Musician

Paul Simonon

English musician and artist

1955 - today

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Paul Simonon

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Paul Simonon is the 1,021st most popular musician (up from 1,083rd in 2024), the 2,912th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,911th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular British Musician.

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280k

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Past 12 months

58.83

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

25

Paul Simonon's biography spans 25 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.83.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Paul Simonon ranks 1,021 out of 3,445. Before him are Tom Scott, Rob Zombie, John Scofield, Gustavo Cerati, Carmine Appice, and Éric Serra. After him are Joe Hahn, Oliver Mtukudzi, Alice Coltrane, Ted Nugent, Henry Cowell, and Berry Gordy.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Tom Scott
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,015
Rob Zombie
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,016
John Scofield
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,017
Gustavo Cerati
1959 - 2014
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,018
Carmine Appice
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,019
Éric Serra
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,020
Paul Simonon
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,021
Joe Hahn
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,022
Oliver Mtukudzi
1952 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,023
Alice Coltrane
1937 - 2007
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,024
Ted Nugent
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,025
Henry Cowell
1897 - 1965
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,026
Berry Gordy
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 1,027

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Paul Simonon ranks 217. Before him are Philippe Streiff, Clarence Gilyard, Johnnie To, Enzo Ghinazzi, John Kricfalusi, and Kate Mulgrew. After him are Oleg Salyukov, Steve Berry, Efim Zelmanov, Gilbert Gottfried, Koji Tanaka, and Dee Snider.

Others Born in 1955

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Philippe Streiff
RACING DRIVER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 211
Clarence Gilyard
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 212
Johnnie To
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 213
Enzo Ghinazzi
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 214
John Kricfalusi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 215
Kate Mulgrew
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 216
Paul Simonon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 217
Oleg Salyukov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 218
Steve Berry
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 219
Efim Zelmanov
MATHEMATICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 220
Gilbert Gottfried
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 221
Koji Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2026
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 222
Dee Snider
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 223

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Simonon ranks 2,912 out of 9,870. Before him are James A. Robinson (1960), Kathleen McKane Godfree (1896), Charles Barry (1795), William Robertson Smith (1846), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), and Jon Finch (1942). After him are John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Johann von Lamont (1805), Naomie Harris (1976), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), and Arnold Bax (1883).

Others born in United Kingdom

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James A. Robinson
ECONOMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,906
Kathleen McKane Godfree
TENNIS PLAYER
1896 - 1992
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,907
Charles Barry
ARCHITECT
1795 - 1860
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,908
William Robertson Smith
WRITER
1846 - 1894
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,909
Harvey Postlethwaite
ENGINEER
1944 - 1999
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,910
Jon Finch
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,911
Paul Simonon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,912
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1914
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,913
Alexander William Williamson
CHEMIST
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,914
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 2,915
Naomie Harris
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 2,916
Penelope Fitzgerald
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,917
Arnold Bax
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,918