
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18
Sawabe Takuma
3
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19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
3
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20
Maeda Gen'i
daimyo
3
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21
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
3
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22
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
French priest and Catholic saint (1651–1719)
3
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23
Paul Aijirō Yamaguchi
Japanese Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
3
views
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24
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
3
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25
Steve Fox
Japanese bassist, pastor (1953-)
3
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26
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3
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27
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
3
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28
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
3
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29
Hiromichi Kozaki
Japanese Christian minister (1856-1938)
2
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30
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
2
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31
João Rodrigues
Portuguese missionary
2
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32
Saint Boniface
missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
2
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33
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
2
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34
Barnabas
early Christian disciple and bishop
2
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35
Danjo Ebina
Japanese Christian missionary (1856-1937)
2
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36
Kazoh Kitamori
Japanese theologian, pastor, author, professor, and churchman
2
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37
Alessandro Valignano
Italian Jesuit missionary
2
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38
Juji Nakada
Japanese evangelist
2
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39
Zachary
pope
2
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40
Akinori Sakurai
Japanese pastor
2
views
views
41
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
2
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42
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
2
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43
Kamo no Chōmei
Japanese poet
2
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44
Umenosuke Bessho
Japanese pastor (1872-1945)
2
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45
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
2
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46
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
2
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47
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
2
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48
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
2
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49
Walter Russell Lambuth
American bishop (1854–1921)
2
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50
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
2
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51
Savio Hon Tai-Fai
Roman Catholic archbishop
2
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52
John XI
pope
2
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53
Noriaki Gotō
Japanese clergy
2
views
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54
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
2
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55
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese Christian social reformer (1888–1960)
2
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56
Emi Shirasaya
2
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57
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
1
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58
Charles Borromeo
Catholic saint, cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 (1538–1584)
1
views
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59
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
Elector of Brandenburg
1
views
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60
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
1
views
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61
Feofan Prokopovich
Ukrainian theologian, writer, poet, mathematician, and philosopher, archbishop in the Tsardom of Russia (1681-1736)
1
views
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62
Father Brown
fictional priest-detective created by British writer G.K. Chesterton
1
views
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63
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
1
views
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64
Mateo Crawley-Boevey
Peruvian catholic priest (1875-1960)
1
views
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65
Barclay Fowell Buxton
British missionary (1860-1946)
1
views
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66
Channing Moore Williams
Anglican bishop and saint
1
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67
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
1
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68
Masaaki Tezuka
Japanese pastor
1
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69
Yuna
fictional character in Final Fantasy X
1
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70
Nobuo Watanabe
Japanese theologian, pastor, and translator
1
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71
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
1
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72
Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498)
1
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73
Peter Nguyen Van Hung
Taiwan-based Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist
1
views
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74
Tsuneaki Katō
theologian and pastor
1
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75
Paul Miki
Roman Catholic Japanese Jesuit seminarian and martyr
1
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76
Felix III
pope (483-492)
1
views
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77
Barthélemy Boganda
1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic autonomous territory (1910-1959)
1
views
views
78
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
1
views
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79
Glycerius
Western Roman Emperor 473-474
1
views
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80
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
1
views
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81
Shūichi Nakajima
1
views
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82
John of Nepomuk
Catholic saint (1340-1393)
1
views
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83
Denis
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
1
views
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84
Merriman Colbert Harris
American Christian missionary to Japan (1846–1921)
1
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85
Muneko-naishinnō
daughter of emperor Toba; entitled empress
1
views
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86
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
1
views
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87
Tomoaki Fukai
pastor, theologian
1
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88
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Japanese former princess; daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun (1929–1989)
1
views
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89
Benedict XIV
pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758
1
views
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90
Ilia II of Georgia
Patriarch of Georgia (1933–2026)
1
views
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91
Mamoru Etō
Japanese pastor
1
views
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92
John of India
1
views
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93
Théophane Vénard
French missionary (1829–1861)
1
views
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94
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
1
views
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95
George Berkeley
Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)
1
views
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96
Adrian I
Pope from 772 to 795
1
views
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97
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1
views
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98
Peter Kasui Kibe
Japanese Jesuit
1
views
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99
Daniel (Nushiro)
Japanese clergyman (1938–2023)
1
views
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100
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020)
1
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