Trending Priests in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
4,823,155
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
265,373
views
views
2
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
255,383
views
views
3
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
226,006
views
views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
207,248
views
views
5
Mychal Judge
American Friar Minor and 1st WTC victim (1933–2001)
178,450
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
155,567
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
115,932
views
views
8
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
115,238
views
views
9
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
103,067
views
views
10
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
101,533
views
views
11
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
97,168
views
views
12
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
89,448
views
views
13
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
89,173
views
views
14
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
76,906
views
views
15
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
74,727
views
views
16
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
71,952
views
views
17
Dale Caldwell
American politician, academic administrator and author (born 1960)
64,713
views
views
18
Adam Hamilton
American pastor
61,956
views
views
19
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
58,844
views
views
20
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
57,326
views
views
21
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
57,091
views
views
22
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
47,640
views
views
23
Gaius Marius
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
47,065
views
views
24
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
45,732
views
views
25
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
45,544
views
views
26
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
44,561
views
views
27
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
43,935
views
views
28
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
43,564
views
views
29
John Ball
English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
43,281
views
views
30
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
40,911
views
views
31
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
40,420
views
views
32
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
39,934
views
views
33
Jonathan Cahn
American pastor & writer
39,576
views
views
34
Gregory of Nyssa
bishop of Nyssa Christian saint
39,521
views
views
35
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
39,202
views
views
36
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
38,635
views
views
37
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
38,048
views
views
38
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
37,112
views
views
39
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
36,649
views
views
40
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
36,286
views
views
41
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
36,030
views
views
42
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
35,617
views
views
43
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
34,686
views
views
44
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
34,488
views
views
45
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
33,352
views
views
46
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
32,629
views
views
47
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
32,461
views
views
48
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
32,342
views
views
49
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
31,322
views
views
50
Raymond Leo Burke
American Catholic cardinal
31,154
views
views
51
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
30,999
views
views
52
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
30,705
views
views
53
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
29,771
views
views
54
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
29,309
views
views
55
Gregory I
6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church
28,746
views
views
56
Jack Gilpin
American actor
28,499
views
views
57
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
27,621
views
views
58
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
27,587
views
views
59
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
27,429
views
views
60
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
27,189
views
views
61
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
27,075
views
views
62
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
27,031
views
views
63
Luis Antonio Tagle
Filipino Roman Catholic cardinal (1957-)
26,927
views
views
64
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
26,481
views
views
65
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
26,412
views
views
66
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014)
26,403
views
views
67
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
25,908
views
views
68
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
25,815
views
views
69
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
25,666
views
views
70
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
25,644
views
views
71
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
24,935
views
views
72
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
24,280
views
views
73
Januarius
Bishop of Naples (232-305)
23,917
views
views
74
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
23,423
views
views
75
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
23,174
views
views
76
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
22,865
views
views
77
John Chrysostom
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
22,543
views
views
78
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
22,092
views
views
79
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
21,977
views
views
80
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
21,789
views
views
81
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
21,648
views
views
82
Douglas Wilson
American covenant theologian and pastor (born 1953)
21,487
views
views
83
Francis Spellman
American Roman Catholic cardinal (1889–1967)
21,405
views
views
84
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
21,235
views
views
85
Robert Barron
American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, author, scholar and Catholic evangelist.
21,183
views
views
86
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
20,685
views
views
87
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
20,637
views
views
88
Pontian
pope
20,499
views
views
89
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)
20,480
views
views
90
John Wycliffe
English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church
20,371
views
views
91
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
19,659
views
views
92
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
19,557
views
views
93
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
19,392
views
views
94
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
19,248
views
views
95
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
18,895
views
views
96
Mari Emmanuel
Iraqi-born Australian Christian cleric
18,240
views
views
97
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
18,009
views
views
98
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
17,926
views
views
99
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
17,847
views
views
100
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
17,742
views
views