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Nick Simper

1945 - Today

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Nicholas John Simper (born 3 November 1945) is an English bass guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple and Warhorse. In the 1960s, he began his professional career in bands such as Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, The Flower Pot Men, and Lord Sutch's Savages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Simper is the 572nd most popular musician (up from 600th in 2019), the 1,966th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,812th in 2019) and the 117th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nick Simper ranks 572 out of 3,175. Before him are Thom Yorke, Rita Lee, Dan McCafferty, David Marks, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and Manitas de Plata. After him are Mikhail Pletnev, Salvatore Accardo, Peter Cetera, The Boswell Sisters, Tommy Bolin, and Steven Van Zandt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Nick Simper ranks 211. Before him are George Dzundza, Barbara Kruger, Fife Symington, Marek Grechuta, Gary Brooker, and Elisabeth Leonskaja. After him are Driss Jettou, Michael Nouri, Earl Boen, Marianne Sägebrecht, Neophyte of Bulgaria, and Dennis Nilsen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Simper ranks 1,966 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Richardson (1902), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Tobias Smollett (1721), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), John Maynard Smith (1920), and Samuel Frederick Gray (1766). After him are John Boorman (1933), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), F. H. Bradley (1846), Sam Mendes (1965), Matt Ridley (1958), and Kenneth E. Boulding (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Nick Simper ranks 117. Before him are Elvis Costello (1954), K. K. Downing (1951), Paul Rodgers (1949), Rick Astley (1966), Thom Yorke (1968), and Dan McCafferty (1946). After him are Roger Hodgson (1950), Alan Walker (1997), Wallace Hartley (1878), John Sykes (1959), Phil Lynott (1949), and Chris Martin (1977).

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