MUSICIAN
Simon Kirke
1949 - Today
Simon Kirke
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 1,388,260 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Kirke is the 2,272nd most popular musician (down from 2,037th in 2019), the 5,675th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,023rd in 2019) and the 382nd most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
40.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Simon Kirkes by language
Over the past year Simon Kirke has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 168,900 views, followed by German (5,983), and Spanish (3,756). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (35.50%), Greek (24.82%), and Romanian (17.64%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Simon Kirke ranks 2,272 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.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKenny Garrett
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 2,266
Alex Gaudino
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 2,267
Meredith Brooks
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 2,268
Conrad Lant
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 2,269
Leon Wilkeson
1952 - 2001
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 2,270
Phil Lesh
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 2,271
Simon Kirke
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 2,272
Samoth
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 2,273
José González
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 2,274
Alison Krauss
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 2,275
Billy Powell
1952 - 2009
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 2,276
André 3000
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 2,277
Tim Renwick
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 2,278
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.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsAlfonso Pérez
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 706
Khil Raj Regmi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 707
Michael Wenden
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 708
Ron Canada
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 709
Claudia Jennings
ACTOR
1949 - 1979
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 710
Hannu Siitonen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 711
Simon Kirke
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 712
Denis Johnson
WRITER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 713
Tim Renwick
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 714
Ghulam Nabi Azad
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 715
Tom Watson
GOLFER
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 716
Pierre Bayonne
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 717
Viktor Kupreichik
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 718
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Kirke ranks 5,675 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).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSusan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 5,669
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,670
Harry Atkinson
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1892
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,671
Jack Huston
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,672
Conn Iggulden
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,673
Douglas Lowe
ATHLETE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,674
Simon Kirke
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,675
James Allison
ENGINEER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,676
Holmes Herbert
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,677
Guy Henry
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,678
Stan Bowles
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,679
George Newberry
CYCLIST
1917 - 1978
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,680
Jack Wild
ACTOR
1952 - 2006
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,681
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).
Passenger
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 376
William Orbit
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 377
Andy Fairweather Low
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 378
Michael Moran
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 379
Rupert Hine
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 380
Conrad Lant
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 381
Simon Kirke
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 382
Tim Renwick
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 383
Thomas Dolby
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 384
Julian Lloyd Webber
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 385
Dave Greenfield
1949 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 386
John Parr
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 387
Gillian Gilbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 388