Trending Priests in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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Ranked
53,983
Total Views (this year)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
3,818
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2
Anton Faber
Austrian priest
2,454
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3
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
2,333
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4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,040
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5
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
1,673
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views
6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1,460
views
views
7
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
1,452
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views
8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
1,394
views
views
9
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
1,343
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views
10
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
1,263
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views
11
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
1,144
views
views
12
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
1,094
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views
13
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
1,092
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views
14
Martin Adolf Bormann
German Roman Catholic priest and missionary, lay theologian; son of Reichsleiter Martin Bormann (1930–2013)
1,017
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views
15
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
909
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views
16
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
865
views
views
17
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
818
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views
18
Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
788
views
views
19
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
754
views
views
20
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
752
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views
21
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
750
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views
22
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
570
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views
23
Joachim Gauck
German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
556
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views
24
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
552
views
views
25
Eduard Mörike
German poet (1804–1875)
543
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views
26
Heiner Wilmer
German theologian and bishop
523
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views
27
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
518
views
views
28
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
514
views
views
29
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
500
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views
30
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
473
views
views
31
Martin Niemöller
German theologian (1892–1984)
469
views
views
32
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
457
views
views
33
Rainer Maria Schießler
German priest
454
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views
34
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
447
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views
35
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
444
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views
36
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
442
views
views
37
Clemens August von Galen
German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism (1878–1946)
436
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views
38
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
422
views
views
39
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
German Roman Catholic bishop and theologian
414
views
views
40
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
407
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views
41
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
400
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views
42
Celestine V
13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
397
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views
43
Saint Boniface
missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
387
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views
44
Ulrich Küchl
375
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views
45
Josef Grünwidl
Austrian Roman Catholic priest, designated archbishop of Vienna
375
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views
46
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
349
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views
47
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
339
views
views
48
John of Nepomuk
Catholic saint (1340-1393)
337
views
views
49
Anselm Grün
German Benedictine padre and author
326
views
views
50
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
324
views
views
51
Mario Grech
Maltese catholic Cardinal (1957-)
323
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views
52
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
321
views
views
53
Thomas Müntzer
early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War
319
views
views
54
Rainer Woelki
Catholic archbishop
317
views
views
55
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
309
views
views
56
Edgardo Mortara
Italian priest (1851–1940)
309
views
views
57
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
301
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views
58
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
301
views
views
59
Pietro Parolin
Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (1955-)
290
views
views
60
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
290
views
views
61
Eugen Drewermann
German psychologist and theologian (born 1940)
289
views
views
62
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
283
views
views
63
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
276
views
views
64
Sebastian Kneipp
German Catholic clergyman, naturopath and hydrotherapist (1821-1897)
274
views
views
65
Helmut Ensslin
German pastor
271
views
views
66
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
270
views
views
67
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
264
views
views
68
Ivo of Kermartin
Breton priest and saint (1253-1303)
263
views
views
69
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
262
views
views
70
Christoph Schönborn
Austrian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church
258
views
views
71
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
245
views
views
72
Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
243
views
views
73
Margot Käßmann
German theologist and writer
241
views
views
74
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
239
views
views
75
Horst Kasner
German theologian and father of Angela Merkel (1926–2011)
234
views
views
76
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
234
views
views
77
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
225
views
views
78
Reinhard Marx
German Roman Catholic cardinal
218
views
views
79
Clemens August of Bavaria
Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
218
views
views
80
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
217
views
views
81
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
214
views
views
82
Alcuin
8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher
212
views
views
83
Adolph Kolping
German catholic priest (1813-1865)
211
views
views
84
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
207
views
views
85
Edwin Morris
British bishop (1894-1971)
206
views
views
86
Karl Barth
Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
203
views
views
87
Georg Bätzing
German theologian
202
views
views
88
Leo IX
Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054
198
views
views
89
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
197
views
views
90
Nicholas of Cusa
German philosopher (1401 – 1464)
193
views
views
91
Georg Gänswein
German archbishop (born 1956)
192
views
views
92
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
192
views
views
93
Olaf Latzel
German pastor
192
views
views
94
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
192
views
views
95
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
190
views
views
96
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
188
views
views
97
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
185
views
views
98
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
182
views
views
99
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
181
views
views
100
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
179
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