Trending Priests this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
1,329,492
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
118,278
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
68,082
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
60,223
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
55,684
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
52,419
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
38,093
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
36,955
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
30,987
views
views
9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
29,200
views
views
10
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
27,808
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
27,668
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
26,039
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
20,958
views
views
14
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
20,931
views
views
15
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
19,180
views
views
16
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
18,838
views
views
17
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
17,172
views
views
18
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
15,459
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
15,434
views
views
20
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
15,399
views
views
21
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
15,288
views
views
22
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
13,470
views
views
23
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
13,426
views
views
24
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
13,310
views
views
25
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
13,297
views
views
26
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
13,049
views
views
27
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
12,359
views
views
28
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,128
views
views
29
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
11,685
views
views
30
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
11,552
views
views
31
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
11,472
views
views
32
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
11,309
views
views
33
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
11,262
views
views
34
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
11,192
views
views
35
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
10,658
views
views
36
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
10,252
views
views
37
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
10,234
views
views
38
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
10,075
views
views
39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
10,073
views
views
40
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
9,990
views
views
41
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
9,921
views
views
42
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
9,550
views
views
43
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
9,478
views
views
44
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
8,846
views
views
45
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
8,788
views
views
46
Malcolm Guite
English poet
8,497
views
views
47
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
8,282
views
views
48
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
8,244
views
views
49
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
8,214
views
views
50
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
7,878
views
views
51
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
7,865
views
views
52
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
7,711
views
views
53
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
7,643
views
views
54
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
7,630
views
views
55
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
7,549
views
views
56
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
7,548
views
views
57
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
7,500
views
views
58
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
7,432
views
views
59
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
7,248
views
views
60
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
7,041
views
views
61
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
7,039
views
views
62
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
6,903
views
views
63
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
6,737
views
views
64
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
6,462
views
views
65
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
6,350
views
views
66
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
6,349
views
views
67
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
6,328
views
views
68
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
6,283
views
views
69
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
6,220
views
views
70
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
5,752
views
views
71
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
5,702
views
views
72
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth
bishop of the Church of England
5,621
views
views
73
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
5,503
views
views
74
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
5,431
views
views
75
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
5,416
views
views
76
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
5,361
views
views
77
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
5,352
views
views
78
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
5,335
views
views
79
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
5,179
views
views
80
Jack Gilpin
American actor
5,147
views
views
81
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
5,145
views
views
82
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
5,091
views
views
83
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
5,026
views
views
84
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
5,018
views
views
85
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
5,006
views
views
86
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
4,987
views
views
87
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
4,973
views
views
88
Ivan Okhlobystin
Russian actor and writer
4,966
views
views
89
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
4,957
views
views
90
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
4,842
views
views
91
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
4,802
views
views
92
Kirill I of Moscow
21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
4,797
views
views
93
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
4,792
views
views
94
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
4,746
views
views
95
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
4,735
views
views
96
Caiaphas
Jewish High Priest (c. 14 BC - c. 46 AD)
4,725
views
views
97
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
4,692
views
views
98
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
4,663
views
views
99
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
4,662
views
views
100
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
4,644
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