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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795,024
Total Views (this month)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
77,116
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
39,672
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
36,661
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views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
34,581
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
30,091
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
25,022
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
22,308
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
18,253
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views
9
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
17,241
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
16,858
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
15,796
views
views
12
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
14,672
views
views
13
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
14,487
views
views
14
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
13,256
views
views
15
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
10,287
views
views
16
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
10,156
views
views
17
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
10,137
views
views
18
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
9,533
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
9,289
views
views
20
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
8,522
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views
21
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
8,512
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views
22
Malcolm Guite
English poet
8,497
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views
23
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
7,925
views
views
24
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
7,571
views
views
25
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
7,223
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views
26
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
7,061
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views
27
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
6,959
views
views
28
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
6,917
views
views
29
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
6,897
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views
30
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
6,828
views
views
31
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
6,815
views
views
32
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
6,604
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views
33
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
6,506
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views
34
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
6,392
views
views
35
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
6,248
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views
36
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
6,241
views
views
37
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
6,225
views
views
38
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
6,097
views
views
39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
5,850
views
views
40
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
5,743
views
views
41
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
5,674
views
views
42
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,487
views
views
43
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
5,465
views
views
44
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
5,018
views
views
45
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
5,001
views
views
46
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
4,837
views
views
47
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
4,792
views
views
48
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
4,770
views
views
49
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
4,685
views
views
50
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
4,683
views
views
51
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
4,671
views
views
52
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
4,628
views
views
53
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
4,534
views
views
54
Jack Gilpin
American actor
4,526
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views
55
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,434
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views
56
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
4,398
views
views
57
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
4,384
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views
58
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
4,372
views
views
59
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
4,339
views
views
60
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
4,205
views
views
61
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
4,156
views
views
62
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,989
views
views
63
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
3,880
views
views
64
Ivo of Kermartin
Breton priest and saint (1253-1303)
3,832
views
views
65
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
3,799
views
views
66
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,726
views
views
67
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
3,717
views
views
68
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
3,595
views
views
69
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
3,440
views
views
70
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
3,437
views
views
71
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
3,405
views
views
72
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
3,353
views
views
73
Hieromonk Roman
Russian musician
3,352
views
views
74
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
3,249
views
views
75
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
3,243
views
views
76
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
3,208
views
views
77
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
3,207
views
views
78
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
3,142
views
views
79
Cuthbert
7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)
3,135
views
views
80
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
3,125
views
views
81
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
3,101
views
views
82
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
3,064
views
views
83
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
3,038
views
views
84
Fernando Lugo
47.° President of Paraguay
3,029
views
views
85
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
3,021
views
views
86
Augustine of Canterbury
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
3,012
views
views
87
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
3,006
views
views
88
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
2,998
views
views
89
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
2,971
views
views
90
D. Todd Christofferson
apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
2,959
views
views
91
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
2,957
views
views
92
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
2,957
views
views
93
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
2,955
views
views
94
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
2,930
views
views
95
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
2,908
views
views
96
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
2,898
views
views
97
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
2,861
views
views
98
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
2,859
views
views
99
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
2,788
views
views
100
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
2,770
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