Trending Priests — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
8,868,828
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
1,142,128
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
347,129
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
340,804
views
views
4
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
328,284
views
views
5
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
295,700
views
views
6
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
280,326
views
views
7
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
237,860
views
views
8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
226,112
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
205,454
views
views
10
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
198,329
views
views
11
Mychal Judge
American Friar Minor and 1st WTC victim (1933–2001)
193,645
views
views
12
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
170,845
views
views
13
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
144,626
views
views
14
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
132,772
views
views
15
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
132,557
views
views
16
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
130,049
views
views
17
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
125,179
views
views
18
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
123,178
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
119,206
views
views
20
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
112,837
views
views
21
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
98,729
views
views
22
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
85,928
views
views
23
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
85,334
views
views
24
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
82,889
views
views
25
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
76,047
views
views
26
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
74,464
views
views
27
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
74,088
views
views
28
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
73,120
views
views
29
José María Morelos
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
72,749
views
views
30
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
71,848
views
views
31
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
70,861
views
views
32
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
70,785
views
views
33
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
67,927
views
views
34
Dale Caldwell
American politician, academic administrator and author (born 1960)
64,831
views
views
35
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
64,260
views
views
36
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
63,893
views
views
37
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
62,630
views
views
38
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
62,300
views
views
39
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
61,956
views
views
40
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
61,761
views
views
41
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
59,432
views
views
42
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
59,220
views
views
43
Januarius
Bishop of Naples (232-305)
55,775
views
views
44
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
55,493
views
views
45
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
54,719
views
views
46
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
54,373
views
views
47
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
54,021
views
views
48
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
52,220
views
views
49
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
52,067
views
views
50
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
50,650
views
views
51
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
50,355
views
views
52
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
49,885
views
views
53
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
49,814
views
views
54
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
49,275
views
views
55
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
48,701
views
views
56
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
47,881
views
views
57
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
47,629
views
views
58
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
46,195
views
views
59
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
45,287
views
views
60
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
44,513
views
views
61
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
44,489
views
views
62
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
43,034
views
views
63
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
42,909
views
views
64
Gregory of Nyssa
bishop of Nyssa Christian saint
42,601
views
views
65
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
41,748
views
views
66
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
41,739
views
views
67
Jonathan Cahn
American pastor & writer
41,102
views
views
68
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
40,742
views
views
69
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
40,137
views
views
70
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
39,744
views
views
71
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
39,505
views
views
72
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
38,690
views
views
73
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
38,324
views
views
74
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
38,082
views
views
75
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
38,030
views
views
76
Sergius of Radonezh
Russian saint (1314-1392)
37,500
views
views
77
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
36,225
views
views
78
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
35,841
views
views
79
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
35,438
views
views
80
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German politician (Sudeten German Party, NSDAP), MdR, executed war criminal and Holocaust perpetrator (1898–1946)
35,433
views
views
81
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
35,311
views
views
82
Raymond Leo Burke
American Catholic cardinal
34,966
views
views
83
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
34,258
views
views
84
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
34,163
views
views
85
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
34,017
views
views
86
Luis Antonio Tagle
Filipino Roman Catholic cardinal (1957-)
31,591
views
views
87
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
31,248
views
views
88
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
31,214
views
views
89
Marko Rupnik
Slovenian priest, theologian, mosaic artist and former Jesuit (born 1954)
31,093
views
views
90
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
30,691
views
views
91
Jean-Marc Aveline
French Roman Catholic priest, cardinal (1958-)
29,759
views
views
92
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
29,605
views
views
93
Bartolomé de las Casas
Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)
29,574
views
views
94
Eikō Kano
Japanese owarai talent, YouTuber, game commentator, singer-songwriter and kannushi (1982-)
29,011
views
views
95
Jack Gilpin
American actor
28,669
views
views
96
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
28,588
views
views
97
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
28,558
views
views
98
Cyprian
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
28,377
views
views
99
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
28,138
views
views
100
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
27,759
views
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