GAME DESIGNER
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Today

Scott Cawthon
Scott Braden Cawthon is an American video game developer, writer, and producer. He is best known for creating Five Nights at Freddy's, a series of horror video games which expanded into a media franchise. Cawthon began his career developing family-friendly Christian video games to minimal success. He transitioned to horror with the first Five Nights at Freddy's game in 2014, which was a commercial success and gained a cult following. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Cawthon is the 45th most popular game designer (down from 29th in 2019), the 11,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,478th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Scott Cawthon ranks 45 out of 77. Before him are Tetsuya Nomura, Dave Arneson, Yuji Naka, Tim Cain, Jeff Kaplan, and Mike Harrington. After him are Jens Bergensten, Johan Andersson, Ron Gilbert, Ed Boon, Neil Druckmann, and Yoshinori Kitase.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTetsuya Nomura
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 39
Dave Arneson
1947 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 40
Yuji Naka
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 41
Tim Cain
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 42
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 43
Mike Harrington
2000 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 44
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 45
Jens Bergensten
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 46
Johan Andersson
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 47
Ron Gilbert
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 48
Ed Boon
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 49
Neil Druckmann
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 50
Yoshinori Kitase
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Scott Cawthon ranks 383. Before him are Alex Borstein, Lorena Rojas, Joachim Björklund, Rosemarie DeWitt, Noriko Sakai, and Joel McHale. After him are David Ramsey, Sven Fischer, Fábio Assunção, José Amavisca, Toshihiro Yamaguchi, and Ryan White.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsAlex Borstein
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 377
Lorena Rojas
ACTOR
1971 - 2015
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 378
Joachim Björklund
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 379
Rosemarie DeWitt
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 380
Noriko Sakai
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 381
Joel McHale
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 382
Scott Cawthon
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 383
David Ramsey
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 384
Sven Fischer
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 385
Fábio Assunção
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 386
José Amavisca
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 387
Toshihiro Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 388
Ryan White
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1971 - 1990
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 389
In United States
Among people born in United States, Scott Cawthon ranks 11,962 out of 20,380. Before him are Rockwell (1964), Balthazar Getty (1975), Duane Swanson (1913), Félix Sánchez (1977), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), and George B. Seitz (1888). After him are Robert L. Gibson (1946), Lowell Sherman (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), and Earl Van Dorn (1820).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRockwell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 11,956
Balthazar Getty
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 11,957
Duane Swanson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 11,958
Félix Sánchez
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,959
Katharine Jefferts Schori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,960
George B. Seitz
WRITER
1888 - 1944
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,961
Scott Cawthon
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,962
Robert L. Gibson
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,963
Lowell Sherman
ACTOR
1888 - 1934
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,964
Glenn Greenwald
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,965
Karen Silkwood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 1974
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,966
Kawhi Leonard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,967
Earl Van Dorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1863
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 11,968
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States
Among game designers born in United States, Scott Cawthon ranks 14. Before him are Carol Shaw (1955), Will Wright (1960), Roberta Williams (1953), John Romero (1967), Dave Arneson (1947), and Jeff Kaplan (1972). After him are Ron Gilbert (1964), Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), John Tobias (1969), and Amy Hennig (1964).
Carol Shaw
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 8
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 9
Roberta Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 10
John Romero
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 11
Dave Arneson
1947 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 12
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 13
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 14
Ron Gilbert
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 15
Ed Boon
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 16
Jordan Mechner
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 17
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 18
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 19
Amy Hennig
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 20