MUSICIAN

Paul Simonon

1955 - Today

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Paul Gustave Simonon (; born 15 December 1955) is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, which saw Simonon reunite with The Clash guitarist Mick Jones and Blur frontman Damon Albarn – and which also led to Simonon becoming the live band's touring bassist for Gorillaz's Escape to Plastic Beach Tour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Simonon has received more than 1,743,910 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Simonon is the 1,082nd most popular musician (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 2,911th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,712th in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Simonon ranks 1,082 out of 3,175. Before him are Ilaiyaraaja, Steven Wilson, Albert Collins, David Sanborn, Grant Green, and Dave Alexander. After him are Ignaz von Seyfried, Mike Mangini, Wage Rudolf Supratman, David Ellefson, Lauryn Hill, and Michael Angelo Batio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Paul Simonon ranks 218. Before him are Giannina Facio, Enzo Ghinazzi, Dee Snider, Aleksandre Chivadze, Pino Daniele, and Tibor Nyilasi. After him are Hervé Guibert, Teresa Ann Savoy, Sergei Mavrodi, Katsuyuki Kawachi, Américo Gallego, and Walter Veltroni.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Simonon ranks 2,911 out of 8,785. Before him are Steven Wilson (1967), David Murray (1909), Edith Hannam (1878), Richard Addinsell (1904), John Michael Wright (1617), and Mick Jackson (1943). After him are Fay Weldon (1931), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), John Pell (1611), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), Christina Pickles (1935), and Maria Edgeworth (1768).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Paul Simonon ranks 178. Before him are Andrew Latimer (1949), Ray Davies (1944), Geoff Emerick (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Peter Banks (1947), and Steven Wilson (1967). After him are Hank Marvin (1941), Anthony Phillips (1951), Geoff Nicholls (1948), Andrew Loog Oldham (1944), Jimmie Nicol (1939), and Jimmy Bain (1947).

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