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Scott Smith

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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. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Siberia (2018) and The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Smith is the 7,215th most popular writer (down from 6,989th in 2024), the 16,957th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,485th in 2019) and the 1,149th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Scott Smith ranks 7,215 out of 7,302. Before him are Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, Taras Prokhasko, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Lauren Kate, and Katja Petrowskaja. After him are Paul Beatty, Patrick McCabe, Adriana Lisboa, Edward Lucas, Bethany Hamilton, and Ursula Poznanski.

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Among people born in 1965, Scott Smith ranks 1,032. Before him are Diána Igaly, Róger Gómez, Simone Peter, Matthew Porretta, Róbert Isaszegi, and Chris Wright. After him are Padmini Kolhapure, Steve Harris, Brad Daugherty, Adam Krzesiński, János Martinek, and Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Smith ranks 16,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Derek Trucks (1979), Doug Ducey (1964), Peter Vermes (1966), Chris Wondolowski (1983), Trisha Yearwood (1964), and Jack Reynor (1992). After him are Jennifer Holland (1987), Chamillionaire (1979), Gina Ravera (1966), Tyson Beckford (1970), Ethan Peck (1986), and Paul Beatty (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott Smith ranks 1,149. Before him are Josh Schwartz (1976), Larry Christiansen (1956), Michael Savage (1942), George Will (1941), Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), and Lauren Kate (1981). After him are Paul Beatty (1962), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Sylvia Day (1973), Diablo Cody (1978), Laurie Halse Anderson (1961), and Rachel Caine (1962).

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