1950 - 2020
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, and occultist who rose to notability as the founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective and lead vocalist of seminal industrial band Throbbing Gristle. P-Orridge was also a founding member of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth occult group, and fronted the experimental band Psychic TV. Born in Manchester as Neil Andrew Megson, P-Orridge developed an early interest in art, occultism, and the avant-garde while at Solihull School. After dropping out of studies at the University of Hull, Megson moved into a counter-cultural commune in London and adopted Genesis P-Orridge as their nom-de-guerre. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Genesis P-Orridge has received more than 1,349,552 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Genesis P-Orridge is the 623rd most popular singer (up from 1,138th in 2019), the 2,093rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,135th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 623 out of 3,541. Before her are Đorđe Balašević, Sertab Erener, Melissa Etheridge, Agathonas Iakovidis, Ian Dury, and Idir. After her are Renate Müller, Philipp Kirkorov, Akon, Martti Talvela, Daddy Yankee, and Massiel.
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 617
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 618
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 619
1955 - 2020
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 620
1942 - 2000
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 621
1949 - 2020
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 622
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 623
1906 - 1937
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 624
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 625
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 626
1935 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 627
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 628
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 629
Among people born in 1950, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 162. Before her are Dudu Georgescu, Bruce Boxleitner, Yuen Wah, Takao Orii, Moshe Ya'alon, and Carl Palmer. After her are Andrzej Szarmach, Keizo Imai, Bertrand Delanoë, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Anton Ondruš, and Jan Zajíc. Among people deceased in 2020, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 288. Before her are Kristina Lugn, Louis Nirenberg, Pete Rademacher, Agathonas Iakovidis, Idir, and Alfred Körner. After her are Jaroslav Pollák, Pietro Anastasi, Marlene Ahrens, Tengiz Sigua, Neil Peart, and Rhonda Fleming.
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 156
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 157
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 158
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 159
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 160
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 161
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 162
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 163
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 164
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 165
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 166
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 167
1950 - 1969
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 168
1948 - 2020
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 282
1925 - 2020
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 283
1928 - 2020
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 284
1955 - 2020
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 285
1949 - 2020
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 286
1926 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 287
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 288
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 289
1948 - 2020
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 290
1933 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 291
1934 - 2020
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 292
1952 - 2020
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 293
1923 - 2020
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 294
Among people born in United Kingdom, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 2,093 out of 6,924. Before her are Ian Dury (1942), John Gilbert Baker (1834), Ine of Wessex (700), Joan Hickson (1906), Carl Palmer (1950), and Peter Atkins (1940). After her are Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Joseph Larmor (1857), Steve Winwood (1948), Sister Nivedita (1867), Sharon Osbourne (1952), and Alexander Parkes (1813).
1942 - 2000
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 2,087
1834 - 1920
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2,088
700 - 728
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2,089
1906 - 1998
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2,090
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,091
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,092
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,093
1075 - 1117
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,094
1857 - 1942
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,095
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,096
1867 - 1911
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,097
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,098
1813 - 1890
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,099
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 72. Before her are Peter Frampton (1950), Dua Lipa (1995), Geri Halliwell (1972), James Blunt (1974), Neil Tennant (1954), and Ian Dury (1942). After her are Gary Brooker (1945), Christine McVie (1943), Sandie Shaw (1947), Adele (1988), Liam Payne (1993), and Jimmy Somerville (1961).
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 66
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 67
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 68
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 69
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 70
1942 - 2000
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 71
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 72
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 73
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 74
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 75
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 76
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 77
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 78