MUSICIAN
Hildur Guðnadóttir
1982 - Today
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))). She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Hildur has gained international recognition for her film and television scores, including Journey's End (2017), Mary Magdalene (2018), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Todd Field's Tár and Sarah Polley's Women Talking (both 2022). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Hildur Guðnadóttir is the 2,466th most popular musician (down from 2,195th in 2024), the 113th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 105th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Hildur Guðnadóttir ranks 2,466 out of 3,175. Before her are Virgil Donati, Ivan Ilić, Mark Jansen, Adriana Calcanhotto, David Lovering, and Dave Greenfield. After her are Justin Chancellor, Cornelius, Robb Flynn, Mike Inez, Oksana Lyniv, and Dave Sabo.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVirgil Donati
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 2,460
Ivan Ilić
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 2,461
Mark Jansen
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 2,462
Adriana Calcanhotto
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 2,463
David Lovering
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 2,464
Dave Greenfield
1949 - 2020
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 2,465
Hildur Guðnadóttir
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2,466
Justin Chancellor
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2,467
Cornelius
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2,468
Robb Flynn
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,469
Mike Inez
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,470
Oksana Lyniv
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 2,471
Dave Sabo
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 2,472
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Hildur Guðnadóttir ranks 315. Before her are Hayato Suzuki, Cain Velasquez, Mark Salling, Vera Brezhneva, John Utaka, and John Mensah. After her are Lacey Chabert, Yoshito Ōkubo, Erika Christensen, Paul Joseph Watson, Jonathan Tucker, and Aleksei Berezutski.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsHayato Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 309
Cain Velasquez
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 310
Mark Salling
ACTOR
1982 - 2018
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 311
Vera Brezhneva
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 312
John Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 313
John Mensah
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 314
Hildur Guðnadóttir
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 315
Lacey Chabert
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 316
Yoshito Ōkubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 317
Erika Christensen
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 318
Paul Joseph Watson
YOUTUBER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 319
Jonathan Tucker
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 320
Aleksei Berezutski
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 321
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Hildur Guðnadóttir ranks 113 out of 190. Before her are Daði Freyr (1992), Sjón (1962), Jónsi (1975), Torfi Bryngeirsson (1926), Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), and Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987). After her are Birkir Bjarnason (1988), Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Anita Briem (1982), Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (1965), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsDaði Freyr
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 107
Sjón
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 108
Jónsi
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 109
Torfi Bryngeirsson
ATHLETE
1926 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 110
Ragnar Sigurðsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 111
Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 112
Hildur Guðnadóttir
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 113
Birkir Bjarnason
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 114
Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 115
Anita Briem
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 116
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 117
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 118
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 119
Among MUSICIANS In Iceland
Among musicians born in Iceland, Hildur Guðnadóttir ranks 4. Before her are Björk (1965), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), and Jónsi (1975). After her are Georg Hólm (1976), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Orri Páll Dýrason (1977), and Kjartan Sveinsson (1978).
Björk
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 1
Jóhann Jóhannsson
1969 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2
Jónsi
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3
Hildur Guðnadóttir
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 4
Georg Hólm
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 5
Ólafur Arnalds
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 6
Orri Páll Dýrason
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 7
Kjartan Sveinsson
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 8











































