1966 - 2004
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 926,559 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Quorthon is the 1,413th most popular musician (down from 1,406th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 693rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Musician.
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Among musicians, Quorthon ranks 1,413 out of 2,662. Before him are Alice Tegnér, Henry Padovani, David Bryan, Rolf Løvland, Eddie Gómez, and Ismaël Lô. After him are Gordon Haskell, Bob Daisley, Robben Ford, Hyde, Paul Kossoff, and Jonny Greenwood.
1864 - 1943
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 1,407
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,408
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,409
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,410
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 1,411
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 1,412
1966 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,413
1946 - 2020
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,414
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 1,415
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 1,416
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,417
1950 - 1976
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,418
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 1,419
Among people born in 1966, Quorthon ranks 189. Before him are Tony Yeboah, Åsa Larsson, David Chalmers, Stefan Raab, Marin Hinkle, and David Filo. After him are François Omam-Biyik, Dan Schneider, Chiaki Yamada, Omar Souleyman, Luis Milla, and Miljenko Jergović. Among people deceased in 2004, Quorthon ranks 209. Before him are Albert Brülls, James Quinn, Alan Bullock, Thea Beckman, Skeeter Davis, and André Hazes. After him are Alan Brown, Natalya Baranskaya, Michael Grant, Gerrie Knetemann, Steve Lacy, and Isabel Sanford.
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 183
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 184
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 185
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 186
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 187
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 188
1966 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 189
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 190
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 191
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 192
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 193
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 194
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 195
1937 - 2004
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 203
1906 - 2004
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 204
1914 - 2004
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 205
1923 - 2004
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 206
1931 - 2004
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 207
1951 - 2004
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 208
1966 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 209
1919 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 210
1908 - 2004
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 211
1914 - 2004
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 212
1951 - 2004
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 213
1934 - 2004
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 214
1917 - 2004
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 215
Among people born in Sweden, Quorthon ranks 727 out of 1,612. Before him are Lars Hanson (1886), Per Ahlmark (1939), Alice Tegnér (1864), Mari Jungstedt (1962), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), and Göran Malmqvist (1924). After him are Alfred Swahn (1879), Ragnar Östberg (1866), Barbro Kollberg (1917), Ingemar Johansson (1924), Axel Grönberg (1918), and Åke Seyffarth (1919).
1886 - 1965
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 721
1939 - 2018
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 722
1864 - 1943
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 723
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 724
1885 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 725
1924 - 2019
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 726
1966 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 727
1879 - 1931
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 728
1866 - 1945
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 729
1917 - 2014
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 730
1924 - 2009
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 731
1918 - 1988
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 732
1919 - 1998
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 733
Among musicians born in Sweden, Quorthon ranks 19. Before him are Peter Tägtgren (1970), Mic Michaeli (1962), Max Martin (1971), Kee Marcello (1960), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), and Alice Tegnér (1864). After him are Tim Sköld (1966), Jens Johansson (1963), Ted Gärdestad (1956), Anders Johansson (1962), Stefan Olsdal (1974), and Lasse Holm (1943).
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 13
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 14
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 15
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 16
1964 - 2008
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 17
1864 - 1943
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 18
1966 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 19
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 20
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 21
1956 - 1997
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 22
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 23
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 24
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 25