Issue No. 1 · August 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 | 21.5 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  John Calvin  celebrity | 11.1 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Dietrich Bonhoeffer  celebrity | 9.5 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Solomon Burke celebrity | 7.6 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Raphael Warnock politicianAlive | 7.2 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Joachim Gauck politicianAlive | 7.1 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Jim Jones celebrity | 6.5 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Jerry Falwell celebrity | 6.4 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Jesse Jackson politician | 6.3 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Denis Mukwege  celebrityAlive | 6.2 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Pastors in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael Warnock politician | 7.2 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Joachim Gauck politician | 7.1 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Denis Mukwege celebrity | 6.2 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Joel Osteen politician | 5.6 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Joyce Meyer celebrity | 5.3 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Apollo Quiboloy  celebrity | 3.7 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Rick Warren celebrity | 3.6 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  David Oyedepo  celebrity | 3.6 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Cori Bush politician | 3.6 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Marco Antonio Rodríguez  celebrity | 3.4 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Pastors, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
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