MUSICIAN

Yngwie Malmsteen

1963 - Today

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Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish pronunciation: [lâːʂ ˈjuːhan ˈʏŋvɛ lânːɛrbɛk] on 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 4,202,563 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Yngwie Malmsteen is the 357th most popular musician (down from 296th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 205th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 357 out of 3,175. Before him are Bo Diddley, Peggy Lee, Isaac Hayes, David Crosby, John Entwistle, and Jack Bruce. After him are Glenn Tipton, Maurice André, Michel Polnareff, Alan Menken, Robert Trujillo, and Woody Guthrie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 68. Before him are Liu Cixin, Andrej Kiska, Satoshi Kon, David Thewlis, Kevin Mitnick, and Gaspar Noé. After him are Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Beals, Seal, Mike Pompeo, Joey Tempest, and May-Britt Moser.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 252 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889), Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806), Anna of Sweden (1545), Gunnar Björnstrand (1909), Jan Guillou (1944), and Johannes Magnus (1488). After him are Per Brahe the Younger (1602), Gunnel Lindblom (1931), Ludvig Nobel (1831), Agne Simonsson (1935), Elizabeth Stride (1843), and Göran Persson (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Yngwie Malmsteen ranks 6. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Franz Berwald (1796), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), and Per Gessle (1959). After him are Stig Anderson (1931), Mikkey Dee (1963), Avicii (1989), Jan Johansson (1931), Tor Aulin (1866), and Eric Ericson (1918).

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