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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. In 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bethany Hamilton has received more than 6,693,338 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bethany Hamilton is the 6,946th most popular writer (down from 6,268th in 2019), the 15,131st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,199th in 2019) and the 1,080th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bethany Hamilton ranks 6,946 out of 7,302. Before her are Mona Eltahawy, Ram Swarup, Carl Hiaasen, Charles Frazier, Josh Schwartz, and Fatima Meer. After her are Chris Morgan, Seyhan Kurt, Dave Barry, Geraldine Brooks, Jay Asher, and Andrea Levy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Bethany Hamilton ranks 334. Before her are Craig Breen, Nyusha, Leroy Fer, Amir Abrashi, Rafael Cabral, and Kostas Sloukas. After her are Sung Joon, Omar El Kaddouri, Sean Kingston, Mathias Pogba, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Heinz Lindner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 15,131 out of 20,380. Before her are Jon Robert Holden (1976), Vic Chesnutt (1964), Lisa Sheridan (1974), Ava DuVernay (1972), Dulé Hill (1975), and Zoey Deutch (1994). After her are Samuel Bayer (1965), Amanda Palmer (1976), André Holland (1979), Rodney Crowell (1950), Jordan Morris (1994), and Marcus Brown (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 1,080. Before her are Alfred Gough (1967), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), Sara Shepard (1977), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Charles Frazier (1950), and Josh Schwartz (1976). After her are Chris Morgan (1966), Dave Barry (1947), Jay Asher (1975), Andy Rooney (1919), Gayle Forman (1970), and Kate DiCamillo (1964).

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