1910 - 1986
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 318,038 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Pears is the 741st most popular singer (down from 687th in 2019), the 2,391st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,239th in 2019) and the 87th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Peter Pears ranks 741 out of 3,528. Before him are Dee Snider, Christopher Cross, Peret, Kathleen Battle, Hana Hegerová, and Karl Davydov. After him are Lyudmila Zykina, Hildegard Behrens, Robertino Loreti, Renate Müller, Luis Fonsi, and Tiny Tim.
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 735
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 736
1935 - 2014
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 737
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 738
1931 - 2021
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 739
1838 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 740
1910 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 741
1929 - 2009
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 742
1937 - 2009
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 743
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 744
1906 - 1937
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 745
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 746
1932 - 1996
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 747
Among people born in 1910, Peter Pears ranks 157. Before him are Ángel Sanz Briz, Karl Kling, Ram Manohar Lohia, Wilfred Thesiger, Gunnar Höckert, and Cyril Cusack. After him are Heinrich Sutermeister, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Paulette Dubost, Alfons Maria Stickler, Maxim Munzuk, and Olga Bergholz. Among people deceased in 1986, Peter Pears ranks 121. Before him are Teddy Wilson, Robert Stevenson, Hoàng Văn Thái, Vasily Ignatenko, Ivan Papanin, and Moses Finley. After him are Lili Kraus, John Alcott, David Cooper, Yasuzo Masumura, Moderato Wisintainer, and James H. Wilkinson.
1910 - 1980
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 151
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 152
1910 - 1967
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 153
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 154
1910 - 1940
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 155
1910 - 1993
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 156
1910 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 157
1910 - 1995
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 158
1910 - 1971
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 159
1910 - 2011
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 160
1910 - 2007
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 161
1910 - 1999
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 162
1910 - 1975
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 163
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 115
1905 - 1986
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 116
1915 - 1986
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 117
1961 - 1986
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 118
1894 - 1986
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 119
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 120
1910 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 121
1903 - 1986
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 122
1930 - 1986
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 123
1931 - 1986
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 124
1924 - 1986
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 125
1902 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 126
1919 - 1986
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 127
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Pears ranks 2,391 out of 7,765. Before him are James Braid (1795), Joss Ackland (1928), Rupert Brooke (1887), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), John Pell (1611), and Bob Anderson (1931). After him are Terence Fisher (1904), Michael Green (1946), Lesley Manville (1956), Michael Berry (1941), Benedict Biscop (628), and Richard Burbage (1567).
1795 - 1860
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 2,385
1928 - 2023
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 2,386
1887 - 1915
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 2,387
1269 - 1297
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 2,388
1611 - 1685
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 2,389
1931 - 1967
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 2,390
1910 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 2,391
1904 - 1980
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 2,392
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 2,393
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 2,394
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,395
628 - 690
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,396
1567 - 1619
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,397
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Peter Pears ranks 87. Before him are Gary Glitter (1944), Midge Ure (1953), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Fish (1958), Kevin Ayers (1944), and Paul Young (1956). After him are Alfred Deller (1912), Blaze Bayley (1963), Nicky Hopkins (1944), Andrew Ridgeley (1963), Nick Kamen (1962), and Jerome Flynn (1963).
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 81
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 82
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 83
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 84
1944 - 2013
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 85
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 86
1910 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 87
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 88
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 89
1944 - 1994
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 90
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 91
1962 - 2021
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 92
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 93