MUSICIAN

Quorthon

1966 - 2004

Photo of Quorthon

Icon of person Quorthon

Thomas Börje Forsberg (17 February 1966 – 3 June 2004), better known by the stage name Quorthon, was a Swedish musician. He was one of the founders, as well as the sole songwriter, of the band Bathory, which pioneered the black metal genre and is credited with creating the Viking metal style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quorthon has received more than 1,025,851 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Quorthon is the 1,476th most popular musician (down from 1,408th in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 726th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Swedish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Quorthon ranks 1,476 out of 3,175. Before him are Josef Labor, Ramsey Lewis, Sean Lennon, Spike Edney, Johnny Mercer, and Rudy Sarzo. After him are Henry Vestine, Mark Hoppus, Alex Lifeson, Marshmello, Sharleen Spiteri, and Nancy Wilson.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Quorthon ranks 214. Before him are Ana Torrent, Nuno Bettencourt, Alexandre Torres, Stéphane Demol, Merav Michaeli, and Dikembe Mutombo. After him are Tihomir Orešković, Kevin Young, Dan Schneider, Petar Šegrt, Tim Sköld, and Christy Canyon. Among people deceased in 2004, Quorthon ranks 239. Before him are Tom Turesson, Albert Mol, Zurab Sakandelidze, Fred Ramdat Misier, Gerrie Knetemann, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. After him are Natalya Baranskaya, Kamisese Mara, Jan Sterling, Thea Beckman, Marcelo González Martín, and Mykola Rudenko.

Others Born in 1966

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2004

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Quorthon ranks 832 out of 1,879. Before him are Ivan Betskoy (1704), Per Olof Sundman (1922), Ted Gärdestad (1956), Per Berlin (1921), Mats Wahl (1945), and Nils Hellsten (1885). After him are Maria Röhl (1801), Ulf Schmidt (1934), Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (1918), Göran Therborn (1941), Emil Forsberg (1991), and Thomas Wassberg (1956).

Others born in Sweden

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Quorthon ranks 21. Before him are Max Martin (1971), Mic Michaeli (1962), Jens Johansson (1963), Lasse Holm (1943), Kee Marcello (1960), and Ted Gärdestad (1956). After him are Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Tim Sköld (1966), John Levén (1963), Anders Johansson (1962), Alice Tegnér (1864), and Ola Brunkert (1946).

Swedish born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous