Trending Priests in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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Ranked
745,241
Total Views (this week)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
72,475
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
35,693
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
32,529
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
31,138
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
28,013
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
21,462
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
19,257
views
views
8
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
18,953
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
15,712
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
15,589
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
14,031
views
views
12
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
13,107
views
views
13
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
12,998
views
views
14
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
12,614
views
views
15
Malcolm Guite
English poet
10,960
views
views
16
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
10,922
views
views
17
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
10,569
views
views
18
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
9,600
views
views
19
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
8,674
views
views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
8,504
views
views
21
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
7,779
views
views
22
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
7,443
views
views
23
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
7,382
views
views
24
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
7,315
views
views
25
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
7,299
views
views
26
Augustine of Canterbury
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
7,063
views
views
27
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
6,980
views
views
28
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
6,682
views
views
29
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
6,583
views
views
30
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
6,382
views
views
31
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
6,070
views
views
32
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
6,069
views
views
33
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
6,006
views
views
34
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
5,858
views
views
35
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
5,788
views
views
36
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
5,708
views
views
37
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
5,534
views
views
38
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
5,465
views
views
39
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
5,392
views
views
40
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,375
views
views
41
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
5,102
views
views
42
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
5,065
views
views
43
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
5,026
views
views
44
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
4,978
views
views
45
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
4,876
views
views
46
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
4,754
views
views
47
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
4,655
views
views
48
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
4,566
views
views
49
Jack Gilpin
American actor
4,564
views
views
50
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
4,552
views
views
51
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
4,518
views
views
52
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,351
views
views
53
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
4,277
views
views
54
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
4,235
views
views
55
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
4,098
views
views
56
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
4,092
views
views
57
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
4,076
views
views
58
James David Manning
American clergyman
3,934
views
views
59
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
3,884
views
views
60
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
3,860
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views
61
Carl Lentz
American pastor
3,783
views
views
62
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,762
views
views
63
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
3,746
views
views
64
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
3,732
views
views
65
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
3,697
views
views
66
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
3,669
views
views
67
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
3,658
views
views
68
Peter the Hermit
11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First Crusade
3,587
views
views
69
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,573
views
views
70
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
3,497
views
views
71
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,462
views
views
72
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,434
views
views
73
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,425
views
views
74
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
3,393
views
views
75
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
3,373
views
views
76
Devil Anse Hatfield
patriarch of the Hatfield clan (1839-1921)
3,271
views
views
77
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
3,236
views
views
78
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
3,212
views
views
79
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
3,091
views
views
80
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
3,032
views
views
81
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
3,029
views
views
82
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
2,991
views
views
83
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
2,986
views
views
84
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
2,976
views
views
85
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,962
views
views
86
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
2,930
views
views
87
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
2,898
views
views
88
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
2,884
views
views
89
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
2,811
views
views
90
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
2,740
views
views
91
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
2,700
views
views
92
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
2,674
views
views
93
Chuck Swindoll
American pastor and Christian writer
2,641
views
views
94
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
2,617
views
views
95
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
2,587
views
views
96
Cuthbert
7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)
2,575
views
views
97
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
2,567
views
views
98
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
2,554
views
views
99
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
2,532
views
views
100
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
2,518
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