Trending Priests in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
100
Ranked
1,437,813
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
134,919
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
72,090
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
63,605
views
views
4
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
60,620
views
views
5
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
54,319
views
views
6
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
43,058
views
views
7
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
36,152
views
views
8
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
35,944
views
views
9
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
30,943
views
views
10
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
30,744
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
27,378
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
24,580
views
views
13
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
22,155
views
views
14
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
20,588
views
views
15
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
19,451
views
views
16
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
19,416
views
views
17
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
18,353
views
views
18
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
16,041
views
views
19
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
16,000
views
views
20
Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the
14,885
views
views
21
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
14,427
views
views
22
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
14,153
views
views
23
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
14,147
views
views
24
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
14,068
views
views
25
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
13,937
views
views
26
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
13,836
views
views
27
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
13,604
views
views
28
Malcolm Guite
English poet
13,454
views
views
29
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
13,211
views
views
30
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
13,067
views
views
31
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
12,836
views
views
32
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,212
views
views
33
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
12,210
views
views
34
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
11,802
views
views
35
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
11,335
views
views
36
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
10,937
views
views
37
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
10,908
views
views
38
Augustine of Canterbury
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
10,838
views
views
39
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
10,837
views
views
40
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
10,632
views
views
41
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
10,528
views
views
42
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
10,313
views
views
43
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
9,949
views
views
44
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
9,681
views
views
45
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
9,631
views
views
46
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
9,621
views
views
47
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
9,244
views
views
48
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
9,194
views
views
49
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
9,050
views
views
50
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
8,990
views
views
51
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
8,962
views
views
52
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
8,933
views
views
53
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
8,759
views
views
54
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
8,548
views
views
55
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
8,510
views
views
56
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
8,273
views
views
57
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
8,163
views
views
58
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
8,062
views
views
59
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
7,977
views
views
60
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
7,888
views
views
61
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
7,856
views
views
62
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
7,825
views
views
63
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
7,568
views
views
64
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
7,175
views
views
65
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
7,065
views
views
66
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
7,010
views
views
67
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
6,991
views
views
68
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
6,926
views
views
69
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
6,752
views
views
70
Jack Gilpin
American actor
6,738
views
views
71
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Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and TV personality (1946-2026)
6,598
views
views
72
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
6,420
views
views
73
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
6,345
views
views
74
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
6,324
views
views
75
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
6,323
views
views
76
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
6,317
views
views
77
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
6,257
views
views
78
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
6,211
views
views
79
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
6,161
views
views
80
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
6,038
views
views
81
Polycarp
Christian bishop of Smyrna
5,857
views
views
82
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
5,851
views
views
83
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
5,845
views
views
84
James David Manning
American clergyman
5,831
views
views
85
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
5,779
views
views
86
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
5,701
views
views
87
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth
bishop of the Church of England
5,690
views
views
88
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
5,643
views
views
89
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
5,503
views
views
90
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
5,472
views
views
91
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
5,459
views
views
92
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
5,381
views
views
93
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
5,359
views
views
94
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
5,240
views
views
95
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
5,187
views
views
96
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
5,168
views
views
97
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
5,074
views
views
98
David Jeremiah
American pastor and author
5,047
views
views
99
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
4,955
views
views
100
Brittni De La Mora
American pornographic actress
4,903
views
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