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Peter Criss

1945 - Today

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George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Criss has received more than 4,012,052 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Criss is the 341st most popular musician (up from 360th in 2019), the 1,900th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,003rd in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Criss ranks 341 out of 3,175. Before him are John McLaughlin, Fred Durst, Jan Garbarek, Alicia de Larrocha, Matteo Carcassi, and Leonid Kogan. After him are Florian Schneider, Robbie Robertson, Bruno Mars, George Young, Gustavo Santaolalla, and Dave Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Peter Criss ranks 124. Before him are Patch Adams, Željko Bebek, Franco Battiato, Pat Riley, Richard R. Schrock, and Wolfgang Schüssel. After him are Ernie Hudson, Dean Koontz, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, and James Avery.

Others Born in 1945

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Criss ranks 1,900 out of 20,380. Before him are Liv Tyler (1977), Edward T. Hall (1914), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Gary Busey (1944), Louis Zamperini (1917), and Don Murray (1929). After him are Ken Norton (1943), Ernie Hudson (1945), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Winsor McCay (1867), Jerry Stiller (1927), and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peter Criss ranks 96. Before him are Sonny Rollins (1930), Eric Carr (1950), Count Basie (1904), Paul Desmond (1924), Johnny Ramone (1948), and Fred Durst (1970). After him are Bruno Mars (1985), Moby (1965), Bo Diddley (1928), Peggy Lee (1920), Isaac Hayes (1942), and David Crosby (1941).

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