Trending Priests this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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644,801
Total Views (this week)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
32,923
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
30,712
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3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,021
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4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
26,060
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5
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
19,320
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6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
16,852
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views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
16,542
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views
8
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
15,970
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views
9
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
13,999
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views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
13,273
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views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
12,722
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views
12
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
12,707
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views
13
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
12,424
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views
14
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
11,447
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views
15
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
10,158
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views
16
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (1696-1787)
9,597
views
views
17
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
9,492
views
views
18
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
9,428
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views
19
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
8,696
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views
20
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
7,216
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views
21
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
7,089
views
views
22
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
7,036
views
views
23
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
6,934
views
views
24
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
6,931
views
views
25
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
6,898
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views
26
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
6,504
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views
27
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
6,423
views
views
28
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
5,832
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views
29
James David Manning
American clergyman
5,476
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views
30
Stella Immanuel
Cameroonian physician
5,452
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views
31
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
5,437
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views
32
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
5,419
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views
33
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
5,341
views
views
34
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
5,327
views
views
35
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
5,258
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views
36
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,219
views
views
37
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
5,205
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views
38
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
4,990
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views
39
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
4,979
views
views
40
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,947
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views
41
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
4,784
views
views
42
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
4,759
views
views
43
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
4,715
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views
44
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
4,595
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views
45
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
4,518
views
views
46
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
4,513
views
views
47
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
4,458
views
views
48
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
4,442
views
views
49
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
4,344
views
views
50
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
4,283
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views
51
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
4,249
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views
52
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
4,221
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views
53
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
4,215
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views
54
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
4,103
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views
55
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
4,054
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views
56
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
4,050
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views
57
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
4,022
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views
58
Jean-Marie Vianney
French priest and saint (1786–1859)
3,830
views
views
59
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
3,814
views
views
60
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
3,764
views
views
61
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
3,759
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views
62
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,754
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views
63
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
3,696
views
views
64
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
3,642
views
views
65
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,538
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views
66
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
3,511
views
views
67
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
3,422
views
views
68
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
3,414
views
views
69
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
3,408
views
views
70
Robert Sirico
American priest and think tank founder
3,364
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views
71
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
3,361
views
views
72
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,342
views
views
73
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
3,305
views
views
74
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,271
views
views
75
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
3,263
views
views
76
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
3,259
views
views
77
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
3,241
views
views
78
Sergius IV
Pope from 1009 to 1012
3,201
views
views
79
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,140
views
views
80
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
3,138
views
views
81
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
3,094
views
views
82
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
3,092
views
views
83
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
3,038
views
views
84
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
3,019
views
views
85
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,958
views
views
86
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
2,943
views
views
87
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
2,906
views
views
88
Henri Nouwen
Dutch priest and writer (1932-1996)
2,863
views
views
89
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,815
views
views
90
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
2,806
views
views
91
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
2,782
views
views
92
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
2,667
views
views
93
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014)
2,656
views
views
94
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
2,636
views
views
95
John Onaiyekan
Catholic archbishop
2,613
views
views
96
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
2,599
views
views
97
Solanus Casey
American Capuchin friar and priest
2,596
views
views
98
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
British prince (1763-1827)
2,582
views
views
99
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
2,582
views
views
100
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
2,536
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