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Peter Murphy

1957 - Today

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Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the vocalist for the post-punk goth rock band Bauhaus. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dali's 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 54,385 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Peter Murphy is the 1,339th most popular singer (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 3,735th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,465th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Singer.

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  • 54k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Murphy ranks 1,339 out of 3,528. Before him are Alissa White-Gluz, Conway Twitty, Sam Smith, Bobby Vee, Natalie Dessay, and Gloria Jones. After him are Jessica Simpson, Serdar Ortaç, Little Eva, Timo Kotipelto, Claudine Longet, and Amy Macdonald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Murphy ranks 272. Before him are Adam Nawałka, Sheila E., Gordon Strachan, Claudie Haigneré, LeVar Burton, and Lluís Homar. After him are Alexandra Marinina, Paolo Nespoli, Shigeru Ishiba, François Legault, Pierre Moscovici, and Jake E. Lee.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 3,735 out of 7,765. Before him are Ted Drake (1912), Sebastian Cabot (1918), Joe Alwyn (1991), David Allan (1744), Saint Mungo (518), and G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903). After him are Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), Roy Wood (1946), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Jamie Carragher (1978), Justin Fashanu (1961), and Anne Treisman (1935).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 147. Before him are Imogen Heap (1977), Acker Bilk (1929), M.I.A. (1975), Curt Smith (1961), Mary Garden (1874), and Sam Smith (1992). After him are Amy Macdonald (1987), John Paul Young (1950), Melanie C (1974), Ray Wilson (1968), Tina Charles (1954), and Paul Carrack (1951).

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