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MUSICIAN

Pete Shelley

1955 - 2018

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Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pete Shelley has received more than 1,194,651 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Shelley is the 2,473rd most popular musician (down from 2,276th in 2019), the 5,926th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,301st in 2019) and the 405th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Shelley ranks 2,473 out of 2,662. Before her are Sully Erna, Shahin Najafi, Phoebe Snow, Nigel Godrich, Mark Oliver Everett, and Mortiis. After her are Barry Adamson, Pakito, Laidback Luke, Lauri Porra, Christine and the Queens, and James Valentine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Pete Shelley ranks 581. Before her are Steve Coppell, Geraldine Brooks, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Paul Ginsparg, Newton Thomas Sigel, and Geoffrey A. Landis. After her are Gedde Watanabe, David Dhawan, Andrew M. Allen, James Edwards, Hiroshi Hayano, and Gulshan Grover. Among people deceased in 2018, Pete Shelley ranks 516. Before her are Andreas Kappes, Aloyzas Kveinys, Paul Laxalt, Peggy McCay, Stan Anderson, and Peter Thomson. After her are Boris Kokorev, Liam O'Flynn, Jerry Maren, Sigi Schmid, Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, and Zell Miller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Shelley ranks 5,926 out of 7,765. Before her are Drew McIntyre (1985), Nigel Godrich (1971), Lesley Sharp (1960), Laurence Fox (1978), David Slade (1969), and Charles Holden (1875). After her are Barry Adamson (1958), Linsey Dawn McKenzie (1978), Sandy Jardine (1948), Paul Nihill (1939), Wade Barrett (1980), and Paul McGrath (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Shelley ranks 405. Before her are Andy Sneap (1969), Bill Steer (1969), Lorne Balfe (1976), Dhani Harrison (1978), KT Tunstall (1975), and Nigel Godrich (1971). After her are Barry Adamson (1958), Jeffrey Dunn (1961), Dave Rowntree (1964), John Digweed (1967), Tom Chaplin (1979), and Alex James (1968).

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