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Peter Pears

1910 - 1986

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Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( PEERZ; 22 June 1910 – 3 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years. Pears' musical career started slowly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Pears has received more than 339,133 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Peter Pears is the 1,004th most popular singer (down from 739th in 2019), the 2,872nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,385th in 2019) and the 104th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Pears ranks 1,004 out of 4,381. Before him are Daniel Balavoine, Sandra Kim, Licia Albanese, Jimi Jamison, Miyuki Nakajima, and Bleona. After him are Enzo Ghinazzi, Dee Snider, Tony Renis, Erkin Koray, Margot Hielscher, and Eric Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Peter Pears ranks 206. Before him are Paul Chocque, Francisco Coloane, George Kojac, Adoniran Barbosa, Gaston Defferre, and Anita Page. After him are Gunnar Thoroddsen, Rodolpho Barteczko, Marc Lawrence, Fei Xiaotong, Jutta Rüdiger, and Vivien Thomas. Among people deceased in 1986, Peter Pears ranks 159. Before him are Adolf Brudes, Agustín Sauto Arana, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Daniel Balavoine, Gaston Defferre, and Ernst Haas. After him are V. C. Andrews, Nils Ramm, Carlo Biagi, Roy Cohn, Hank Mobley, and Susan Cabot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Pears ranks 2,872 out of 8,785. Before him are James David Forbes (1809), Mary Norton (1903), Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Cara Delevingne (1992), and Jenson Button (1980). After him are Billy Bremner (1942), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Joseph Morgan (1981), Sienna Guillory (1975), Stella McCartney (1971), and Alfred Tysoe (1874).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Peter Pears ranks 104. Before him are Harry Styles (1994), Alfred Deller (1912), Clare Torry (1947), Ice MC (1965), Charli XCX (1992), and Nicky Hopkins (1944). After him are Paul Weller (1958), Emma Bunton (1976), Nik Kershaw (1958), Andy Bell (1964), Jerome Flynn (1963), and Genesis P-Orridge (1950).

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