1990 - Today
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and who ultimately returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board, which was adapted into the 2011 feature film, Soul Surfer, in which Hamilton attributes her strength to her Christian faith. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bethany Hamilton has received more than 6,346,324 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Bethany Hamilton is the 6,292nd most popular writer (down from 5,462nd in 2019), the 14,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,759th in 2019) and the 1,020th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Bethany Hamilton ranks 6,292 out of 5,755. Before her are David Frawley, Shamsul Maidin, George Will, Lui Morais, Sara Ahmed, and Sherman Alexie. After her are Attila Bartis, Lucille Clifton, Sushmita Banerjee, Jorge Majfud, Rainbow Rowell, and Cyprian Ekwensi.
1950 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 6,286
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 6,287
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 6,288
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 6,289
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 6,290
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 6,291
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 6,292
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 6,293
1936 - 2010
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 6,294
1964 - 2013
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 6,295
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 6,296
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 6,297
1921 - 2007
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 6,298
Among people born in 1990, Bethany Hamilton ranks 338. Before her are Sung Joon, N, Andy Biersack, Anastasija Sevastova, Samuel Armenteros, and Guélor Kanga. After her are Baek Jin-hee, Sofiane Hanni, Ali Maâloul, David Lama, Krista Pärmäkoski, and Dorofeeva.
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 332
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.76
Rank: 333
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 334
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 335
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 336
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 337
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 338
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.61
Rank: 339
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 340
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 341
1990 - 2019
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 342
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 343
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 344
Among people born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 14,235 out of 18,182. Before her are Janel Parrish (1988), Skye McCole Bartusiak (1992), Ronan Farrow (1987), Jonathan Bennett (1981), Monet Mazur (1976), and Jeanette J. Epps (1970). After her are John Benjamin Hickey (1963), Joe Quesada (1962), Jeff Green (1986), Rick Malambri (1982), Harvey Grant (1965), and Kelly Asbury (1960).
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 14,229
1992 - 2014
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 14,230
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 14,231
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 14,232
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 14,233
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 14,234
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 14,235
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,236
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,237
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,238
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,239
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,240
1960 - 2020
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 14,241
Among writers born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 1,020. Before her are Josh Schwartz (1976), Joaquin Miller (1837), Charles Portis (1933), David Frawley (1950), George Will (1941), and Sherman Alexie (1966). After her are Lucille Clifton (1936), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Conrad Richter (1890), Catherine Asaro (1955), Anthony Doerr (1973), and Maggie Stiefvater (1981).
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 1,014
1837 - 1913
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 1,015
1933 - 2020
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 1,016
1950 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 1,017
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 1,018
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 1,019
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 1,020
1936 - 2010
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 1,021
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 1,022
1890 - 1968
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 1,023
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 1,024
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 1,025
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 1,026