MUSICIAN
Faust
1974 - Today
Faust
Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun (born 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the drummer of black metal band Emperor and the main lyricist of blackened death metal band Zyklon. A prominent member of the early Norwegian black metal scene, Eithun was sentenced to 14 years in prison for murder and church arson in 1994. He was released in 2003 and has since continued performing as a drummer for Emperor, Djevel, Blood Tsunami, Aborym and Scum. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faust has received more than 7,049,743 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Faust is the 2,384th most popular musician (down from 2,340th in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from Norway (down from 558th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
7.0M
Page Views (PV)
39.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Fausts by language
Over the past year Faust has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 809,860 views, followed by German (26,528), and Russian (24,447). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (76.71%), Catalan (70.85%), and Russian (65.99%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Faust ranks 2,384 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Frantz, Andy LaRocque, Ontronik Khachaturian, Jani Liimatainen, Lisa Batiashvili, and Vonda Shepard. After him are Marina Tchebourkina, Don Diablo, Richie Faulkner, Joe Boyd, Kathleen Hanna, and Tex Beneke.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Frantz
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 2,378
Andy LaRocque
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 2,379
Ontronik Khachaturian
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 2,380
Jani Liimatainen
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 2,381
Lisa Batiashvili
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 2,382
Vonda Shepard
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 2,383
Faust
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 2,384
Marina Tchebourkina
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 2,385
Don Diablo
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 2,386
Richie Faulkner
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 2,387
Joe Boyd
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 2,388
Kathleen Hanna
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 2,389
Tex Beneke
1914 - 2000
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 2,390
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Faust ranks 390. Before him are Evgeny Tarelkin, Raveena Tandon, Albena Denkova, Edvin Marton, Mónica Naranjo, and Joseph Mawle. After him are Kari Traa, Darío Rodríguez, Carmit Bachar, José Clayton, Jason Mewes, and Julian Rachlin.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsEvgeny Tarelkin
ASTRONAUT
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 384
Raveena Tandon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 385
Albena Denkova
SKATER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 386
Edvin Marton
COMPOSER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 387
Mónica Naranjo
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 388
Joseph Mawle
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 389
Faust
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 390
Kari Traa
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 391
Darío Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 392
Carmit Bachar
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 393
José Clayton
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 394
Jason Mewes
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 395
Julian Rachlin
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 396
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Faust ranks 585 out of 1,039. Before him are Geir Rönning (1962), Nils Gaup (1955), Reidar Kvammen (1914), Erling Jevne (1966), Tore Ruud Hofstad (1979), and Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2000). After him are Kari Traa (1974), Erik Mykland (1971), Aurora (1996), Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962), Espen Sandberg (1971), and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsGeir Rönning
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 579
Nils Gaup
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 580
Reidar Kvammen
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 581
Erling Jevne
SKIER
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 582
Tore Ruud Hofstad
SKIER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 583
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 584
Faust
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 585
Kari Traa
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 586
Erik Mykland
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 587
Aurora
MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 588
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 589
Espen Sandberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 590
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
SKIER
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 591
Among MUSICIANS In Norway
Among musicians born in Norway, Faust ranks 27. Before him are Ane Brun (1976), Silje Nergaard (1966), Truls Mørk (1961), Samoth (1974), Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), and Cashmere Cat (1987). After him are Aurora (1996), Nocturno Culto (1972), Shagrath (1976), Ihsahn (1975), Biosphere (1962), and Erlend Øye (1975).
Ane Brun
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 21
Silje Nergaard
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 22
Truls Mørk
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 23
Samoth
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 24
Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 25
Cashmere Cat
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 26
Faust
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 27
Aurora
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 28
Nocturno Culto
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 29
Shagrath
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 30
Ihsahn
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 31
Biosphere
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 32
Erlend Øye
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 33