MUSICIAN

Simon Gallup

1960 - Today

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Simon Johnathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960) is an English musician who is best known as bassist for The Cure, which he first joined in 1979 and for which he has played through most of the band's history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Gallup has received more than 1,336,821 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Gallup is the 1,508th most popular musician (down from 1,507th in 2019), the 3,951st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,909th in 2019) and the 239th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Gallup ranks 1,508 out of 3,175. Before him are Tommy Johnson, Jim Capaldi, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Albert Lee, Vasily Andreyev, and Jimmy Dorsey. After him are John Dolmayan, Elton Dean, Liam Howlett, Jeff Mills, Bobby Keys, and Michael Giles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Simon Gallup ranks 288. Before him are Olaf Ludwig, John Taylor, Greg Louganis, Arnaud Desplechin, Chris Elliott, and Barbara Broccoli. After him are Takashi Tezuka, Leland Orser, John Billingsley, Semir Osmanagić, Jaron Lanier, and Nils Petter Molvær.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Gallup ranks 3,951 out of 8,785. Before him are Albert Lee (1943), Thomas Picton (1758), Donald Nicol (1923), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Barry Foster (1931), and Florence Pugh (1996). After him are Billy Hughes (1862), Elton Dean (1945), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Matthew Goode (1978), Liam Howlett (1971), and Edward Carpenter (1844).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Gallup ranks 239. Before him are Spike Edney (1951), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), John Ogdon (1937), John Taylor (1960), Jim Capaldi (1944), and Albert Lee (1943). After him are Elton Dean (1945), Liam Howlett (1971), Michael Giles (1942), Maxim (1967), John Powell (1963), and Robin Trower (1945).

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