Trending Priests in Japan this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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11,585
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025β)
1,472
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2
EikΕ Kano
Japanese comedian, singer, and kannushi
1,328
views
views
3
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC β AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
692
views
views
4
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
602
views
views
5
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506β1552)
412
views
views
6
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
387
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
321
views
views
8
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
302
views
views
9
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978β2005)
250
views
views
10
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
247
views
views
11
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005β2013)
239
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views
12
Atsuko Ikeda
Japanese former princess; fourth daughter of Emperor ShΕwa and Empress KΕjun
232
views
views
13
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
206
views
views
14
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Japanese former princess; daughter of Emperor ShΕwa and Empress KΕjun (1929β1989)
185
views
views
15
Uemura Masahisa
Christian pastor (1857-1925)
180
views
views
16
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
168
views
views
17
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929β1968)
166
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views
18
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483β1546)
147
views
views
19
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
139
views
views
20
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354β430)
132
views
views
21
Maeda Gen'i
daimyo
115
views
views
22
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
112
views
views
23
Kamo no ChΕmei
Japanese poet
100
views
views
24
ChΕ« Kosaka
Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, gospel singer, pastor (1948-2022)
92
views
views
25
Father Brown
fictional priest-detective created by British writer G.K. Chesterton
84
views
views
26
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225β1274)
82
views
views
27
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918β2018)
79
views
views
28
JuliΓ£o Nakaura
Christian samurai of the Sengoku period, member of TenshΕ embassy
74
views
views
29
Takuan SΕhΕ
Japanese Buddhist priest
70
views
views
30
Adrian IV
Pope from 1154 to 1159
70
views
views
31
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
69
views
views
32
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810β1903)
68
views
views
33
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
64
views
views
34
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
63
views
views
35
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese Christian social reformer (1888β1960)
57
views
views
36
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548β1600)
56
views
views
37
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Japanese archbishop
56
views
views
38
Sawabe Takuma
56
views
views
39
SinΓ©ad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966β2023)
53
views
views
40
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897β1978)
52
views
views
41
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106β43 BC)
52
views
views
42
Little Richard
American musician (1932β2020)
51
views
views
43
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
51
views
views
44
Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
51
views
views
45
Alessandro Valignano
Italian Jesuit missionary
49
views
views
46
TaizΕ Jinnouchi
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, pastor (1965-)
49
views
views
47
Peter Kasui Kibe
Japanese Jesuit
48
views
views
48
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906β1945)
48
views
views
49
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667β1745)
47
views
views
50
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492β1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
47
views
views
51
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894β1941)
46
views
views
52
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
46
views
views
53
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478β1534)
45
views
views
54
Tomoshi Okuda
Japanese pastor
45
views
views
55
Thomas Aquino ManβyΕ Maeda
Japanese Cardinal
45
views
views
56
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
45
views
views
57
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931β1978)
45
views
views
58
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
43
views
views
59
noro
priestess of the Ryukyuan religion
43
views
views
60
Arthur Masayuki Hollands
American pastor
42
views
views
61
Naohiro Sakamoto
42
views
views
62
Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567β1643)
42
views
views
63
Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji
41
views
views
64
MartinΓ£o Hara
Christian samurai of the Sengoku period. member of TenshΕ embassy
41
views
views
65
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
41
views
views
66
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-PΓ©rigord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
41
views
views
67
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
41
views
views
68
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
40
views
views
69
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822β1884)
39
views
views
70
Boniface VIII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
38
views
views
71
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author (1911β1997)
38
views
views
72
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803β1882)
37
views
views
73
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
36
views
views
74
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
36
views
views
75
Tokuharu Miki
Japanese founder of the Church of Perfect Liberty
36
views
views
76
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098β1179)
36
views
views
77
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
36
views
views
78
Martin NiemΓΆller
German theologian (1892β1984)
36
views
views
79
Steve Fox
Japanese bassist, pastor (1953-)
36
views
views
80
KujΕ Hisatada
kuge
35
views
views
81
Yuna
fictional character in Final Fantasy X
35
views
views
82
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926β2002)
34
views
views
83
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
33
views
views
84
Saeki Masanaga
33
views
views
85
Fusako Kitashirakawa
daughter of Emperor Meiji; spouse of Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (1890-1974)
31
views
views
86
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
31
views
views
87
William Kamm
Australian child abuser
31
views
views
88
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
31
views
views
89
Judah Maccabee
2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids
30
views
views
90
Katsuisa Sakai
29
views
views
91
Tamaki Uemura
Japanese pastor (1890-1982)
29
views
views
92
Giovanni Battista Sidotti
Italian priest
29
views
views
93
Naruse JinzΕ
Japanese educational reformer
29
views
views
94
Yin Jiao
the leader of Tai Sui gods, the prince of Shang dynasty in Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods)
29
views
views
95
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
29
views
views
96
Leo I
Pope from 440 to 461 (390β461)
28
views
views
97
Kim Shin-jo
North Korean defector
28
views
views
98
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
27
views
views
99
IchirΕ Inui
27
views
views
100
Nicholas of Japan
Russian Orthodox priest
27
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