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Peter Hammill

1948 - Today

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Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and produces his own recordings and occasionally those of other artists. In 2012, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the first Progressive Music Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hammill is the 719th most popular musician (down from 714th in 2019), the 2,295th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,112th in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Hammill ranks 719 out of 3,175. Before him are Dick Dale, Maynard Ferguson, Willy DeVille, Damon Albarn, Jan Akkerman, and Pierre Rode. After him are Napoleon Orda, Howard Jones, Mike Rutherford, Walter Gieseking, Robert Gordon, and Giovanni Sgambati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Peter Hammill ranks 257. Before him are Muse Bihi Abdi, Terry Goodkind, Mahamane Ousmane, Jan Tomaszewski, Steve Winwood, and Manuel Bento. After him are Sho Kosugi, Jim Carter, Josip Katalinski, Andrei Linde, Victor Skumin, and Pavel Grachev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Hammill ranks 2,295 out of 8,785. Before him are Bert Williams (1920), Riz Ahmed (1982), Damon Albarn (1968), Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), Michael Sheen (1969), and William Sealy Gosset (1876). After him are Miranda Richardson (1958), Howard Jones (1955), Ernest Bevin (1881), Tom Courtenay (1937), John Stanley (1712), and Mike Rutherford (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Hammill ranks 144. Before him are Liam Gallagher (1972), Eric Woolfson (1945), Stephen Morris (1957), David Knopfler (1952), Jim Lea (1949), and Damon Albarn (1968). After him are Howard Jones (1955), Mike Rutherford (1950), Alex Turner (1986), Tim Rice (1944), Brian Bennett (1940), and The Edge (1961).

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