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Fanny Crosby

1820 - 1915

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Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century, she was a household name. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fanny Crosby is the 3,520th most popular writer (down from 3,366th in 2019), the 5,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,274th in 2019) and the 393rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Fanny Crosby ranks 3,520 out of 7,302. Before her are Kálmán Mikszáth, Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Shudraka, Max Gallo, Roger Vailland, and John Flanagan. After her are Mahmoud Shabestari, Évariste de Parny, Claudius Salmasius, Krišjānis Barons, Anna Langfus, and Abu Ali Bal'ami.

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Among people born in 1820, Fanny Crosby ranks 50. Before her are Gustave Le Gray, Ghevont Alishan, Cornelius Gurlitt, Pōmare III, Josef Mánes, and Mkrtich Khrimian. After her are Concepción Arenal, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Julia Gardiner Tyler, György Klapka, Juan N. Méndez, and Carolina Coronado. Among people deceased in 1915, Fanny Crosby ranks 73. Before her are Booker T. Washington, Hugo Schiff, Béla Kiss, Louis Pergaud, Stojan Novaković, and Mari Beyleryan. After her are Ferdinand Sarrien, Karl Staaff, Emil Rathenau, Rupert Brooke, Charles Walter De Vis, and Otto von Emmich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fanny Crosby ranks 5,068 out of 20,380. Before her are George Baird (1907), Beth Hart (1972), Leonard Peltier (1944), Grote Reber (1911), Leslie Jones (1967), and Michelle Monaghan (1976). After her are Dennis Oppenheim (1938), Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898), Katherine Helmond (1929), John Warner (1927), Dannel Malloy (1955), and Efraim Zuroff (1948).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Fanny Crosby ranks 393. Before her are Lillian Hellman (1905), Wallace Stevens (1879), Gregory Corso (1930), Lawrence Block (1938), H.D. (1886), and Susan Brownmiller (1935). After her are Richard Yates (1926), Glen Cook (1944), Lois Lowry (1937), Jonathan Littell (1967), Robert McKee (1941), and Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892).

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