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Anton LaVey

1930 - 1997

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Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American writer, musician, and Satanist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan, the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism, and the concept of Satanism. He authored several books, including The Satanic Bible, The Satanic Rituals, The Satanic Witch, The Devil's Notebook, and Satan Speaks! In addition, he released three albums, including The Satanic Mass, Satan Takes a Holiday, and Strange Music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton LaVey is the 6th most popular occultist (up from 14th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from United States (up from 997th in 2019) and the most popular American Occultist.

Anton LaVey is most famous for founding the Church of Satan in 1966. He authored the Satanic Bible and the Satanic Rituals, and he was the High Priest of the Church of Satan until his death in 1997.

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Among occultists, Anton LaVey ranks 6 out of 41. Before him are Nostradamus, Grigori Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, Baba Vanga, and John Dee. After him are Helena Blavatsky, Count of St. Germain, Éliphas Lévi, Alessandro Cagliostro, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, and Allan Kardec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Anton LaVey ranks 11. Before him are Warren Buffett, George Soros, Michael Collins, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, and Helmut Kohl. After him are Jacques Derrida, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Pierre Bourdieu, Steve McQueen, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. Among people deceased in 1997, Anton LaVey ranks 7. Before him are Mother Teresa, Deng Xiaoping, James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, and Toshiro Mifune. After him are Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, Gianni Versace, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anton LaVey ranks 147 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert McNamara (1916), Harrison Ford (1942), Chuck Norris (1940), Patti Smith (1946), Meryl Streep (1949), and Rosa Parks (1913). After him are Zodiac Killer (1940), Ted Bundy (1946), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), and John Dewey (1859).

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Among OCCULTISTS In United States

Among occultists born in United States, Anton LaVey ranks 1. After him are Edgar Cayce (1877), and A. E. Waite (1857).

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