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Bethany Hamilton

1990 - Today

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Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. On October 31, 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. The book was adapted into the 2011 feature film, Soul Surfer. Hamilton attributes her strength to her Christian faith. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Bethany Hamilton is the 7,220th most popular writer (down from 6,949th in 2024), the 16,990th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,139th in 2019) and the 1,151st most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bethany Hamilton ranks 7,220 out of 7,302. Before her are Katja Petrowskaja, Scott Smith, Paul Beatty, Patrick McCabe, Adriana Lisboa, and Edward Lucas. After her are Ursula Poznanski, Beate Grimsrud, Chris Abani, Sylvia Day, Gro Dahle, and Polina Zherebtsova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Bethany Hamilton ranks 520. Before her are Mustii, Bruno Henrique Pinto, Federico Delbonis, Arianna Fontana, Venus Lux, and Chika Anzai. After her are Samuel Armenteros, Max Barskih, Keita Machida, Sophie Cookson, Natalia Sánchez, and Hong Chul.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 16,997 out of 20,380. Before her are Frank Shamrock (1972), Picabo Street (1971), Bo McCalebb (1985), Rod Roddy (1937), Brad Daugherty (1965), and Dan Byrd (1985). After her are Frank Craven (1875), Jack McBrayer (1973), April Winchell (1960), Sylvia Day (1973), John Lucas II (1953), and Otis Thorpe (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 1,151. Before her are Michael Savage (1942), George Will (1941), Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), Lauren Kate (1981), Scott Smith (1965), and Paul Beatty (1962). After her are Sylvia Day (1973), Diablo Cody (1978), Laurie Halse Anderson (1961), Rachel Caine (1962), Tom Perrotta (1961), and Pamela Geller (1958).

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