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Peter Murphy

1957 - Today

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Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist for the post-punk band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's bassist Mick Karn and released one album, The Waking Hour (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Murphy has received more than 56,931 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Peter Murphy is the 1,431st most popular singer (down from 1,334th in 2019), the 3,833rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,727th in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 57k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Murphy ranks 1,431 out of 4,381. Before him are Beverly Sills, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Carl Douglas, Christina Milian, Lee Seung-gi, and Andra Day. After him are Cheb Hasni, Phil Mogg, Den Harrow, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jimmy Makulis, and Toshi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Murphy ranks 302. Before him are Lluís Homar, Gordon Strachan, Erik Hamrén, Michael Hurst, Michael Bowen, and Alan Ball. After him are Kenyu Horiuchi, Renée Soutendijk, Richard Powers, Paolo Nespoli, Giuseppe Saronni, and Franco Frattini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 3,833 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Scott (1909), David Marshall Lang (1924), Tobias Furneaux (1735), Patricia Hayes (1909), Vincent Nichols (1945), and Alun Armstrong (1946). After him are Anthony D. Smith (1939), Ivor Novello (1893), Lucy Walter (1630), Phil Mogg (1948), Peter Blake (1932), and Frederick Keeping (1867).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 151. Before him are Calvin Harris (1984), Eric Stewart (1945), Helen Shapiro (1946), Linda Martin (1952), Barney Greenway (1969), and Allan Clarke (1942). After him are Phil Mogg (1948), Jim Kerr (1959), Curt Smith (1961), Mark Owen (1972), Mel B (1975), and Ray Wilson (1968).

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