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Neil Tennant

1954 - Today

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Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for Smash Hits, and assistant editor for the magazine in the mid-1980s. Tennant coined the phrase imperial phase to describe the period in which a musical artist is regarded to be at their commercial and creative peak simultaneously. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Tennant has received more than 3,285,539 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Tennant is the 475th most popular singer (up from 566th in 2019), the 1,620th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,910th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Neil Tennant ranks 475 out of 4,381. Before him are Waylon Jennings, Kevin Federline, Manuel García, Séverine, Mariya Takeuchi, and Haddaway. After him are Emilio Pericoli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marek Grechuta, IU, Jacques Pills, and Facundo Cabral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Neil Tennant ranks 111. Before him are Pat Metheny, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Cindy Sherman, Trevor Berbick, Steven Pinker, and Francisco Guterres. After him are Joey DeMaio, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, Vitas Gerulaitis, Ahmed Dogan, Ilan Pappé, and Kim Pyong-il.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Neil Tennant ranks 1,620 out of 8,785. Before him are Leonard Woolley (1880), Sandford Fleming (1827), Paul Scofield (1922), Lynn Redgrave (1943), Bernie Taupin (1950), and Jeremiah Horrocks (1618). After him are Michael Anderson (1920), Jeffrey Archer (1940), John Dollond (1706), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Matthew Festing (1949), and Philippa Foot (1920).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Neil Tennant ranks 53. Before him are Gary Brooker (1945), Christine McVie (1943), Sandie Shaw (1947), Vera Lynn (1917), Maggie Reilly (1956), and Boy George (1961). After him are Jeanette (1951), John Lydon (1956), Tim Staffell (1948), Noel Gallagher (1967), Gary Glitter (1944), and Kathleen Ferrier (1912).

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