Trending Priests in USA this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sinéad O'Connor.
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1,050,218
Total Views (this month)
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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
56,819
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2
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
52,257
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views
3
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
50,837
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views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
50,039
views
views
5
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
29,694
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views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
28,325
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
25,840
views
views
8
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
21,438
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
21,314
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
20,561
views
views
11
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
19,890
views
views
12
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
19,424
views
views
13
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
19,342
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views
14
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
18,194
views
views
15
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
17,516
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views
16
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
17,346
views
views
17
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
16,479
views
views
18
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
15,132
views
views
19
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
14,213
views
views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
13,499
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views
21
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,340
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views
22
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
12,847
views
views
23
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
12,631
views
views
24
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
12,200
views
views
25
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
10,906
views
views
26
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
10,366
views
views
27
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
10,218
views
views
28
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
9,125
views
views
29
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
8,926
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views
30
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
8,831
views
views
31
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
8,806
views
views
32
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
8,798
views
views
33
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
8,586
views
views
34
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
8,506
views
views
35
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
8,499
views
views
36
James David Manning
American clergyman
8,438
views
views
37
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
8,401
views
views
38
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
8,291
views
views
39
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
8,113
views
views
40
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
8,063
views
views
41
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
7,944
views
views
42
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
7,712
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views
43
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
7,608
views
views
44
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
7,506
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views
45
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
7,265
views
views
46
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
7,197
views
views
47
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
7,089
views
views
48
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
6,993
views
views
49
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
6,913
views
views
50
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
6,903
views
views
51
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
6,862
views
views
52
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
6,722
views
views
53
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
6,542
views
views
54
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
6,519
views
views
55
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
6,373
views
views
56
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
6,324
views
views
57
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
6,240
views
views
58
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
6,234
views
views
59
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
6,208
views
views
60
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
5,981
views
views
61
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
5,964
views
views
62
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
5,958
views
views
63
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
5,892
views
views
64
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
5,884
views
views
65
Salvatore J. Cordileone
American Roman Catholic bishop
5,695
views
views
66
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
5,683
views
views
67
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
5,628
views
views
68
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
5,615
views
views
69
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
5,456
views
views
70
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
5,433
views
views
71
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
5,403
views
views
72
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
5,206
views
views
73
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
5,201
views
views
74
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
5,078
views
views
75
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
5,020
views
views
76
Peter Chrysologus
Bishop of Ravenna
4,965
views
views
77
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
4,865
views
views
78
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
4,781
views
views
79
Solanus Casey
American Capuchin friar and priest
4,679
views
views
80
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
4,618
views
views
81
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
4,612
views
views
82
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
4,562
views
views
83
Guilherme Peixoto
Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ
4,512
views
views
84
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
4,510
views
views
85
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
4,509
views
views
86
Elias Peter Hoayek
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (1843–1931)
4,433
views
views
87
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
4,409
views
views
88
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
4,380
views
views
89
Chris Bryant
British politician and MP (born 1962)
4,315
views
views
90
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
4,171
views
views
91
Chuck Swindoll
American pastor and Christian writer
4,081
views
views
92
William Stryker
fictional character in Marvel Comics
4,028
views
views
93
John Newton
Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
4,011
views
views
94
Fred Phelps
American pastor and activist (1929-2014)
3,999
views
views
95
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
3,999
views
views
96
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
British prince (1763-1827)
3,932
views
views
97
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
3,892
views
views
98
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
3,890
views
views
99
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
3,888
views
views
100
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
3,876
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