Trending Priests this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
2,121,461
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
131,429
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
108,457
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
99,163
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views
4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
87,272
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
70,366
views
views
6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
66,085
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
51,977
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
48,358
views
views
9
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
47,677
views
views
10
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
47,594
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
44,693
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
38,295
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
35,392
views
views
14
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
30,960
views
views
15
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
28,231
views
views
16
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
27,415
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
26,823
views
views
18
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
24,752
views
views
19
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
24,408
views
views
20
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
24,360
views
views
21
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
24,069
views
views
22
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
23,288
views
views
23
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
22,714
views
views
24
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
22,679
views
views
25
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
22,284
views
views
26
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
22,060
views
views
27
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
20,237
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
20,223
views
views
29
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
19,027
views
views
30
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
18,880
views
views
31
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
18,499
views
views
32
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
17,837
views
views
33
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
17,748
views
views
34
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
17,555
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views
35
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
17,198
views
views
36
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
16,364
views
views
37
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
16,143
views
views
38
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
16,065
views
views
39
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
16,058
views
views
40
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
15,581
views
views
41
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
15,482
views
views
42
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
15,290
views
views
43
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
15,253
views
views
44
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
15,135
views
views
45
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
15,062
views
views
46
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
15,045
views
views
47
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
14,839
views
views
48
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
14,712
views
views
49
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
14,485
views
views
50
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
13,870
views
views
51
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
13,759
views
views
52
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,724
views
views
53
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
13,700
views
views
54
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
13,606
views
views
55
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
13,429
views
views
56
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
13,248
views
views
57
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
13,235
views
views
58
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
13,234
views
views
59
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
12,669
views
views
60
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,501
views
views
61
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
12,445
views
views
62
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
12,414
views
views
63
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
12,090
views
views
64
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
11,897
views
views
65
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
11,882
views
views
66
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
11,782
views
views
67
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
11,582
views
views
68
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
11,496
views
views
69
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
11,216
views
views
70
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
11,046
views
views
71
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
11,024
views
views
72
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
10,942
views
views
73
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
10,545
views
views
74
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
10,524
views
views
75
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
10,429
views
views
76
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
10,266
views
views
77
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
10,173
views
views
78
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
10,164
views
views
79
James David Manning
American clergyman
10,114
views
views
80
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
10,020
views
views
81
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
9,822
views
views
82
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
9,280
views
views
83
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
9,278
views
views
84
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
9,067
views
views
85
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
8,934
views
views
86
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
8,814
views
views
87
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
8,716
views
views
88
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
8,683
views
views
89
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
8,412
views
views
90
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
8,296
views
views
91
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
8,296
views
views
92
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
8,057
views
views
93
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
8,019
views
views
94
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
8,009
views
views
95
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
7,935
views
views
96
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944)
7,934
views
views
97
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
7,885
views
views
98
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
7,864
views
views
99
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
7,830
views
views
100
Æthelred
Archbishop of Canterbury
7,785
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