1963 - Today
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish pronunciation: [lâːʂ ˈjuːhan ˈʏŋvɛ lânːɛrbɛk]); born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In August 2009, Time magazine named Malmsteen No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yngwie Malmsteen has received more than 3,901,600 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Yngwie Malmsteen is the 296th most popular musician (down from 285th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 200th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Musician.
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Among musicians, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 296 out of 2,662. Before him are Eric Carr, Charles Mingus, PJ Harvey, Manu Dibango, Stig Anderson, and Joe Jackson. After him are Fela Kuti, Terpander, Count Basie, Lisa Gerrard, Glenn Frey, and Chico Buarque.
1950 - 1991
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 290
1922 - 1979
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 291
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 292
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 293
1931 - 1997
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 294
1928 - 2018
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 295
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 296
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 297
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 298
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 299
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 300
1948 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 301
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 302
Among people born in 1963, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 44. Before him are Brigitte Nielsen, Mike Myers, Emmanuelle Béart, Mike Powell, Til Schweiger, and Peter Bosz. After him are Lolo Ferrari, Dunga, Letsie III of Lesotho, Empress Masako, Eddie the Eagle, and Stevo Pendarovski.
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 38
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 39
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 40
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 41
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 42
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 43
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 44
1963 - 2000
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 45
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 46
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 47
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 48
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 49
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
Among people born in Sweden, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 206 out of 1,612. Before him are Per Gessle (1959), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Stig Dagerman (1923), Carl Bildt (1949), and Stig Anderson (1931). After him are Maud Adams (1945), Salomon August Andrée (1854), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Anna Lindh (1957), Blot-Sweyn (1001), and Sverker II of Sweden (1164).
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 200
1907 - 2002
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 201
1722 - 1765
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 202
1923 - 1954
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 203
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 204
1931 - 1997
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 205
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 206
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 207
1854 - 1897
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 208
1180 - 1216
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 209
1957 - 2003
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 210
1001 - 1087
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 211
1164 - 1210
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 212
Among musicians born in Sweden, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 6. Before him are Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Benny Andersson (1946), Franz Berwald (1796), Per Gessle (1959), and Stig Anderson (1931). After him are Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Mikkey Dee (1963), Avicii (1989), Jan Johansson (1931), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 2
1796 - 1868
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4
1931 - 1997
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 5
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
1740 - 1795
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 7
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 8
1989 - 2018
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 9
1931 - 1968
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 11
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 12