MUSICIAN

Peter Hook

1956 - Today

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Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings with a signature heavy chorus effect. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Hook has received more than 2,757,524 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hook is the 1,666th most popular musician (down from 1,475th in 2019), the 4,276th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,842nd in 2019) and the 268th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Peter Hooks by language

Over the past year Peter Hook has had the most page views in the with 419,649 views, followed by Spanish (19,690), and German (15,617). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (77.07%), Bulgarian (45.14%), and Galician (33.33%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Hook ranks 1,666 out of 3,175. Before him are Darude, Pepper Adams, Richey Edwards, Glenn Cornick, Shantel, and Alex Turner. After him are Christopher Franke, Jake E. Lee, Jim Gordon, Steve Clark, Jānis Cimze, and William Primrose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Peter Hook ranks 377. Before him are Ri Yong-ho, Rashid Nurgaliyev, Mirko Šarović, Rex Linn, Miguel Ángel Russo, and Giampaolo Mazza. After him are Hussein Ahmed Salah, Anders Tegnell, Barbara Bonney, Melissa Belote, Henriette Reker, and Kim Jong-hun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Hook ranks 4,276 out of 8,785. Before him are Jadon Sancho (2000), Michelle Ryan (1984), Alex Turner (1986), Frank Wild (1873), Simon West (1961), and Reginald Innes Pocock (1863). After him are Jamie Hewlett (1968), Oliver Leese (1894), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Beryl Markham (1902), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), and Charles Tate Regan (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Hook ranks 268. Before him are Richard Palmer-James (1947), Maxi Jazz (1957), Mick Avory (1944), Richey Edwards (1967), Glenn Cornick (1947), and Alex Turner (1986). After him are Steve Clark (1960), William Primrose (1904), Robert Del Naja (1966), Barbara Thompson (1944), Johnny Marr (1963), and Pino Palladino (1957).

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