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Peter Steele

1962 - 2010

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Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Before forming Type O Negative, Steele had formed the heavy metal group Fallout and the thrash metal band Carnivore. As the frontman for Type O Negative, Steele was known for his vampiric appearance, 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) stature, rich bass vocals, and a dark, often self-deprecating sense of humor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Steele has received more than 5,288,129 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Peter Steele is the 727th most popular singer (down from 721st in 2019), the 3,863rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,115th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Steele ranks 727 out of 4,381. Before him are Júlia Várady, Tanita Tikaram, Angela Gheorghiu, Sena Jurinac, Kim Larsen, and Alanis Morissette. After him are Idir, Ronnie Spector, Pierre Gaveaux, Sheryl Crow, Kadim Al Sahir, and Aaliyah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Peter Steele ranks 127. Before him are David Foster Wallace, Wynton Rufer, Patrick Ewing, Branko Crvenkovski, Ulisses Correia e Silva, and Thomas Gibson. After him are Sheryl Crow, Natalia Molchanova, Nick Kamen, Tran Anh Hung, Denis O'Hare, and Victoria Ruffo. Among people deceased in 2010, Peter Steele ranks 155. Before him are Fud Leclerc, Rudolf Barshai, Steingrímur Hermannsson, José Torres, Alan Sillitoe, and Eugène Terre'Blanche. After him are Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Werner Schroeter, Zoltán Varga, Oswaldo López Arellano, Jean Rollin, and Panajot Pano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Steele ranks 3,863 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Seger (1945), Gregory Corso (1930), Marion Davies (1897), Genie (1957), Baby Face Nelson (1908), and Florence Harding (1860). After him are Wayne Rainey (1960), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), Sam Phillips (1923), Ronnie Spector (1943), Jim Gray (1944), and Kyra Sedgwick (1965).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Peter Steele ranks 198. Before him are Peggy March (1948), Tracy Chapman (1964), Fergie (1975), SZA (1990), Gladys Knight (1944), and Christopher Cross (1951). After him are Ronnie Spector (1943), Sheryl Crow (1962), Aaliyah (1979), Billy Vaughn (1919), Mike Love (1941), and Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944).

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