Issue No. 2 · September 2026
Pastors
The most famous pastors in the world: megachurch founders, televangelists and preachers across every continent.
The Most Famous Pastors in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Martin Luther King Jr.  politician | 22.4 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  John Calvin  celebrity | 12.1 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Dietrich Bonhoeffer  celebrity | 9.5 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Solomon Burke celebrity | 7.9 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Joachim Gauck politicianAlive | 7.1 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Jim Jones celebrity | 6.9 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Raphael Warnock politicianAlive | 6.6 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Denis Mukwege  celebrityAlive | 6.3 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Jesse Jackson politician | 6.3 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Maximilian Kolbe  celebrity | 6.3 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Pastors in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Gauck politician | 7.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Raphael Warnock politician | 6.6 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Denis Mukwege celebrity | 6.3 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Joel Osteen politician | 5.4 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Joyce Meyer celebrity | 4.8 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Rick Warren celebrity | 4.4 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  David Oyedepo  celebrity | 4.2 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Steven Furtick celebrity | 4.0 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Paula White-Cain celebrity | 3.7 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Enoch Adeboye celebrity | 3.6 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Pastors, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
- September 2026Martin Luther King Jr.AliveJoachim Gauckv5.70
- August 2026Martin Luther King Jr.AliveRaphael Warnockv5.62