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
1,882,843
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
108,153
views
views
2
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
95,848
views
views
3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
87,854
views
views
4
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
83,297
views
views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
62,385
views
views
6
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
54,681
views
views
7
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
49,538
views
views
8
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
42,188
views
views
9
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
40,674
views
views
10
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
39,352
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
37,484
views
views
12
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
31,598
views
views
13
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
30,920
views
views
14
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
29,849
views
views
15
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
26,324
views
views
16
Billy Graham
American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
25,968
views
views
17
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
23,806
views
views
18
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
23,608
views
views
19
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
21,775
views
views
20
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
21,596
views
views
21
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
21,551
views
views
22
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
21,539
views
views
23
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
21,033
views
views
24
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
19,609
views
views
25
Chad Ripperger
American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
19,027
views
views
26
Sarah Mullally
British Anglican archbishop
17,363
views
views
27
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
17,141
views
views
28
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
17,039
views
views
29
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
16,663
views
views
30
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
16,097
views
views
31
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
15,642
views
views
32
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
15,571
views
views
33
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
15,416
views
views
34
Raphael Warnock
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
15,401
views
views
35
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
15,380
views
views
36
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
15,290
views
views
37
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
14,874
views
views
38
Michael A. Aquino
American military officer and occultist
14,408
views
views
39
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
13,944
views
views
40
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
13,651
views
views
41
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
13,594
views
views
42
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
13,475
views
views
43
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
13,440
views
views
44
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
13,236
views
views
45
Cori Bush
American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
13,220
views
views
46
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
13,197
views
views
47
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
13,179
views
views
48
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
13,104
views
views
49
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
12,983
views
views
50
John Wesley
founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
12,862
views
views
51
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
12,558
views
views
52
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
12,521
views
views
53
Reverend Lovejoy
fictional character and singer from The Simpsons franchise
12,463
views
views
54
Saint Patrick
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
12,401
views
views
55
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
12,046
views
views
56
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
11,978
views
views
57
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
11,800
views
views
58
Fulton J. Sheen
American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
11,654
views
views
59
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Demond Wilson
American actor (1946-2026)
11,553
views
views
60
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
11,240
views
views
61
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
11,057
views
views
62
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
11,010
views
views
63
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
10,977
views
views
64
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)
10,956
views
views
65
Stanley Rother
American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)
10,932
views
views
66
Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
10,589
views
views
67
Brandon Lake
American Christian musician
10,522
views
views
68
Franklin Graham
American Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
10,234
views
views
69
Tia Dalma
character from Pirates of the Caribbean
10,183
views
views
70
James David Manning
American clergyman
10,114
views
views
71
Mariam Soulakiotis
Greek Orthodox (Old Calendarist) abbess and convicted serial killer (1883-1954)
10,062
views
views
72
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
10,058
views
views
73
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
10,018
views
views
74
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
9,967
views
views
75
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
9,904
views
views
76
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,885
views
views
77
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
9,812
views
views
78
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
9,352
views
views
79
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
9,155
views
views
80
Charles Stanley
American television evangelist
8,936
views
views
81
Ignatius of Antioch
late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
8,744
views
views
82
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
8,024
views
views
83
Gabriele Amorth
Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist (1925–2016)
7,861
views
views
84
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
7,848
views
views
85
Charles Spurgeon
British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)
7,796
views
views
86
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
7,788
views
views
87
Æthelred
Archbishop of Canterbury
7,782
views
views
88
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944)
7,772
views
views
89
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
7,744
views
views
90
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
7,637
views
views
91
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
7,612
views
views
92
Polycarp
bishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
7,579
views
views
93
Thomas Merton
priest and author (1915–1968)
7,552
views
views
94
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
7,417
views
views
95
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
7,416
views
views
96
Thomas Cranmer
leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
7,410
views
views
97
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
7,385
views
views
98
Mark Driscoll
American pastor
7,290
views
views
99
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
7,287
views
views
100
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
7,135
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