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
1,769,186
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
161,576
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
87,861
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
77,617
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
71,222
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
65,643
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
53,349
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
44,219
views
views
8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
43,423
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
38,460
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
38,057
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
33,329
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
30,330
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
26,750
views
views
14
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
25,397
views
views
15
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
25,201
views
views
16
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
23,178
views
views
17
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
22,100
views
views
18
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
21,782
views
views
19
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
20,307
views
views
20
Malcolm Guite
English poet
19,873
views
views
21
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
19,196
views
views
22
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
18,136
views
views
23
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
17,954
views
views
24
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
17,728
views
views
25
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
17,667
views
views
26
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
17,261
views
views
27
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
16,602
views
views
28
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
16,533
views
views
29
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
16,219
views
views
30
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
16,215
views
views
31
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
16,188
views
views
32
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
15,402
views
views
33
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
14,982
views
views
34
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
14,397
views
views
35
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
14,273
views
views
36
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
14,251
views
views
37
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
13,715
views
views
38
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
13,612
views
views
39
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
13,239
views
views
40
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
13,020
views
views
41
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
12,464
views
views
42
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
12,377
views
views
43
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,342
views
views
44
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
12,147
views
views
45
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
11,917
views
views
46
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
11,916
views
views
47
Augustine of Canterbury
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
11,786
views
views
48
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
11,675
views
views
49
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
11,099
views
views
50
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
11,057
views
views
51
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
10,843
views
views
52
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
10,830
views
views
53
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
10,697
views
views
54
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
10,634
views
views
55
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
10,517
views
views
56
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
10,042
views
views
57
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
9,951
views
views
58
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
9,893
views
views
59
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
9,884
views
views
60
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
9,726
views
views
61
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
9,555
views
views
62
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
9,215
views
views
63
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
9,120
views
views
64
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
8,929
views
views
65
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
8,910
views
views
66
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
8,864
views
views
67
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
8,774
views
views
68
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
8,722
views
views
69
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
8,514
views
views
70
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
8,182
views
views
71
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
8,133
views
views
72
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
7,819
views
views
73
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
7,778
views
views
74
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
7,750
views
views
75
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
7,747
views
views
76
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
7,744
views
views
77
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
7,728
views
views
78
Jack Gilpin
American actor
7,633
views
views
79
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
7,594
views
views
80
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
7,562
views
views
81
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
7,480
views
views
82
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
7,476
views
views
83
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
7,397
views
views
84
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
7,151
views
views
85
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
7,081
views
views
86
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
7,037
views
views
87
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
7,029
views
views
88
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
6,923
views
views
89
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
6,849
views
views
90
James David Manning
American clergyman
6,808
views
views
91
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
6,786
views
views
92
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
6,778
views
views
93
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
6,565
views
views
94
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
6,391
views
views
95
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
6,369
views
views
96
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
6,340
views
views
97
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
6,171
views
views
98
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
6,090
views
views
99
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
6,082
views
views
100
Carl Lentz
American pastor
6,049
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