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Sami Vänskä

1976 - Today

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Sami Vänskä (born 26 September 1976) is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Vänskä has received more than 350,395 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Sami Vänskä is the 1,744th most popular musician (down from 1,658th in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from Finland (down from 326th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Finnish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sami Vänskä ranks 1,744 out of 3,175Before him are Khatia Buniatishvili, Eric Prydz, Howard Jones, Maksim Mrvica, Andy Mackay, and Dave Farrell. After him are Bobby Hutcherson, Michael McDonald, Allen Toussaint, Chris Poland, Şehrazat, and Cui Jian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Sami Vänskä ranks 201Before him are Ricardo Zonta, Pál Dárdai, Denis Ménochet, Eric Prydz, Sandra Nasić, and Bruno Lage. After him are Stefan Holm, Marlene Favela, Wanderlei Silva, Gilberto, Lukas Haas, and Felix Gottwald.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sami Vänskä ranks 367 out of 751Before him are Wivi Lönn (1872), Karita Mattila (1960), Kurt Wires (1919), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Veli Lehtelä (1935), and Katri Vala (1901). After him are Paavo Lonkila (1923), Leena Krohn (1947), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Aki Karvonen (1957), Päivi Räsänen (1959), and Kaarlo Maaninka (1953).

Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Sami Vänskä ranks 11Before him are Timo Tolkki (1966), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Mr Lordi (1974), Juice Leskinen (1950), and Darude (1975). After him are Carita Holmström (1954), Roope Latvala (1970), Susanna Mälkki (1969), Eicca Toppinen (1975), Jani Liimatainen (1980), and Amen (1972).