Trending Priests in Russia — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
548,523
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
36,994
views
views
2
Sergius of Radonezh
Russian saint (1314-1392)
32,112
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
24,631
views
views
4
Ivan Okhlobystin
Russian actor and writer
22,296
views
views
5
Kirill
bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
21,677
views
views
6
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
15,388
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
13,001
views
views
8
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
12,589
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
12,420
views
views
10
Fyodor Konyukhov
Russian traveler
11,793
views
views
11
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
10,297
views
views
12
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
10,111
views
views
13
Patriarch Alexius II
15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929–2008)
9,682
views
views
14
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
9,319
views
views
15
Oleksandr Turchynov
Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, and Doctor of Economic Sciences
9,197
views
views
16
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
8,968
views
views
17
Seraphim of Sarov
Russian Saint and Wonderworker
8,593
views
views
18
Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
Russian saint and surgeon (1877-1961)
8,506
views
views
19
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
8,047
views
views
20
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
7,845
views
views
21
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
7,557
views
views
22
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
6,764
views
views
23
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
6,427
views
views
24
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
6,079
views
views
25
Alexander Men
Russian theologian (1935–1990)
5,913
views
views
26
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
5,905
views
views
27
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
5,653
views
views
28
Tikhon
bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and writer (born 1958)
5,636
views
views
29
Georgy Gapon
Russian priest (1870-1906)
5,105
views
views
30
Ignatiy Tikhonovich Lapkin
Russian missionary, preacher
5,098
views
views
31
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,607
views
views
32
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
4,534
views
views
33
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
4,501
views
views
34
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
4,494
views
views
35
Dimitry Smirnov
Russian Orthodox archpriest (1951-2020)
4,467
views
views
36
Patriarch Philaret of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
4,452
views
views
37
Hilarion (Alfeyev)
Russian bishop
4,449
views
views
38
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
4,167
views
views
39
Hieromonk Roman
Russian musician
4,031
views
views
40
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
3,990
views
views
41
Avvakum
Russian protopope
3,972
views
views
42
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
8th Patriarch of Moscow (1652–1666)
3,892
views
views
43
John of Kronstadt
Russian saint (1829–1908)
3,886
views
views
44
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
3,739
views
views
45
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
3,694
views
views
46
Aleksey Uminsky
Russian Orthodox priest
3,647
views
views
47
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
3,614
views
views
48
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop (1910–1990)
3,582
views
views
49
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
3,509
views
views
50
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,440
views
views
51
Alexy I of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (1877–1970)
3,436
views
views
52
Zosima
Russian archbishop
3,381
views
views
53
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
3,238
views
views
54
Ilie Nozdrin
Russian schema-archimandrite
3,222
views
views
55
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
3,124
views
views
56
Pavel Florensky
Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and Neomartyr (1882–1937)
3,101
views
views
57
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
3,006
views
views
58
Gabriel Urgebadze
Georgian saint (1929–1995)
2,786
views
views
59
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
2,758
views
views
60
Tikhon of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
2,678
views
views
61
Sergiy Romanov
former priest from Russia
2,676
views
views
62
Philaret
The Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’-Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarchate (1929-2026)
2,674
views
views
63
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow
head of the Russian Orthodox Church (1867–1944)
2,626
views
views
64
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
2,616
views
views
65
Wissarion (Stretowycz)
2,615
views
views
66
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
2,498
views
views
67
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
2,362
views
views
68
Yakov Krotov
Russian activist
2,355
views
views
69
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
2,337
views
views
70
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
2,333
views
views
71
Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498)
2,324
views
views
72
I. Bartholomeos
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
2,263
views
views
73
John II Casimir Vasa
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1648–1668; (1609-1672)
2,234
views
views
74
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
2,222
views
views
75
Basil of Caesarea
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
2,160
views
views
76
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
2,145
views
views
77
Nectarius of Aegina
Metropolitan of Pentapolis (1846–1920)
2,128
views
views
78
Pavel Ostrovsky
2,123
views
views
79
Nikolay Guryanov
Russian priest (1909–2002)
2,113
views
views
80
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
2,109
views
views
81
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
2,055
views
views
82
Cyril of Turaw
Belarusian and Ukrainian saint
2,011
views
views
83
Arsenios the Cappadocian
Greek monk
2,001
views
views
84
Gregory the Illuminator
patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
1,993
views
views
85
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
1,952
views
views
86
Orest Berezovskyi
Ukrainian bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
1,931
views
views
87
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,920
views
views
88
Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow
Russian Orthodox bishop, venerated as a saint and martyr
1,837
views
views
89
John Krestiankin
Russian monk (1910-2006)
1,830
views
views
90
Anthony of Sourozh
Russian Orthodox bishop and theological author (1914-2003)
1,820
views
views
91
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
1,773
views
views
92
Lope de Vega
Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
1,745
views
views
93
Philaret Drozdov
Russian bishop (1783-1867)
1,737
views
views
94
Jozef Tiso
Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945
1,736
views
views
95
Melisandre
character in A Song of Ice and Fire
1,728
views
views
96
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
1,727
views
views
97
Morgan le Fay
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,727
views
views
98
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
1,710
views
views
99
Ilia II of Georgia
Patriarch of Georgia (1933–2026)
1,689
views
views
100
Juvenal
Eastern Orthodox Archbishop
1,688
views
views