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Peter Buck

1956 - Today

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Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Buck has received more than 1,676,335 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Buck is the 1,643rd most popular musician (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 8,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,630th in 2019) and the 605th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Buck ranks 1,643 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Lugansky, Arthur Lee, Roy Estrada, Ray Thomas, Ara Malikian, and Iryna Bilyk. After him are Baaba Maal, Tomatito, Rob Bourdon, Richard Palmer-James, Ryo Kawasaki, and Digital Underground.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Peter Buck ranks 370. Before him are Chieko Hase, Tony Gilroy, Sharon Mitchell, Meena Keshwar Kamal, Jean-Paul Agon, and Carlos Roberto Gallo. After him are Ri Yong-ho, Rashid Nurgaliyev, Mirko Šarović, Rex Linn, Miguel Ángel Russo, and Giampaolo Mazza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Buck ranks 8,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Zachary Levi (1980), Lynn Bari (1913), Katherine Dunham (1909), Patton Oswalt (1969), Rhys Chatham (1952), and Alfred W. Crosby (1931). After him are Michael Herr (1940), Candice Night (1971), William R. Day (1849), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Armen Alchian (1914), and Tim Conway (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peter Buck ranks 605. Before him are Flavor Flav (1959), Cliff Edwards (1895), Otis Spann (1924), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Arthur Lee (1945), and Roy Estrada (1943). After him are Rob Bourdon (1979), Erykah Badu (1971), ASAP Rocky (1988), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), J. B. Lenoir (1929), and Mia Zapata (1965).

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