1968 - 1993
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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Among musicians, Euronymous ranks 721 out of 2,662. Before 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.
1841 - 1914
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 715
1943 - 1999
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 716
1902 - 1991
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 717
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 718
1825 - 1889
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 719
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 720
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 721
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 722
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 723
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 724
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 725
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 726
1938 - 1996
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 727
Among people born in 1968, Euronymous ranks 78. Before 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 99. Before 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.
1968 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 72
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 73
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 74
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 75
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 76
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 77
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 78
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 79
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 80
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 81
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 82
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 83
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 84
1924 - 1993
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 93
1926 - 1993
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 94
1913 - 1993
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 95
1908 - 1993
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 96
1896 - 1993
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 97
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 98
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 99
1914 - 1993
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 100
1947 - 1993
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 101
1893 - 1993
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 102
1904 - 1993
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 103
1894 - 1993
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 104
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 105
Among people born in Norway, Euronymous ranks 158 out of 927. Before 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).
1885 - 1978
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 152
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 153
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 154
1898 - 1954
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 155
1928 - 2015
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 156
1813 - 1895
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 157
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 158
1902 - 1979
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 159
1100 - 1139
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 160
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 161
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 162
1833 - 1900
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 163
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 164
Among musicians born in Norway, Euronymous ranks 4. Before 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).
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2
1810 - 1880
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 3
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 4
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 5
1847 - 1907
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 7
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 8
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 9
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 12