MUSICIAN

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 4,864,476 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Euronymous is the 585th most popular musician (up from 719th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Norway (up from 157th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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  • 4.9M

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  • 54.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Euronymous ranks 585 out of 3,175. Before him are Thom Yorke, GG Allin, Shinichi Suzuki, Jeff Porcaro, Tico Torres, and Mark Hollis. After him are Felix Blumenfeld, David Helfgott, Robert Palmer, Axel Rudi Pell, Rubén González, and Uli Jon Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Euronymous ranks 65. Before him are Larry Sanger, Tracy Morgan, Stefan Effenberg, Patricia Arquette, Sidse Babett Knudsen, and Thom Yorke. After him are Helena Christensen, Paolo Di Canio, César Sampaio, Damon Albarn, Michael Kiske, and Toni Kukoč. Among people deceased in 1993, Euronymous ranks 94. Before him are Christian Metz, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Joseph Serchuk, Bruno Rossi, GG Allin, and Raymond Burr. After him are Sun Ra, Leo Löwenthal, Ugo Locatelli, Mario Evaristo, Anna Sten, and Richard Jordan.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Euronymous ranks 141 out of 1,039. Before him are Anne Jahren (1963), Caspar Wessel (1745), Margit Sandemo (1924), Jørgen Juve (1906), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), and Viggo Brun (1885). After him are Per Petterson (1952), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Magnus Carlsen (1990), Karin Fossum (1954), and Dag Solstad (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

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

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