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John Peel

1939 - 2004

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, John Peel ranks 27 out of 110Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Peel ranks 269Before 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 154Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 2,718 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 5Before 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).