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Scott Smith

1965 - Today

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Scott Bechtel Smith (born July 13, 1965) is an American author and screenwriter. He has written two novels, A Simple Plan (1993) and The Ruins (2006). Both were adapted into films – A Simple Plan (1998) and The Ruins (2008), respectively – based on Smith's own screenplays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott Smith has received more than 31,964 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Scott Smith is the 6,988th most popular writer (down from 6,307th in 2019), the 15,491st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,756th in 2019) and the 1,093rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott Smith ranks 6,988 out of 7,302. Before him are Delia Grigore, J. Hillis Miller, Zona Gale, Arabella Kiesbauer, Polina Zherebtsova, and Edwin Morgan. After him are Kossi Efoui, Aravind Adiga, Ruth Ozeki, Dima Khatib, Robert Olen Butler, and Geoffrey A. Landis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Scott Smith ranks 761. Before him are Nazia Hassan, Alberto Jori, Sui Xinmei, Merle Jääger, Jordi Sans, and Nina Gavrylyuk. After him are Augustine Eguavoen, Joel Spolsky, German Titov, Daniel Müller, Michael Emenalo, and Aramis Naglić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Smith ranks 15,491 out of 20,380. Before him are Maria McKee (1964), Bob Mould (1960), Ralph Stanley (1927), Tina Smith (1958), Wes Ramsey (1977), and Ai (1981). After him are Biz Stone (1974), Amanda Knox (1987), Laura Allen (1974), Patrick G. Forrester (1957), William B. Saxbe (1916), and Joel Spolsky (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott Smith ranks 1,093. Before him are Lauren Kate (1981), Robert Anderson (1917), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), Conrad Richter (1890), J. Hillis Miller (1928), and Zona Gale (1874). After him are Ruth Ozeki (1956), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), David Frawley (1950), Joaquin Miller (1837), and Craig Thomas (1971).

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