Trending Priests in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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537,907
Total Views (this week)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
60,744
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2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
26,165
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views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
22,522
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
19,996
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
19,954
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
19,187
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
12,137
views
views
8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
12,081
views
views
9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
11,300
views
views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
11,038
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
9,998
views
views
12
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
8,939
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
8,822
views
views
14
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
8,790
views
views
15
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
7,382
views
views
16
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
6,009
views
views
17
Malcolm Guite
English poet
5,937
views
views
18
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
5,933
views
views
19
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
5,895
views
views
20
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
5,725
views
views
21
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
5,117
views
views
22
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
5,087
views
views
23
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
5,067
views
views
24
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
5,064
views
views
25
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
5,051
views
views
26
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
5,042
views
views
27
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
5,006
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
4,907
views
views
29
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
4,680
views
views
30
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
4,604
views
views
31
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
4,531
views
views
32
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
4,504
views
views
33
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
4,348
views
views
34
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
4,207
views
views
35
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
4,198
views
views
36
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
4,063
views
views
37
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
3,868
views
views
38
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
3,846
views
views
39
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
3,789
views
views
40
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
3,741
views
views
41
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
3,689
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views
42
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
3,662
views
views
43
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
3,630
views
views
44
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
3,615
views
views
45
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
3,611
views
views
46
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
3,570
views
views
47
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
3,551
views
views
48
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
3,488
views
views
49
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
3,471
views
views
50
D. Todd Christofferson
apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3,413
views
views
51
Jack Gilpin
American actor
3,288
views
views
52
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
3,268
views
views
53
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
3,138
views
views
54
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
3,039
views
views
55
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
2,969
views
views
56
Johann Friedrich Oberlin
Alsatian pastor and philanthropist (1740-1826)
2,945
views
views
57
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
2,936
views
views
58
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
2,934
views
views
59
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
2,889
views
views
60
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
2,882
views
views
61
Fernando Lugo
47.° President of Paraguay
2,879
views
views
62
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
2,862
views
views
63
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
2,817
views
views
64
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
2,782
views
views
65
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
2,767
views
views
66
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
2,724
views
views
67
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
2,701
views
views
68
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
2,678
views
views
69
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
2,677
views
views
70
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
2,664
views
views
71
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
2,627
views
views
72
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
2,585
views
views
73
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
2,497
views
views
74
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
2,434
views
views
75
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
2,421
views
views
76
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
2,394
views
views
77
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
2,377
views
views
78
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
2,350
views
views
79
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
2,337
views
views
80
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
2,329
views
views
81
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
2,305
views
views
82
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
2,178
views
views
83
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
2,143
views
views
84
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
2,127
views
views
85
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
2,122
views
views
86
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
2,115
views
views
87
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
2,090
views
views
88
Cuthbert
7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)
2,083
views
views
89
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
2,065
views
views
90
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
2,030
views
views
91
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
2,010
views
views
92
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
2,002
views
views
93
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
2,002
views
views
94
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
1,955
views
views
95
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
1,940
views
views
96
Steven Furtick
American minister
1,935
views
views
97
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
1,920
views
views
98
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
1,914
views
views
99
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
1,904
views
views
100
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
1,903
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