SINGER
Peter Murphy
1957 - Today
Peter Murphy
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 54,124 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Peter Murphy is the 1,432nd most popular singer (down from 1,334th in 2019), the 3,832nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,727th in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Singer.
Memorability Metrics
54k
Page Views (PV)
47.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Peter Murphies by language
Over the past year Peter Murphy has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 21,493 views, followed by German (12,317), and French (10,217). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (167.85%), Southern Azerbaijani (71.50%), and Macedonian (58.20%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Peter Murphy ranks 1,432 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.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBeverly Sills
1929 - 2007
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 1,426
Eagle-Eye Cherry
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 1,427
Carl Douglas
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 1,428
Christina Milian
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1,429
Lee Seung-gi
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1,430
Andra Day
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,431
Peter Murphy
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 1,432
Cheb Hasni
1968 - 1994
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 1,433
Phil Mogg
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,434
Den Harrow
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,435
Ol' Dirty Bastard
1968 - 2004
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,436
Jimmy Makulis
1935 - 2007
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 1,437
Toshi
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 1,438
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.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsLluís Homar
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 296
Gordon Strachan
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 297
Erik Hamrén
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 298
Michael Hurst
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 299
Michael Bowen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 300
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 301
Peter Murphy
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 302
Kenyu Horiuchi
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 303
Renée Soutendijk
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 304
Richard Powers
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 305
Paolo Nespoli
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 306
Giuseppe Saronni
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 307
Franco Frattini
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 308
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 3,832 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).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPeter Scott
PAINTER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,826
David Marshall Lang
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,827
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,828
Patricia Hayes
ACTOR
1909 - 1998
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,829
Vincent Nichols
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,830
Alun Armstrong
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,831
Peter Murphy
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,832
Anthony D. Smith
SOCIOLOGIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,833
Ivor Novello
COMPOSER
1893 - 1951
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,834
Lucy Walter
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1658
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,835
Phil Mogg
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 3,836
Peter Blake
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 3,837
Frederick Keeping
CYCLIST
1867 - 1950
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 3,838
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).
Calvin Harris
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 145
Eric Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 146
Helen Shapiro
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 147
Linda Martin
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 148
Barney Greenway
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 149
Allan Clarke
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 150
Peter Murphy
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 151
Phil Mogg
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 152
Jim Kerr
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 153
Curt Smith
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 154
Mark Owen
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 155
Mel B
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 156
Ray Wilson
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 157