Trending Priests this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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Ranked
560,777
Total Views (this month)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
41,162
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
28,410
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
23,562
views
views
4
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
22,328
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
21,103
views
views
6
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
17,783
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
14,647
views
views
8
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
14,539
views
views
9
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
13,071
views
views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
12,734
views
views
11
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
12,342
views
views
12
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
11,872
views
views
13
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
11,862
views
views
14
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
11,552
views
views
15
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
10,716
views
views
16
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
10,567
views
views
17
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
7,702
views
views
18
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
6,885
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
6,145
views
views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
5,926
views
views
21
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
5,501
views
views
22
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
5,478
views
views
23
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
5,442
views
views
24
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth
bishop of the Church of England
5,388
views
views
25
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
5,322
views
views
26
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
5,262
views
views
27
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
5,132
views
views
28
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
5,095
views
views
29
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
4,958
views
views
30
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
4,887
views
views
31
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
4,775
views
views
32
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
4,726
views
views
33
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
4,705
views
views
34
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
4,644
views
views
35
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
4,508
views
views
36
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
4,329
views
views
37
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
4,247
views
views
38
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
4,223
views
views
39
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
4,201
views
views
40
Ivan Okhlobystin
Russian actor and writer
3,891
views
views
41
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
3,850
views
views
42
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
3,843
views
views
43
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
3,807
views
views
44
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
3,787
views
views
45
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
3,763
views
views
46
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
3,746
views
views
47
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
3,742
views
views
48
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
3,654
views
views
49
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,573
views
views
50
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
3,377
views
views
51
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
3,359
views
views
52
Louis de Montfort
French Catholic saint, priest, and confessor
3,350
views
views
53
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
3,344
views
views
54
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
3,337
views
views
55
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
3,325
views
views
56
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
3,115
views
views
57
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
3,060
views
views
58
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,050
views
views
59
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
3,028
views
views
60
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
3,012
views
views
61
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
2,945
views
views
62
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
2,944
views
views
63
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
2,906
views
views
64
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
2,850
views
views
65
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
2,756
views
views
66
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
2,730
views
views
67
Peter Chanel
Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr (1803-1841)
2,714
views
views
68
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
2,698
views
views
69
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
2,657
views
views
70
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
2,557
views
views
71
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
2,529
views
views
72
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
2,453
views
views
73
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,412
views
views
74
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
2,400
views
views
75
Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2025
2,282
views
views
76
Pius V
16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer
2,227
views
views
77
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
2,215
views
views
78
Caiaphas
Jewish High Priest (c. 14 BC - c. 46 AD)
2,194
views
views
79
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
2,181
views
views
80
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
2,169
views
views
81
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
2,128
views
views
82
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
2,123
views
views
83
Kirill I of Moscow
21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
2,116
views
views
84
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
2,109
views
views
85
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
2,043
views
views
86
Saint Walpurga
West Saxon saint
2,043
views
views
87
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
1,995
views
views
88
Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
1,995
views
views
89
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
1,979
views
views
90
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
1,954
views
views
91
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
1,938
views
views
92
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
1,936
views
views
93
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,921
views
views
94
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
1,875
views
views
95
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
1,871
views
views
96
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
1,864
views
views
97
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1,838
views
views
98
Adrian IV
Pope from 1154 to 1159
1,838
views
views
99
Óscar Romero
fourth archbishop of San Salvador (1917–1980)
1,832
views
views
100
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
1,816
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