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John Peel

1939 - 2004

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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. Peel was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio. He is widely acknowledged for promoting artists of many genres, including pop, dub reggae, punk rock and post-punk, electronic music and dance music, indie rock, extreme metal and UK rap. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Peel is the 37th most popular presenter (down from 33rd in 2019), the 3,272nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,982nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, John Peel ranks 37 out of 143. Before him are Bear Grylls, Mike Bongiorno, Howard Stern, Thomas Gottschalk, Peter R. de Vries, and Michael Cole. After him are Huell Howser, Jesse James, Phil McGraw, David Frost, Helga Vlahović, and Yoo Jae-suk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Peel ranks 331. Before him are Robert Herbin, Gösta Ekman, Michael J. Pollard, Oʻtkir Sultonov, Ferdinand Bracke, and Irán Eory. After him are Egon Zimmermann, Abdelmajid Chetali, Charles Geschke, Jerry Allison, Lothar Metz, and Khin Nyunt. Among people deceased in 2004, John Peel ranks 185. Before him are Alexander Ragulin, Ancel Keys, Bror Mellberg, Delfín Benítez Cáceres, Ehrenfried Patzel, and Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria. After him are John Drew Barrymore, Sara Lidman, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jacek Kuroń, Gerrie Knetemann, and Kenneth E. Iverson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 3,273 out of 8,785. Before him are William Thoms (1803), Egon Pearson (1895), Adrian Paul (1959), Maxim (1967), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), and Norman Read (1931). After him are Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400), John D. Barrow (1952), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Vivian Fuchs (1908), and Flora Sandes (1876).

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Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, John Peel ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Savile (1926), Jerry Springer (1944), Matt Lucas (1974), John Oliver (1977), Sharon Osbourne (1952), and Bear Grylls (1974). After him are David Frost (1939), Mehdi Hasan (1979), Tony Wilson (1950), Michael McIntyre (1976), Gavin McInnes (1970), and Charlie Brooker (1971).

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