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Kevin Williamson

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Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is known for writing the screenplay for the slasher film Scream (1996)—which launched the Scream franchise—along with those for Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 4 (2011), and writing and directing Scream 7 (2026). He is also known for creating the WB teen drama series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), the CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), the Fox crime thriller series The Following (2013–2015), the CBS All Access thriller series Tell Me a Story (2018–2020), and the Netflix crime drama series The Waterfront (2025). Williamson also wrote the screenplays for the films I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), The Faculty (1998), Cursed (2005), and Sick (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Kevin Williamson is the 1,536th most popular film director (down from 1,519th in 2024), the 11,353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,758th in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kevin Williamson ranks 1,536 out of 2,041. Before him are Yılmaz Erdoğan, Gene Saks, Ettore Giannini, Richard Eyre, Tom Mankiewicz, and Vincenzo Natali. After him are Steven Lisberger, Alexandre Aja, Bert I. Gordon, Nikolaj Arcel, Oscar Apfel, and Tatsuya Egawa.

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Among people born in 1965, Kevin Williamson ranks 456. Before him are Stanislas Dehaene, François Baroin, Ted King, Samvel Babayan, Black Francis, and Brené Brown. After him are Juliet Landau, Sabine Braun, Michal Šanda, Gerhard Rodax, Bogna Koreng, and Johan Rockström.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Williamson ranks 11,355 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Eastman (1858), Ryan Dunn (1977), Dave Franco (1985), Christie Pearce (1975), Artis Gilmore (1949), and Jeff Kaplan (1972). After him are Lloyd Price (1933), Chuck Peddle (1937), Steven Lisberger (1951), Jeff Dunham (1962), Brandi Rhodes (1983), and Bob Burns (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kevin Williamson ranks 425. Before him are Al Parker (1952), John R. Leonetti (1956), Eytan Fox (1964), Gene Saks (1921), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), and Vincenzo Natali (1969). After him are Steven Lisberger (1951), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Oscar Apfel (1878), Raja Gosnell (1958), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), and Kenneth Lonergan (1962).

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