Trending Priests in Russia — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
498,285
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
32,956
views
views
2
Sergius of Radonezh
Russian saint (1314-1392)
31,487
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
22,388
views
views
4
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
19,883
views
views
5
Ivan Okhlobystin
Russian actor and writer
17,627
views
views
6
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
13,787
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
11,758
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
11,262
views
views
9
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
11,227
views
views
10
Fyodor Konyukhov
Russian traveler
10,834
views
views
11
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
9,427
views
views
12
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
9,356
views
views
13
Patriarch Alexius II
15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929–2008)
8,936
views
views
14
Oleksandr Turchynov
Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, and Doctor of Economic Sciences
8,463
views
views
15
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
8,405
views
views
16
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
8,195
views
views
17
Seraphim of Sarov
Russian Saint and Wonderworker
7,993
views
views
18
Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
Russian saint and surgeon (1877-1961)
7,862
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
7,488
views
views
20
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
7,148
views
views
21
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
6,979
views
views
22
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
6,342
views
views
23
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
5,991
views
views
24
Alexander Men
Russian theologian (1935–1990)
5,613
views
views
25
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
5,594
views
views
26
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
5,270
views
views
27
Tikhon
bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and writer (born 1958)
5,142
views
views
28
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
5,059
views
views
29
Ignatiy Tikhonovich Lapkin
Russian missionary, preacher
4,668
views
views
30
Georgy Gapon
Russian priest (1870-1906)
4,624
views
views
31
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,443
views
views
32
Dimitry Smirnov
Russian Orthodox archpriest (1951-2020)
4,207
views
views
33
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
4,160
views
views
34
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
4,125
views
views
35
Patriarch Philaret of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
4,105
views
views
36
Hilarion (Alfeyev)
Russian bishop
4,070
views
views
37
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
3,988
views
views
38
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
3,962
views
views
39
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
3,827
views
views
40
Avvakum
Russian protopope
3,654
views
views
41
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
8th Patriarch of Moscow (1652–1666)
3,552
views
views
42
John of Kronstadt
Russian saint (1829–1908)
3,544
views
views
43
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
3,540
views
views
44
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
3,382
views
views
45
Zosima
Russian archbishop
3,371
views
views
46
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop (1910–1990)
3,244
views
views
47
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,208
views
views
48
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,114
views
views
49
Alexy I of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (1877–1970)
3,091
views
views
50
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,043
views
views
51
Ilie Nozdrin
Russian schema-archimandrite
3,000
views
views
52
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
2,968
views
views
53
Pavel Florensky
Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and Neomartyr (1882–1937)
2,882
views
views
54
Aleksey Uminsky
Russian Orthodox priest
2,854
views
views
55
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
2,799
views
views
56
Wissarion (Stretowycz)
2,612
views
views
57
Gabriel Urgebadze
Georgian saint (1929–1995)
2,586
views
views
58
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
2,483
views
views
59
Sergiy Romanov
former priest from Russia
2,469
views
views
60
Tikhon of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
2,433
views
views
61
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow
head of the Russian Orthodox Church (1867–1944)
2,403
views
views
62
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
2,396
views
views
63
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
2,389
views
views
64
Philaret
The Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’-Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarchate (1929-2026)
2,358
views
views
65
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
2,282
views
views
66
Yakov Krotov
Russian activist
2,277
views
views
67
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
2,187
views
views
68
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
2,161
views
views
69
Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498)
2,120
views
views
70
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
2,103
views
views
71
John II Casimir Vasa
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1648–1668; (1609-1672)
2,063
views
views
72
I. Bartholomeos
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
2,041
views
views
73
Nectarius of Aegina
Metropolitan of Pentapolis (1846–1920)
2,011
views
views
74
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
2,006
views
views
75
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
2,000
views
views
76
Nikolay Guryanov
Russian priest (1909–2002)
1,977
views
views
77
Basil of Caesarea
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
1,977
views
views
78
Cyril of Turaw
Belarusian and Ukrainian saint
1,933
views
views
79
Pavel Ostrovsky
1,925
views
views
80
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
1,890
views
views
81
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
1,889
views
views
82
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,863
views
views
83
Gregory the Illuminator
patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
1,853
views
views
84
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
1,796
views
views
85
Orest Berezovskyi
Ukrainian bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
1,774
views
views
86
John Krestiankin
Russian monk (1910-2006)
1,688
views
views
87
Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow
Russian Orthodox bishop, venerated as a saint and martyr
1,676
views
views
88
Anthony of Sourozh
Russian Orthodox bishop and theological author (1914-2003)
1,654
views
views
89
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
1,644
views
views
90
Morgan le Fay
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,633
views
views
91
Arsenios the Cappadocian
Greek monk
1,632
views
views
92
Jozef Tiso
Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945
1,622
views
views
93
Philaret Drozdov
Russian bishop (1783-1867)
1,599
views
views
94
Lope de Vega
Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
1,590
views
views
95
Melisandre
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
1,590
views
views
96
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
1,572
views
views
97
Alexander Schmemann
Eastern Orthodox theologian (1921–1983)
1,571
views
views
98
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
1,569
views
views
99
Juvenal
Eastern Orthodox Archbishop
1,546
views
views
100
Arius
Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336)
1,545
views
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