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Rob Swire

1982 - Today

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Robert Swire-Thompson (born 5 November 1982) is an Australian record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is the founder and Lead vocalist of the drum and bass/electronic rock band Pendulum, as well as DJ and co-founder of electro house duo Knife Party formed of Swire and Gareth McGrillen. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Swire relocated to the United Kingdom in 2003 with fellow Pendulum co-founders Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. Swire has since fulfilled a broad spectrum of roles as a member of Pendulum, ranging from songwriting to singing while performing live with an unusual guitar-like MIDI controller – Starr Labs' Ztar Z6S-XPA. Swire also plays guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, and other instruments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rob Swire has received more than 722,988 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Swire is the 3,039th most popular musician (down from 2,754th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Australia (down from 658th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rob Swire ranks 3,039 out of 3,175. Before her are Shubha Mudgal, Ariel Pink, James Newman, Lauren Harris, Brian Marshall, and Benjamin Burnley. After her are Ryan Cabrera, Maxwell, DJ Fresh, Patrick Wolf, Melissa Horn, and Jenny Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Rob Swire ranks 1,074. Before her are Aarón Galindo, Jānis Sprukts, Kiril Kotev, Sandra Klemenschits, Fairuz Fauzy, and Peter Budaj. After her are Ryan Cabrera, Steve Mullings, Sota Nakazawa, Julius Brink, Kayoko Fukushi, and Andrei Jämsä.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rob Swire ranks 849 out of 1,143. Before her are Emma McKeon (1994), David Zdrilic (1974), Courtney Barnett (1987), David Warner (1986), Monique Adamczak (1983), and Clayton Zane (1977). After her are Anabelle Smith (1993), Alex Wilkinson (1984), Matthew Lloyd (1983), Jonathan Cantwell (1982), Stephen Wooldridge (1977), and Sarah Tait (1983).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Rob Swire ranks 33. Before her are Orianthi (1985), Timmy Trumpet (1982), Mick Gordon (1985), Brody Dalle (1979), Daniel Johns (1979), and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971). After her are Flume (1991), Luke Hemmings (1996), Missy Higgins (1983), and Liam Finn (1983).

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