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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 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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  • 6.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bethany Hamilton ranks 6,292 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Bethany Hamilton ranks 338Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 14,235 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bethany Hamilton ranks 1,020Before 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).

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