Trending Priests of all time
The 100 most-viewed priests of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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Ranked
824,988
Total Views (of all time)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
46,744
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
45,257
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views
3
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
37,100
views
views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
35,939
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
25,888
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
22,513
views
views
7
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
21,659
views
views
8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
21,273
views
views
9
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
17,572
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
16,952
views
views
11
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
16,700
views
views
12
Saint Boniface
missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
16,112
views
views
13
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
14,462
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views
14
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
13,158
views
views
15
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
12,021
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views
16
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
11,307
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
11,058
views
views
18
Emil Paul Tscherrig
Swiss Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican Diplomat (1947-2026)
10,769
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
10,347
views
views
20
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
9,798
views
views
21
Malcolm Guite
English poet
9,330
views
views
22
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944)
9,301
views
views
23
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
9,212
views
views
24
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
9,197
views
views
25
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
9,058
views
views
26
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
8,901
views
views
27
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
8,820
views
views
28
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
8,341
views
views
29
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
8,147
views
views
30
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
8,120
views
views
31
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
8,086
views
views
32
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
7,409
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views
33
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
7,031
views
views
34
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
6,705
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views
35
Stephen Joseph Rossetti
Priest and psychologist
6,668
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views
36
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
6,455
views
views
37
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
6,375
views
views
38
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
6,224
views
views
39
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
6,072
views
views
40
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
5,982
views
views
41
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,941
views
views
42
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
5,907
views
views
43
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
5,795
views
views
44
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
5,647
views
views
45
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
5,594
views
views
46
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
5,558
views
views
47
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
5,542
views
views
48
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
5,509
views
views
49
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
5,471
views
views
50
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
5,447
views
views
51
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
5,202
views
views
52
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
5,141
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views
53
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
5,062
views
views
54
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
5,004
views
views
55
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
4,983
views
views
56
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
4,954
views
views
57
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
4,925
views
views
58
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
4,908
views
views
59
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
4,883
views
views
60
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
4,796
views
views
61
Jack Gilpin
American actor
4,749
views
views
62
Hieromonk Roman
Russian musician
4,622
views
views
63
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,615
views
views
64
Robert Barron
bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, author, scholar and Catholic evangelist.
4,571
views
views
65
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
4,520
views
views
66
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara
Martyr and saint (1869–1927)
4,496
views
views
67
John I
pope
4,306
views
views
68
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
4,257
views
views
69
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
4,207
views
views
70
Michael Tate
legal academic, politician and priest in Tasmania, Australia (1945–2026)
4,083
views
views
71
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
4,066
views
views
72
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author (1911–1997)
4,046
views
views
73
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
3,902
views
views
74
John XII
Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964
3,881
views
views
75
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
3,865
views
views
76
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
3,814
views
views
77
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
3,682
views
views
78
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
3,611
views
views
79
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
3,551
views
views
80
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
3,527
views
views
81
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
3,459
views
views
82
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
3,436
views
views
83
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
3,374
views
views
84
Dunstan
Archbishop of Canterbury
3,294
views
views
85
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
3,285
views
views
86
Gregory Baum
Canadian theologian
3,257
views
views
87
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
3,250
views
views
88
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
3,235
views
views
89
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
3,218
views
views
90
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
3,184
views
views
91
John Donne
English poet and cleric (1572-1631)
3,171
views
views
92
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
3,167
views
views
93
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
3,146
views
views
94
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
3,146
views
views
95
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
3,133
views
views
96
Mark Driscoll
American pastor
3,133
views
views
97
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
3,120
views
views
98
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
3,108
views
views
99
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
3,102
views
views
100
Brendan the Navigator
Irish monastic saint
3,067
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