MUSICIAN

Varg Vikernes

1973 - Today

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Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes; 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes (Norwegian: [ˈvɑrɡ ˈvìːkəɳeːs]), is a Norwegian musician and author best known for his early black metal albums and later crimes. His first five records, released under the name Burzum from 1992 to 1996, made him one of the most influential figures in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was convicted of murder and arson in 1994 and sentenced to 21 years in prison, being released after serving 15 years.A native of Fana in Bergen, Vikernes began playing guitar at the age of 14 and formed his first band, Kalashnikov (later known as Uruk-Hai), by 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Varg Vikernes has received more than 7,357,652 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Varg Vikernes is the 426th most popular musician (up from 493rd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Norway (up from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Varg Vikernes by language

Over the past year Varg Vikernes has had the most page views in the with 1,130,945 views, followed by Russian (197,910), and Spanish (162,149). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tatar (330.77%), Simple English (179.01%), and Icelandic (99.02%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Varg Vikernes ranks 426 out of 3,175. Before him are Lionel Hampton, Geezer Butler, Christoph Schneider, Paul Badura-Skoda, Steve Vai, and Leopold Godowsky. After him are Kenny Loggins, Philly Joe Jones, Wallace Hartley, Dan McCafferty, Manitas de Plata, and Theodor Leschetizky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Varg Vikernes ranks 34. Before him are Vera Farmiga, Ruslana, Lena Headey, Robert Pires, George Floyd, and Christian Vieri. After him are Monica Seles, Stacey Abrams, Mos Def, Yorgos Lanthimos, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and Rüştü Reçber.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Varg Vikernes ranks 106 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), May-Britt Moser (1963), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Trygve Bratteli (1910), and Stein Rokkan (1921). After him are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Christian Sinding (1856), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Henrik Wergeland (1808), and Einar Thambarskelfir (980).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Varg Vikernes ranks 2. Before him are Jan Garbarek (1947). After him are Ole Bull (1810), Euronymous (1968), 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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