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Peter Tork

1942 - 2019

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Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the bass guitarist and keyboardist of the Monkees and co-star of the NBC television series of the same name (1966–68). Tork grew up in Connecticut, and in the mid-1960s as part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York City, he befriended musician Stephen Stills. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Tork has received more than 5,146,193 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Peter Tork is the 1,572nd most popular musician (down from 1,267th in 2019), the 7,906th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,274th in 2019) and the 575th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Tork ranks 1,572 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Tilson Thomas, Michael Franks, Trilok Gurtu, Skip James, Phạm Duy, and Laura Fygi. After him are Horace Andy, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Kenny Barron, Ray Parker Jr., Brigitte Engerer, and Tom DeLonge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Peter Tork ranks 526. Before him are Johny Schleck, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Jörg Lucke, Tom Peters, Pavel Sadyrin, and Dick Butkus. After him are Frew McMillan, Horst Wolter, Graciela Iturbide, Howard Stringer, Mario Chaldú, and Edwin Starr. Among people deceased in 2019, Peter Tork ranks 380. Before him are Béla Zsitnik, Shelley Morrison, Ivan Vutsov, Olavi Mannonen, Sidney Verba, and Shelley Lubben. After him are Asunción Balaguer, Martin Lauer, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Francesco Janich, Ivan Bortnik, and Claes Andersson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Tork ranks 7,906 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Butkus (1942), Nick Carter (1980), Dana Plato (1964), Melville Fuller (1833), Christy Walton (1949), and Shelley Lubben (1968). After him are Kevin Sussman (1970), Rick Hoffman (1970), Lisa De Leeuw (1958), K. C. Jones (1932), Wilford Woodruff (1807), and Carlos Bernard (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peter Tork ranks 575. Before him are Jim Root (1971), Robert Cray (1953), Boots Randolph (1927), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Michael Franks (1944), and Skip James (1902). After him are Kenny Barron (1943), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Tom DeLonge (1975), Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), and Neal Hefti (1922).

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