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John Peel

English DJ and radio presenter (1939–2004)

  • Fame56.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia21K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1939–2004, aged 65United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomJournalistsJournalist
  • Wikipedia
    32 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1939–2004
    Aged 65
  • Known for
    Wild About Harry
    2000
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004.

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56.0
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Historical24.0
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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