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Peter Asher

1944 - Today

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Peter Asher (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer, helping to foster the recording careers of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt among others. As of 2018, he tours alongside Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy in a new duo entitled Peter and Jeremy, where they perform hits from both of their respective catalogues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Asher has received more than 1,347,665 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Asher is the 2,304th most popular musician (down from 2,272nd in 2019), the 5,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,294th in 2019) and the 380th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Asher ranks 2,304 out of 2,662. Before him are Eun Ji-won, Dan Peters, Sarah Chang, Headhunterz, Susanna Mälkki, and Nocturno Culto. After him are Kevin Jonas, Eicca Toppinen, Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Terry Balsamo, Diana King, and John Dankworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Peter Asher ranks 621. Before him are Richard Robarts, Barrie M. Osborne, Janet Simpson, Sonal Mansingh, Ernest Moniz, and Dave Morgan. After him are Thomas Allen, Steve Beshear, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, David Hemery, Shelley Fabares, and Anthea Stewart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Asher ranks 5,559 out of 7,765. Before him are Sarah Parish (1968), Paolo Nutini (1987), Jay Bothroyd (1982), Jackie Lewis (1936), Conn Iggulden (1971), and Joyce Redman (1915). After him are Colin McDonald (1930), Herbert Vaughan (1832), Chris Hughton (1958), Thomas Allen (1944), John Lydgate (1370), and Grant Morrison (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Asher ranks 380. Before him are Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Cheryl (1983), Guthrie Govan (1971), Evelyn Glennie (1965), Nigel Olsson (1949), and Steve Lillywhite (1955). After him are John Dankworth (1927), Hallucinogen (1971), Tom Robinson (1950), Panjabi MC (1973), Femi Kuti (1962), and John Newman (1990).

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