MUSICIAN

Bernard Sumner

1956 - Today

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Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and techno music scenes, as well as their various related genres, and was an early influence on the Manchester music scene that presaged the Madchester movement of the late 1980s centred on Factory Records and The Haçienda club in Manchester. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Sumner has received more than 2,352,654 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Sumner is the 1,318th most popular musician (up from 1,395th in 2019), the 3,484th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,621st in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bernard Sumner ranks 1,318 out of 3,175. Before him are Brad Whitford, Steve Swallow, Bernard Edwards, Cliff Martinez, James LoMenzo, and John Mayhew. After him are Michel Camilo, Chrisye, Steve Hogarth, Jon Hiseman, Richard Manuel, and John Myung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Bernard Sumner ranks 289. Before him are Ulrike Meyfarth, Edson Tavares, Ernie Brandts, Rainer Woelki, Sergei Sukhoruchenkov, and Alina Fernández. After him are Steve Hogarth, David E. Kelley, Cris Morena, Tomáš Šmíd, Bernie Shaw, and Kazumi Tsubota.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernard Sumner ranks 3,484 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Hampson (1907), Æthelthryth (636), Don Thompson (1933), Natascha McElhone (1969), Claire Foy (1984), and John Mayhew (1947). After him are Steve Hogarth (1956), Frederick Guthrie (1833), Jon Hiseman (1944), Hannah More (1745), Jenny Agutter (1952), and Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bernard Sumner ranks 210. Before him are Andy Bown (1946), Bert Jansch (1943), Joe Jackson (1954), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Neil Murray (1950), and John Mayhew (1947). After him are Steve Hogarth (1956), Jon Hiseman (1944), Dave Holland (1946), Gerald Moore (1899), Jonny Greenwood (1971), and Solomon (1902).

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