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Simon Kirke

1949 - Today

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Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English musician who was the co-founder, drummer, and only continuous member of the rock supergroup Bad Company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Kirke has received more than 1,512,393 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Kirke is the 2,275th most popular musician (down from 2,037th in 2019), the 5,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,023rd in 2019) and the 382nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Kirke ranks 2,275 out of 3,175. Before him are Kenny Garrett, Alex Gaudino, Meredith Brooks, Conrad Lant, Leon Wilkeson, and Phil Lesh. After him are Samoth, José González, Alison Krauss, Billy Powell, André 3000, and Tim Renwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Simon Kirke ranks 712. Before him are Alfonso Pérez, Khil Raj Regmi, Michael Wenden, Ron Canada, Claudia Jennings, and Hannu Siitonen. After him are Denis Johnson, Tim Renwick, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Tom Watson, Pierre Bayonne, and Viktor Kupreichik.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Kirke ranks 5,677 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan Bassnett (1945), William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Harry Atkinson (1831), Jack Huston (1982), Conn Iggulden (1971), and Douglas Lowe (1902). After him are James Allison (1968), Holmes Herbert (1882), Guy Henry (1960), Stan Bowles (1948), George Newberry (1917), and Jack Wild (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Kirke ranks 382. Before him are Passenger (1984), William Orbit (1956), Andy Fairweather Low (1948), Michael Moran (1948), Rupert Hine (1947), and Conrad Lant (1963). After him are Tim Renwick (1949), Thomas Dolby (1958), Julian Lloyd Webber (1951), Dave Greenfield (1949), John Parr (1952), and Gillian Gilbert (1961).

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