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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660,888
Total Views (this week)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
67,121
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
34,169
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,930
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views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
26,183
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views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
23,727
views
views
6
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
22,263
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views
7
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
20,858
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views
8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
15,096
views
views
9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
14,312
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views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
14,040
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views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
12,499
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views
12
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
11,692
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views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
11,141
views
views
14
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
10,787
views
views
15
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
8,041
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views
16
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
7,938
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views
17
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
7,536
views
views
18
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
6,928
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views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
6,862
views
views
20
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
6,743
views
views
21
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
6,693
views
views
22
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
6,644
views
views
23
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
6,567
views
views
24
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
6,494
views
views
25
Malcolm Guite
English poet
6,421
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views
26
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
6,342
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views
27
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
6,188
views
views
28
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
6,078
views
views
29
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
5,646
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views
30
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
5,645
views
views
31
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
5,605
views
views
32
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
5,546
views
views
33
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
5,486
views
views
34
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
5,434
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views
35
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
5,083
views
views
36
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
5,039
views
views
37
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
4,949
views
views
38
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
4,786
views
views
39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
4,773
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views
40
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
4,576
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views
41
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
4,559
views
views
42
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
4,555
views
views
43
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
4,470
views
views
44
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
4,413
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views
45
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
4,410
views
views
46
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
4,258
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views
47
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
4,189
views
views
48
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,157
views
views
49
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
4,045
views
views
50
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
4,011
views
views
51
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
3,998
views
views
52
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,917
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views
53
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
3,913
views
views
54
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
3,790
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views
55
Jack Gilpin
American actor
3,740
views
views
56
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
3,617
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views
57
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
3,593
views
views
58
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
3,592
views
views
59
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
3,570
views
views
60
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,525
views
views
61
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,515
views
views
62
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
3,500
views
views
63
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
3,353
views
views
64
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
3,258
views
views
65
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,174
views
views
66
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
3,157
views
views
67
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
3,141
views
views
68
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
3,057
views
views
69
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
3,018
views
views
70
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
2,997
views
views
71
Johann Friedrich Oberlin
Alsatian pastor and philanthropist (1740-1826)
2,989
views
views
72
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
2,917
views
views
73
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
2,881
views
views
74
Fernando Lugo
47.° President of Paraguay
2,848
views
views
75
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
2,740
views
views
76
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
2,727
views
views
77
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
2,711
views
views
78
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,680
views
views
79
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
2,648
views
views
80
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
2,615
views
views
81
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
2,605
views
views
82
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
2,576
views
views
83
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
2,565
views
views
84
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
2,549
views
views
85
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
2,546
views
views
86
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
2,539
views
views
87
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
2,473
views
views
88
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
2,466
views
views
89
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
2,457
views
views
90
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
2,453
views
views
91
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
2,421
views
views
92
Mark Driscoll
American pastor
2,395
views
views
93
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
2,392
views
views
94
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
2,387
views
views
95
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
2,354
views
views
96
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
2,334
views
views
97
Cuthbert
7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)
2,330
views
views
98
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
2,314
views
views
99
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
2,314
views
views
100
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
2,309
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