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Peter Schilling

1956 - Today

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Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling; 28 January 1956) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes like aliens, astronauts and catastrophes. He is best-known for his 1983 hit single "Major Tom (Coming Home)" which was an international success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Schilling has received more than 733,254 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Schilling is the 1,104th most popular singer, the 4,200th most popular biography from Germany and the 52nd most popular German Singer.

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  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Schilling ranks 1,104 out of 4,381. Before him are Jim Steinman, Hortense Schneider, Genesis P-Orridge, Gala, Oleg Bryjak, and Joji. After him are Shaggy, Terry Jacks, Erna Berger, Hansi Hinterseer, Miguel Ríos, and Tefta Tashko-Koço.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Peter Schilling ranks 234. Before him are Mayawati, Yiannis Kouros, Thomas Remengesau Jr., Ricardo Giusti, Jacky Munaron, and Kevin Dunn. After him are Eduardo Rodríguez, Vladimir Lisin, Michael Spinks, Paul Cook, Isabel Pantoja, and Laura Zapata.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter Schilling ranks 4,200 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Schily (1932), Joachim Ringelnatz (1883), Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906), Gottlieb von Jagow (1863), Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640), and Hugo Distler (1908). After him are Claus Offe (1940), Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1417), Frederick Loewe (1901), Adolf Grünbaum (1923), and Jupp Kapellmann (1949).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Peter Schilling ranks 52. Before him are Margot Hielscher (1919), Josepha Weber (1759), Carlos Marín (1968), Bill Kaulitz (1989), Jonas Kaufmann (1969), and Despina Vandi (1969). After him are Erna Berger (1900), Nicole (1964), Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804), Angela Gossow (1974), Lian Ross (1962), and Ute Lemper (1963).

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