Trending Priests in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
2,152,260
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
120,078
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
110,444
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
101,083
views
views
4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
93,421
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
70,590
views
views
6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
61,342
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
56,387
views
views
8
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
47,412
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
46,447
views
views
10
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
44,554
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
42,568
views
views
12
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
36,435
views
views
13
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
35,350
views
views
14
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
35,290
views
views
15
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
33,802
views
views
16
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
29,202
views
views
17
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
28,606
views
views
18
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
27,352
views
views
19
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
27,340
views
views
20
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
25,265
views
views
21
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
25,219
views
views
22
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
24,275
views
views
23
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
24,217
views
views
24
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
22,489
views
views
25
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
22,388
views
views
26
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
19,699
views
views
27
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
19,692
views
views
28
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
19,260
views
views
29
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
19,001
views
views
30
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
18,340
views
views
31
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
18,280
views
views
32
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
17,958
views
views
33
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
17,777
views
views
34
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
17,673
views
views
35
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
17,541
views
views
36
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
17,287
views
views
37
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
17,119
views
views
38
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
16,657
views
views
39
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
16,011
views
views
40
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
15,839
views
views
41
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
15,672
views
views
42
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
15,609
views
views
43
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
15,245
views
views
44
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
15,065
views
views
45
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
15,064
views
views
46
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
15,038
views
views
47
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
14,997
views
views
48
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
14,782
views
views
49
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
14,755
views
views
50
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
14,568
views
views
51
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
14,272
views
views
52
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
13,839
views
views
53
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,825
views
views
54
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
13,824
views
views
55
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
13,789
views
views
56
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
13,528
views
views
57
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
13,514
views
views
58
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
13,431
views
views
59
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
13,354
views
views
60
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
13,192
views
views
61
James David Manning
American clergyman
13,008
views
views
62
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
12,631
views
views
63
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,574
views
views
64
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
12,537
views
views
65
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
12,327
views
views
66
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
12,269
views
views
67
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
12,144
views
views
68
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
11,676
views
views
69
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
11,606
views
views
70
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
11,519
views
views
71
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
11,418
views
views
72
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
11,404
views
views
73
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
11,396
views
views
74
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
11,272
views
views
75
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
11,248
views
views
76
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
11,045
views
views
77
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
10,943
views
views
78
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
10,605
views
views
79
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
10,417
views
views
80
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
9,990
views
views
81
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
9,838
views
views
82
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
9,253
views
views
83
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
9,012
views
views
84
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
8,905
views
views
85
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
8,892
views
views
86
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
8,857
views
views
87
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
8,828
views
views
88
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
8,807
views
views
89
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
8,783
views
views
90
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
8,592
views
views
91
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944)
8,553
views
views
92
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
8,491
views
views
93
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
8,457
views
views
94
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
8,454
views
views
95
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
8,346
views
views
96
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
8,344
views
views
97
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
8,300
views
views
98
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
8,262
views
views
99
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
8,137
views
views
100
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
8,067
views
views