# Ken Burns

> Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker and popular historical documentarian. An undergraduate of Hampshire College, his works typically chronicle American history and culture, and are often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities, distributed by PBS. Burns has received critical and scholarly acclaim for several of his documentaries, including two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Awards, three Peabody Awards, and eight Emmy Awards, among other accolades.

*American documentarian and filmmaker (born 1953)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ken-burns

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1953-07-29
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker and popular historical documentarian. An undergraduate of Hampshire College, his works typically chronicle American history and culture, and are often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities, distributed by PBS. Burns has received critical and scholarly acclaim for several of his documentaries, including two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Awards, three Peabody Awards, and eight Emmy Awards, among other accolades.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 77.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 1.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #47
- **Total followers across platforms:** 114,000

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/KenBurns (@KenBurns)
- **WEBSITE**: https://kenburns.com
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122741/ (@nm0122741)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFrfvd3CeQnguMBHXhrjsw (@@kenburnspbs, 114,000 followers)

## Timeline
- **2017** - Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award
- **2016** - Jefferson Lecture
- **1991** - Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- **1991** - Lincoln Prize
- **1991** - Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
- **1991** - Charles Frankel Prize
- **1981** - Brooklyn Bridge
- **1953** - Born

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- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/345642)
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