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Pete Quaife

1943 - 2010

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Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born Kinnes; 31 December 1943 – 23 June 2010) was an English musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bassist for the Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. He also sang backing vocals on some of their records. Quaife founded a group known as the Ravens in 1963 with brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Quaife is the 2,116th most popular musician (down from 1,866th in 2024), the 5,446th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,745th in 2019) and the 355th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Quaife ranks 2,116 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Starr, Konstrakta, Fermin Muguruza, Andy Fairweather Low, Jack Antonoff, and Tabea Zimmermann. After him are Ray Cooper, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Mark Hoppus, Richard Barbieri, Bob Burns, and Herman Li.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Pete Quaife ranks 654. Before him are Béla Bollobás, Jackson C. Frank, Zdravko Hebel, Richard Moll, Reita Faria, and Richard Eyre. After him are Tamás Kovács, Bob Kerrey, Guillermo Yávar, Udo Zimmermann, James L. Jones, and Lothar Kobluhn. Among people deceased in 2010, Pete Quaife ranks 418. Before him are Corey Allen, Jackie Burroughs, Roman Dmitriyev, Marie Corridon, Tony Halme, and Tom Mankiewicz. After him are Franco Ballerini, Art Clokey, Park Yong-ha, He Pingping, Alexander Belostenny, and Doris Eaton Travis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Quaife ranks 5,448 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrea Riseborough (1981), Luke Goss (1968), Angela Cartwright (1952), Richard Eyre (1943), Bruce Robinson (1946), and Richard Briers (1934). After him are Henry Vaughan (1621), Ray Cooper (1947), Flora Finch (1867), Margaret Oliphant (1828), Ian McDonald (1960), and Richard Barbieri (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Quaife ranks 355. Before him are Glyn Johns (1942), Terry Chimes (1956), Robert Del Naja (1966), Chris Dreja (1945), Ian Wallace (1946), and Andy Fairweather Low (1948). After him are Ray Cooper (1947), Richard Barbieri (1957), Nick Lowe (1949), Richie Faulkner (1980), Kelly Johnson (1958), and Leslie Bricusse (1931).

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