Scott Cawthon

former independent video game developer
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Scott Cawthon

Summary

Scott Cawthon is a human[1]. He was born in Bell County[2]. He was born on June 4, 1978[3]. He worked as a game designer[4], computer scientist[5], screenwriter[6], director[7], and animator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,997 views/month, #5,908 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Scott Cawthon's place of birth was Bell County[2].
  • Scott Cawthon was born in Houston[10].
  • Scott Cawthon was born on June 4, 1978[3].
  • Scott Cawthon held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Scott Cawthon worked as a game designer[4].
  • Scott Cawthon's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Scott Cawthon's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Scott Cawthon's professions included director[7].
  • Scott Cawthon worked as an animator[8].
  • Scott Cawthon worked as a television producer[12].
  • Scott Cawthon's field of work was video game[13].
  • Scott Cawthon's field of work was computer animation[14].
  • Scott Cawthon's field of work was literary activity[15].
  • Scott Cawthon's field of work was literature[16].
  • Scott Cawthon was educated at The Art Institute of Houston[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Scott Cawthon is Five Nights at Freddy's[18].
  • Scott Cawthon's religion is recorded as Christianity[19].
  • Scott Cawthon is recorded as male[20].
  • Scott Cawthon's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Scott Cawthon's Commons category is recorded as Scott Cawthon[22].
  • Scott Cawthon's residence is recorded as Salado[23].
  • Scott Cawthon's family name is recorded as Cawthon[24].
  • Scott Cawthon's given name is recorded as Scott[25].
  • Scott Cawthon's given name is recorded as Braden[26].
  • Scott Cawthon's official website is recorded as http://scottgames.com/[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1978-06-04[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3e215b7f-63a3-4f22-aafb-eecdb7c663c3[30]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Bell County[2], a county of Texas[31], in United States[32], founded in 1850[33] and Houston[10], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1836[36]. Scott Cawthon was born on June 4, 1978[3].

Education

Scott Cawthon's education included a stint at The Art Institute of Houston[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include game designer[4], computer scientist[5], screenwriter[6], director[7], animator[8], and television producer[12]. Fields of work include video game[13], a type of arts[37]; computer animation[14], an animation technique[38]; literary activity[15]; and literature[16], a type of arts[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Scott Cawthon is Five Nights at Freddy's[18].

Personal Life

Scott Cawthon's religion is recorded as Christianity[19].

Why It Matters

Scott Cawthon ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,997 views/month, #5,908 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Works attributed to him include Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes[42], a written work[43], founded in 2015[44] and Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones[45], a literary work[46].

FAQs

Where was Scott Cawthon born?

Scott Cawthon's place of birth was Bell County[2].

What did Scott Cawthon do for work?

Scott Cawthon worked as game designer[4], computer scientist[5], screenwriter[6], director[7], and animator[8].

Where did Scott Cawthon go to school?

Scott Cawthon was educated at The Art Institute of Houston[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . reddit.com. Retrieved . reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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