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Euronymous

1968 - 1993

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Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the band's formation in 1984 until his death in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Euronymous has received more than 4,423,360 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Euronymous is the 721st most popular musician (down from 604th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Norway (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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  • 4.4M

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  • 52.11

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Euronymous ranks 721 out of 2,662Before him are Giovanni Sgambati, Grover Washington Jr., Zino Francescatti, Eric Dolphy, Jean-Baptiste Arban, and Alan Price. After him are Allan Holdsworth, Hermeto Pascoal, Jim Hall, Liam Gallagher, Dorival Caymmi, and Chas Chandler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Euronymous ranks 78Before him are Chris McCandless, Helena Christensen, Slaven Bilić, Michael Kiske, César Sampaio, and Anna Gunn. After him are Traci Lords, Scott Morrison, Robert Jarni, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Robert Rodriguez, and Timothy Olyphant. Among people deceased in 1993, Euronymous ranks 99Before him are Deke Slayton, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, Sebastiano Baggio, Anna Sten, Józef Czapski, and Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov. After him are Felice Borel, Godfrey Chitalu, Freya Stark, Chishū Ryū, Henry Hazlitt, and Mario Evaristo.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Euronymous ranks 158 out of 927Before him are Viggo Brun (1885), Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Nils Christie (1928), and Camilla Collett (1813). After him are Johan Borgen (1902), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Jon Elster (1940), Peter Waage (1833), and Toralf Engan (1936).

Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Euronymous ranks 4Before him are Jan Garbarek (1947), Varg Vikernes (1973), and Ole Bull (1810). After him are John Norum (1964), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Rolf Løvland (1955), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), and Terje Rypdal (1947).