MUSICIAN

Pete Quaife

1943 - 2010

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Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born Kinnes; 31 December 1943 – 23 June 2010) was an English musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bassist for the Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pete Quaife has received more than 624,413 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Quaife is the 1,867th most popular musician (up from 1,926th in 2019), the 4,746th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,789th in 2019) and the 305th most popular British Musician.

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  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Quaife ranks 1,867 out of 3,175Before him are Ayla Erduran, Dickey Betts, Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, and Takanori Nishikawa. After him are Don Williams, Robert Stigwood, Paul Motian, Jim Lea, John Sebastian, and Chris Stein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Pete Quaife ranks 606Before him are Catherine E. Coulson, Mick Abrahams, Dickey Betts, Steven Bochco, Bob Avakian, and Samuel T. Durrance. After him are Manfred Schnelldorfer, Hugh Wilson, Dan Coats, Yoshisada Shimizu, Daniel Brandenstein, and Ignacio Prieto. Among people deceased in 2010, Pete Quaife ranks 368Before him are Manuel Alexandre, Bill Erwin, George Steinbrenner, Avi Cohen, Harry Schwarz, and Loris Kessel. After him are Wilma Mankiller, Jacinto Villalba, Shunpei Uto, Joaquín Capilla, Kenneth Lane, and Roman Dmitriyev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Quaife ranks 4,746 out of 8,785Before him are Peter Kemp (1878), Terry McDermott (1951), Murray Rose (1939), Tony Woodcock (1955), Samantha Morton (1977), and Mark Lester (1958). After him are George Rodger (1908), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), John Pond (1767), Steve Ovett (1955), John Gray (1948), and A. H. M. Jones (1904).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Quaife ranks 305Before him are Matt Bellamy (1978), Topper Headon (1955), Dave Mason (1946), Leslie Bricusse (1931), Mick Abrahams (1943), and Derek Bailey (1930). After him are Jim Lea (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), Lionel Tertis (1876), Ed O'Brien (1968), Steve Rothery (1959), and Stanley Sadie (1930).