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Paul Simonon

1955 - Today

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Paul Gustave Simonon (; born 15 December 1955) is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, which saw Simonon reunite with the Clash guitarist Mick Jones and Blur frontman Damon Albarn – and which also led to Simonon becoming the live band's touring bassist for Gorillaz's Escape to Plastic Beach Tour. Simonon is also an established visual artist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Simonon is the 1,017th most popular musician (up from 1,083rd in 2019), the 2,904th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,912th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Simonon ranks 1,017 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Scott, Rob Zombie, John Scofield, Gustavo Cerati, Carmine Appice, and Éric Serra. After him are Joe Hahn, Oliver Mtukudzi, Alice Coltrane, Ted Nugent, Henry Cowell, and Berry Gordy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Paul Simonon ranks 216. Before him are Philippe Streiff, Clarence Gilyard, Johnnie To, Enzo Ghinazzi, John Kricfalusi, and Kate Mulgrew. After him are Oleg Salyukov, Steve Berry, Efim Zelmanov, Gilbert Gottfried, Koji Tanaka, and Dee Snider.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Simonon ranks 2,905 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Lock Eastlake (1793), Kathleen McKane Godfree (1896), Charles Barry (1795), William Robertson Smith (1846), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), and Jon Finch (1942). After him are John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Johann von Lamont (1805), Naomie Harris (1976), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), and Arnold Bax (1883).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Paul Simonon ranks 182. Before him are Adam Clayton (1960), Steven Wilson (1967), Mick Ronson (1946), Denny Laine (1944), Johnny Clegg (1953), and Andrew Latimer (1949). After him are Carl Cox (1962), George Shearing (1919), James Galway (1939), Würzel (1949), Pete Burns (1959), and Peter Banks (1947).

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