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Neil Peart

1952 - 2020

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Neil Ellwood Peart ( PEERT; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname 'The Professor', derived from the Gilligan's Island character of the same name. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Peart has received more than 7,706,290 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Neil Peart is the 129th most popular musician (up from 891st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Canada (up from 218th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Neil Peart ranks 129 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Isaak, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Moore, Nat King Cole, Jacqueline du Pré, and Mike Oldfield. After him are Fritz Kreisler, Pete Best, Ronnie Wood, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Fernando Sor, and Buddy Holly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Neil Peart ranks 32. Before him are Oleg Blokhin, Zoran Đinđić, Laura Branigan, Vahid Halilhodžić, Gary Moore, and Douglas Adams. After him are Bronisław Komorowski, Tomislav Nikolić, Lee Hsien Loong, John Goodman, Isabella Rossellini, and Allan Simonsen. Among people deceased in 2020, Neil Peart ranks 29. Before him are Rob Rensenbrink, Robert Hossein, Lee Teng-hui, Diana Rigg, Juliette Gréco, and Kenny Rogers. After him are Betty Williams, Christopher Tolkien, Arthur Ashkin, Dmitry Yazov, Jiří Menzel, and Oliver E. Williamson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 27 out of 1,622. Before him are Frederick Banting (1891), Michael J. Fox (1961), Gilles Villeneuve (1950), William Giauque (1895), Saul Bellow (1915), and Neil Young (1945). After him are Pierre Trudeau (1919), William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Richard E. Taylor (1929), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), and Bryan Adams (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 4. Before him are Leonard Cohen (1934), Glenn Gould (1932), and Neil Young (1945). After him are Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Robbie Robertson (1943), Loreena McKennitt (1957), Gil Evans (1912), David Foster (1949), and Diana Krall (1964).

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