Trending Priests — all time
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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6,025,607
Total Views (all time)
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1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
730,431
views
views
2
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
274,220
views
views
3
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
249,499
views
views
4
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
243,160
views
views
5
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
215,726
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
175,115
views
views
7
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
168,970
views
views
8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
167,454
views
views
9
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
124,620
views
views
10
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
113,707
views
views
11
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
102,254
views
views
12
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
96,628
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
88,676
views
views
14
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
87,897
views
views
15
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
83,934
views
views
16
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
79,999
views
views
17
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
78,229
views
views
18
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
75,795
views
views
19
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
69,762
views
views
20
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
68,503
views
views
21
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
66,185
views
views
22
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
62,519
views
views
23
Jay Bakker
American pastor
61,684
views
views
24
Luis Antonio Tagle
Filipino Roman Catholic cardinal (1957-)
60,243
views
views
25
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
59,907
views
views
26
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
57,816
views
views
27
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
56,093
views
views
28
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
54,897
views
views
29
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
51,862
views
views
30
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
49,489
views
views
31
Urbain Grandier
French priest
47,264
views
views
32
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
47,189
views
views
33
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
47,076
views
views
34
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
46,792
views
views
35
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
46,738
views
views
36
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
46,709
views
views
37
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
46,577
views
views
38
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
45,727
views
views
39
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
45,138
views
views
40
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
45,077
views
views
41
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
43,337
views
views
42
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
41,983
views
views
43
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
40,873
views
views
44
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
40,546
views
views
45
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
39,845
views
views
46
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
39,622
views
views
47
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
37,974
views
views
48
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
37,225
views
views
49
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
37,011
views
views
50
Eikō Kano
Japanese owarai talent, YouTuber, game commentator, singer-songwriter and kannushi (1982-)
36,386
views
views
51
Mauro Gambetti
Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal
36,296
views
views
52
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
35,852
views
views
53
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
34,917
views
views
54
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
33,765
views
views
55
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
33,069
views
views
56
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
32,591
views
views
57
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
32,364
views
views
58
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
31,925
views
views
59
Denis of Paris
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
31,226
views
views
60
Bruno of Cologne
founder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)
30,388
views
views
61
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
30,380
views
views
62
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
27,783
views
views
63
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
27,744
views
views
64
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
27,382
views
views
65
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
26,964
views
views
66
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
26,789
views
views
67
Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
26,748
views
views
68
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
26,583
views
views
69
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
26,503
views
views
70
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
26,398
views
views
71
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
26,224
views
views
72
Giovanni Battista Re
Italian cardinal
25,902
views
views
73
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
25,671
views
views
74
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
25,504
views
views
75
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
25,286
views
views
76
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
25,268
views
views
77
Joel Osteen
American preacher and author
24,861
views
views
78
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
24,726
views
views
79
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
24,318
views
views
80
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
24,105
views
views
81
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
24,016
views
views
82
Bartolomé de las Casas
Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)
23,795
views
views
83
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
23,723
views
views
84
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
23,253
views
views
85
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
22,856
views
views
86
Sam Childers
American activist
22,247
views
views
87
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
22,152
views
views
88
Óscar Romero
Salvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980)
22,146
views
views
89
Joachim Gauck
German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
21,656
views
views
90
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
21,567
views
views
91
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
21,536
views
views
92
Gerard Majella
Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)
21,525
views
views
93
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
21,482
views
views
94
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
21,448
views
views
95
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
20,527
views
views
96
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
20,367
views
views
97
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
19,981
views
views
98
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
19,969
views
views
99
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
19,787
views
views
100
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
19,679
views
views