Trending Priests — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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12,080,781
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
1,335,568
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
526,581
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
496,151
views
views
4
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
425,408
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
361,762
views
views
6
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
355,140
views
views
7
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
317,466
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
286,344
views
views
9
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
285,343
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
266,686
views
views
11
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
239,388
views
views
12
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
222,776
views
views
13
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
211,723
views
views
14
Mychal Judge
American Friar Minor and 1st WTC victim (1933–2001)
200,664
views
views
15
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
179,817
views
views
16
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
179,001
views
views
17
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
169,473
views
views
18
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
159,663
views
views
19
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
145,225
views
views
20
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
143,651
views
views
21
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
136,688
views
views
22
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
130,371
views
views
23
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
122,825
views
views
24
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
122,111
views
views
25
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
115,600
views
views
26
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
109,405
views
views
27
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
107,989
views
views
28
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
106,714
views
views
29
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
103,743
views
views
30
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
101,693
views
views
31
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
96,637
views
views
32
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
94,497
views
views
33
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
94,428
views
views
34
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
92,918
views
views
35
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
91,746
views
views
36
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
90,132
views
views
37
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
88,341
views
views
38
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
86,738
views
views
39
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
86,173
views
views
40
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
85,747
views
views
41
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
84,853
views
views
42
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
84,601
views
views
43
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
84,284
views
views
44
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
83,782
views
views
45
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
83,612
views
views
46
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
81,340
views
views
47
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
78,516
views
views
48
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
77,958
views
views
49
José María Morelos
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
76,271
views
views
50
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
74,254
views
views
51
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
73,986
views
views
52
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
73,909
views
views
53
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
73,555
views
views
54
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
71,537
views
views
55
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
71,253
views
views
56
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
70,680
views
views
57
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
67,270
views
views
58
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
67,132
views
views
59
Dale Caldwell
American politician, academic administrator and author (born 1960)
67,061
views
views
60
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
66,106
views
views
61
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
64,598
views
views
62
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
63,767
views
views
63
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
63,153
views
views
64
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
62,209
views
views
65
Januarius
Bishop of Naples (232-305)
62,027
views
views
66
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
61,987
views
views
67
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
59,783
views
views
68
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
59,347
views
views
69
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
56,899
views
views
70
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
56,695
views
views
71
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
55,789
views
views
72
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
55,786
views
views
73
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
54,918
views
views
74
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
54,893
views
views
75
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
53,381
views
views
76
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
51,841
views
views
77
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
50,384
views
views
78
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
49,005
views
views
79
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
48,460
views
views
80
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
48,134
views
views
81
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
47,902
views
views
82
Gregory of Nyssa
bishop of Nyssa Christian saint
47,742
views
views
83
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German politician (Sudeten German Party, NSDAP), MdR, executed war criminal and Holocaust perpetrator (1898–1946)
46,916
views
views
84
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
45,676
views
views
85
Jonathan Cahn
American pastor & writer
45,446
views
views
86
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
45,043
views
views
87
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
44,144
views
views
88
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
43,823
views
views
89
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
43,743
views
views
90
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
43,463
views
views
91
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
42,726
views
views
92
Jack Gilpin
American actor
42,397
views
views
93
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
42,390
views
views
94
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
40,973
views
views
95
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
40,900
views
views
96
John Wycliffe
English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church
40,751
views
views
97
Bartolomé de las Casas
Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)
40,565
views
views
98
Raymond Leo Burke
American Catholic cardinal
40,009
views
views
99
Sergius of Radonezh
Russian saint (1314-1392)
39,666
views
views
100
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
39,164
views
views