1939 - 2004
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. Peel was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Peel has received more than 2,375,935 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. John Peel is the 27th most popular presenter (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,718th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,273rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Presenter.
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Among presenters, John Peel ranks 27 out of 110. Before him are Sharon Osbourne, Thomas Gottschalk, Howard Stern, Michael Buffer, Peter R. de Vries, and Mike Bongiorno. After him are Conan O'Brien, Yoo Jae-suk, David Frost, Barbara Walters, Joey Bishop, and Phil McGraw.
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 21
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 22
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 23
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 24
1956 - 2021
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 25
1924 - 2009
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 26
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 27
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 28
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 29
1939 - 2013
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 30
1929 - 2022
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 31
1918 - 2007
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 32
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 33
Among people born in 1939, John Peel ranks 269. Before him are Norma Cappagli, José Emilio Pacheco, James Mancham, Robert Waseige, Tom Hayden, and Dezső Novák. After him are Vaçe Zela, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Ole Ellefsæter, Joseph Vilsmaier, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Ljiljana Petrović. Among people deceased in 2004, John Peel ranks 154. Before him are Carvalho Leite, Orvar Bergmark, Tony Randall, Paul Sweezy, Maxime Rodinson, and Ivan Hlinka. After him are Alexander Ragulin, Evelyn Mase, Rogelio Domínguez, Christl Cranz, Rodney Dangerfield, and Alicia Markova.
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 263
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 264
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 265
1939 - 2019
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 266
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 267
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 268
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 269
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 270
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 271
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 272
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 273
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 274
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 275
1912 - 2004
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 148
1930 - 2004
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 149
1920 - 2004
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 150
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 151
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 152
1950 - 2004
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 153
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 154
1941 - 2004
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 155
1922 - 2004
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 156
1931 - 2004
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 157
1914 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 158
1921 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 159
1910 - 2004
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 160
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 2,718 out of 7,765. Before him are Edmund Campion (1540), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Cathleen Nesbitt (1888), Dougray Scott (1965), Alex Higgins (1949), and James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838). After him are Paul Simonon (1955), Caroline Munro (1949), Brendan Rodgers (1973), Patsy Kensit (1968), Lulu (1948), and Madeleine Carroll (1906).
1540 - 1581
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2,712
1843 - 1901
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2,713
1888 - 1982
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,714
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,715
1949 - 2010
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,716
1838 - 1922
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,717
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,718
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 2,719
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 2,720
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 2,721
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,722
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,723
1906 - 1987
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 2,724
Among presenters born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 5. Before him are David Attenborough (1926), Bear Grylls (1974), Jimmy Savile (1926), and Sharon Osbourne (1952). After him are David Frost (1939), Tony Wilson (1950), Alexa Chung (1983), Bruce Forsyth (1928), Gavin McInnes (1970), John Oliver (1977), and Matt Lucas (1974).
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 3
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 5
1939 - 2013
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 6
1950 - 2007
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 7
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 8
1928 - 2017
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 9
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 10
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 12