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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 7,230,625 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Neil Peart is the 894th most popular musician (down from 715th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Canada (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Neil Peart ranks 894 out of 2,662. Before him are Luiz Bonfá, Fatboy Slim, Theodor Kullak, Angélique Kidjo, Paul Chambers, and Todd Rundgren. After him are Svend Asmussen, Corey Taylor, Tommy Aldridge, Pete Burns, Paul Butterfield, and Vitas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Neil Peart ranks 201. Before him are Ng Man-tat, Rishi Kapoor, Tony Brise, Norbert Walter-Borjans, Per Petterson, and Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. After him are Henry Selick, Zdeněk Nehoda, Mehmet Ali Talat, Didier Raoult, Herb Ritts, and Julio Velasco. Among people deceased in 2020, Neil Peart ranks 243. Before him are Sven Wollter, Rishi Kapoor, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Ivan Passer, Corine Rottschäfer, and Pietro Anastasi. After him are Lê Khả Phiêu, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Valentin Gaft, Irina Skobtseva, Guido Messina, and Mirza Khazar.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 218 out of 1,350. Before him are Marc Singer (1948), Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907), John Draper (1943), Florence Lawrence (1886), Roddy Piper (1954), and Ernest Burgess (1886). After him are Robbie Robertson (1943), Peter North (1957), Kim Coates (1958), Henry Clinton (1730), Agnes Martin (1912), and Deborah Kara Unger (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 11. Before him are Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Gil Evans (1912), and Maynard Ferguson (1928). After him are Robbie Robertson (1943), Diana Krall (1964), Paul Bley (1932), Bob Ezrin (1949), Bob Rock (1954), and Geddy Lee (1953).

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