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 1,326,165 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ruth Graham is the 6,426th most popular writer (down from 5,865th in 2019), the 1,054th most popular biography from China (down from 947th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

1.3M
Page Views (PV)
48.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ruth Graham ranks 6,426 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 Rankings

Jenny Erpenbeck
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,420
Barbara Kingsolver
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,421
Rick Yancey
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,422
Anna Löwenstein
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,423
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,424
James Lipton
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,425
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,426
Samuel Daniel
1562 - 1619
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,427
Kate Mosse
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,428
Guzel Yakhina
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,429
Gilles Leroy
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,430
James Bowen
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6,431
Daniel Handler
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6,432

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 Rankings

István Szívós
ATHLETE
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 429
Jimmy Witherspoon
SINGER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 430
Sammy Lee
ATHLETE
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 431
Errol Barrow
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1987
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 432
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 433
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
SINGER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 434
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 435
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 436
Esther Rolle
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 437
Bill Reid
ARTIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 438
Bert Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 439
Veerasamy Ringadoo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2000
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 440
Noel Neill
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 441

Others Deceased in 2007

Go to all Rankings

Calvin Lockhart
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 383
Alfonso Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 384
Charles Lane
ACTOR
1905 - 2007
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 385
Tron Øgrim
WRITER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 386
Gino Pariani
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 387
Grégory Lemarchal
SINGER
1983 - 2007
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 388
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 389
Hughie Thomasson
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2007
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 390
Seung-Hui Cho
EXTREMIST
1984 - 2007
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 391
Dan Fogelberg
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 392
Kitty Carlisle
ACTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 393
William Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 394
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 395

In China

Among people born in China, Ruth Graham ranks 1,054 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 Rankings

Zhang Jike
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,048
Sun Li
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 1,049
Zhang Yiming
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,050
Wei Wei
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,051
Zhang Jingchu
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,052
Jiang Jialiang
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 1,053
Ruth Graham
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,054
Zhang Zilin
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 1,055
Huang Zitao
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,056
Lay Zhang
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,057
Song Yuqi
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,058
Hu Ge
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,059
Victoria Song
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 1,060