WRITER
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
Ruth Graham
Ruth McCue Bell Graham (June 10, 1920 – June 14, 2007) was a Chinese-born American Christian author. She was born in Qingjiang, Jiangsu, Republic of China, the second of five children. Her parents, Virginia Leftwich Bell and L. Nelson Bell, were medical missionaries at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles (480 km) north of Shanghai. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Graham has received more than 1,306,274 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ruth Graham is the 6,425th most popular writer (down from 5,865th in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from China (down from 947th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
41.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ruth Graham ranks 6,425 out of 7,302. Before her are Jenny Erpenbeck, Barbara Kingsolver, Rick Yancey, Anna Löwenstein, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and James Lipton. After her are Samuel Daniel, Kate Mosse, Guzel Yakhina, Gilles Leroy, James Bowen, and Daniel Handler.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJenny Erpenbeck
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 6,419
Barbara Kingsolver
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 6,420
Rick Yancey
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 6,421
Anna Löwenstein
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 6,422
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 6,423
James Lipton
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 6,424
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 6,425
Samuel Daniel
1562 - 1619
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 6,426
Kate Mosse
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 6,427
Guzel Yakhina
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 6,428
Gilles Leroy
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 6,429
James Bowen
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 6,430
Daniel Handler
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 6,431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Ruth Graham ranks 435. Before her are István Szívós, Jimmy Witherspoon, Sammy Lee, Errol Barrow, Les Leston, and Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi. After her are Tommy Godwin, Esther Rolle, Bill Reid, Bert Williams, Veerasamy Ringadoo, and Noel Neill. Among people deceased in 2007, Ruth Graham ranks 389. Before her are Calvin Lockhart, Alfonso Silva, Charles Lane, Tron Øgrim, Gino Pariani, and Grégory Lemarchal. After her are Hughie Thomasson, Seung-Hui Cho, Dan Fogelberg, Kitty Carlisle, William Ferguson, and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsIstván Szívós
ATHLETE
1920 - 1992
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 429
Jimmy Witherspoon
SINGER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 430
Sammy Lee
ATHLETE
1920 - 2016
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 431
Errol Barrow
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1987
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 432
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 433
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
SINGER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 434
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 435
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 436
Esther Rolle
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 437
Bill Reid
ARTIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 438
Bert Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 439
Veerasamy Ringadoo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 440
Noel Neill
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 441
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsCalvin Lockhart
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 383
Alfonso Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 384
Charles Lane
ACTOR
1905 - 2007
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 385
Tron Øgrim
WRITER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 386
Gino Pariani
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 387
Grégory Lemarchal
SINGER
1983 - 2007
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 388
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 389
Hughie Thomasson
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2007
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 390
Seung-Hui Cho
EXTREMIST
1984 - 2007
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 391
Dan Fogelberg
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 392
Kitty Carlisle
ACTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 393
William Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 394
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 395
In China
Among people born in China, Ruth Graham ranks 1,049 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhang Jike (1988), Sun Li (1982), Zhang Yiming (1983), Wei Wei (1963), Zhang Jingchu (1980), and Jiang Jialiang (1964). After her are Zhang Zilin (1984), Huang Zitao (1993), Lay Zhang (1991), Song Yuqi (1999), Hu Ge (1982), and Victoria Song (1987).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsZhang Jike
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 1,043
Sun Li
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 1,044
Zhang Yiming
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 1,045
Wei Wei
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 1,046
Zhang Jingchu
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 1,047
Jiang Jialiang
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 1,048
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 1,049
Zhang Zilin
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 1,050
Huang Zitao
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 1,051
Lay Zhang
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,052
Song Yuqi
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 1,053
Hu Ge
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,054
Victoria Song
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 1,055
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Ruth Graham ranks 121. Before her are Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Su Tong (1963), Liu Xia (1961), Chen Danqing (1953), and Shan Sa (1972). After her are Woeser (1966), Tie Ning (1957), Wei Hui (1973), Ken Liu (1976), Yiyun Li (1972), and Han Han (1982).
Ma Jian
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 115
Liao Yiwu
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 116
Su Tong
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 117
Liu Xia
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 118
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 119
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 120
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 121
Woeser
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 122
Tie Ning
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 123
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 124
Ken Liu
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 125
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 126
Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 127