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Peter Hammill

1948 - Today

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Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and produces his own recordings and occasionally those of other artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Hammill has received more than 608,147 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Peter Hammill is the 758th most popular musician (up from 808th in 2019), the 2,210th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,323rd in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Musician.

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  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Hammill ranks 758 out of 2,662. Before him are Sigiswald Kuijken, Scott Bradley, Elvin Jones, Theo Jörgensmann, Harold Faltermeyer, and Wanda Jackson. After him are Johann Gottfried Piefke, Willie Dixon, Maynard Ferguson, Krist Novoselic, Fats Waller, and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Peter Hammill ranks 220. Before him are Muse Bihi Abdi, Peter James, Drago Jančar, Nina Rocheva, Theo Jörgensmann, and Susan Blakely. After him are Sam Hui, Javier Irureta, Shakin' Stevens, Emma Bonino, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Kitten Natividad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Hammill ranks 2,210 out of 7,765. Before him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), David Trimble (1944), George Bentham (1800), George Herbert (1593), J. B. Priestley (1894), and John William Draper (1811). After him are Sidney Smith (1764), William Bayliss (1860), John Owen (1616), Lindsay Duncan (1950), Midge Ure (1953), and Philip Stone (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Hammill ranks 134. Before him are Liam Gallagher (1972), Chas Chandler (1938), Eddie Clarke (1950), Mick Box (1947), Gerry Rafferty (1947), and Noel Redding (1945). After him are Adam Clayton (1960), Julian Bream (1933), Tony Banks (1950), Carl Palmer (1950), Würzel (1949), and Bob Klose (1945).

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