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Simon Gallup

1960 - Today

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Simon Johnathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960) is an English musician who is best known as bassist for The Cure, which he first joined in 1979 and for which he has played through most of the band's history. Gallup is the second-longest-serving member of the band, after vocalist and leader Robert Smith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Gallup is the 1,398th most popular musician (up from 1,507th in 2019), the 3,804th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,950th in 2019) and the 234th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Gallup ranks 1,398 out of 3,175. Before him are Fats Navarro, Bob Rock, Andrew Davis, Frank Thomas, Trevor Bolder, and Steve Aoki. After him are Jack Irons, Edo de Waart, Peter Grant, Taylor Hawkins, Wynton Kelly, and Rhoma Irama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Simon Gallup ranks 267. Before him are Apa Sherpa, Meg Tilly, José Eduardo Agualusa, David L. Rabinowitz, Željko Šturanović, and Viktor Lazlo. After him are Dominique Wilkins, Gilbert Diendéré, Glenn Strömberg, Shinji Tanaka, Dominic Miller, and Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Gallup ranks 3,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Jack Sheppard (1702), Roger Ascham (1515), C. V. Boys (1855), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Jim Bellamy (1881), and Giuseppe Wilson (1945). After him are Steve Marriott (1947), Paloma Faith (1981), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Theo James (1984), Helen Fielding (1958), and Aneka (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Gallup ranks 234. Before him are John Mayhew (1947), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Delia Derbyshire (1937), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Andrew Davis (1944), and Trevor Bolder (1950). After him are Peter Grant (1935), Gordon Haskell (1946), Andy Bell (1970), Tony Kaye (1945), Jon Hiseman (1944), and Aynsley Dunbar (1946).

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