Trending Priests — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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2,018,908
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
145,006
views
views
2
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,127
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
98,829
views
views
4
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
83,862
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
69,761
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
61,632
views
views
7
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
51,496
views
views
8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
48,265
views
views
9
Urbain Grandier
French priest
39,979
views
views
10
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
38,284
views
views
11
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
37,073
views
views
12
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
36,758
views
views
13
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
34,603
views
views
14
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
31,701
views
views
15
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
31,486
views
views
16
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
31,144
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
29,322
views
views
18
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
29,010
views
views
19
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
27,698
views
views
20
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
27,146
views
views
21
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
26,975
views
views
22
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
26,560
views
views
23
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
24,115
views
views
24
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
23,150
views
views
25
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
20,968
views
views
26
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
20,301
views
views
27
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
20,286
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
20,211
views
views
29
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
19,352
views
views
30
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
19,200
views
views
31
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
18,851
views
views
32
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
16,739
views
views
33
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
16,436
views
views
34
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
16,429
views
views
35
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
15,891
views
views
36
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
15,721
views
views
37
John of Capistrano
Franciscan friar and Catholic saint (1386–1456)
15,621
views
views
38
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
14,124
views
views
39
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
13,753
views
views
40
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
13,530
views
views
41
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
13,448
views
views
42
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
13,379
views
views
43
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
13,206
views
views
44
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
12,991
views
views
45
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
12,741
views
views
46
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
12,720
views
views
47
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
12,472
views
views
48
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
12,173
views
views
49
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
12,090
views
views
50
Anthony Mary Claret
Spanish Roman Catholic bishop, missionary and saint (1807-1870)
11,903
views
views
51
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
11,868
views
views
52
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
11,628
views
views
53
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
11,515
views
views
54
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
11,475
views
views
55
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
11,230
views
views
56
Ignatiy Tikhonovich Lapkin
Russian missionary, preacher
11,154
views
views
57
Andy Stanley
American Christian minister
10,952
views
views
58
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
10,889
views
views
59
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
10,637
views
views
60
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
10,536
views
views
61
Paul of the Cross
Italian mystic (1694-1775)
10,375
views
views
62
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
10,346
views
views
63
Carl Lentz
American pastor
10,300
views
views
64
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
10,052
views
views
65
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
10,035
views
views
66
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife (1909–1999)
9,807
views
views
67
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
9,657
views
views
68
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
9,628
views
views
69
Januarius
Bishop of Naples (232-305)
9,628
views
views
70
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,590
views
views
71
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
9,552
views
views
72
James Ussher
Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)
9,391
views
views
73
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
9,389
views
views
74
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
9,261
views
views
75
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
9,184
views
views
76
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
9,133
views
views
77
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
8,722
views
views
78
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
8,653
views
views
79
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
8,574
views
views
80
James Golka
American Catholic archbishop
8,568
views
views
81
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
8,527
views
views
82
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
8,512
views
views
83
Sam Childers
American activist
8,382
views
views
84
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
8,249
views
views
85
Peter of Alcantara
Spanish Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic saint
8,226
views
views
86
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
8,194
views
views
87
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984)
8,162
views
views
88
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
8,160
views
views
89
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
7,955
views
views
90
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
7,752
views
views
91
Jack Gilpin
American actor
7,732
views
views
92
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
7,709
views
views
93
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
7,560
views
views
94
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
7,437
views
views
95
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
7,366
views
views
96
Óscar Romero
Salvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980)
7,344
views
views
97
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
7,164
views
views
98
Eikō Kano
Japanese owarai talent, YouTuber, game commentator, singer-songwriter and kannushi (1982-)
7,115
views
views
99
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
7,080
views
views
100
I. Bartholomeos
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
7,035
views
views