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Craig Thomas

1971 - Today

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Craig David Thomas is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of American Dad!, Oliver Beene, Quintuplets and the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which they created in 2005. In 2012, How I Met Your Mother won a People's Choice Awards. Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to How I Met Your Mother. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Craig Thomas is the 7,349th most popular writer (down from 7,001st in 2024), the 18,234th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,586th in 2019) and the 1,199th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Craig Thomas ranks 7,349 out of 7,302. Before him are Binyavanga Wainaina, Kelly Link, Eleanor Catton, Baby Halder, Maarja Kangro, and Shi Tao. After him are Laila Lalami, Shehan Karunatilaka, Anna Kim, Espido Freire, Mohsin Hamid, and Peaches Geldof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Craig Thomas ranks 1,125. Before him are Marc Houtzager, Tomomi Okazaki, Tig Notaro, Leonidas Sabanis, Chad Gray, and Monty Williams. After him are Roman Mählich, Mohsin Hamid, Catherine Marsal, Ian Walker, Dominic Cummings, and Vernon Forrest.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Craig Thomas ranks 18,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Miles Fisher (1983), Sasha Calle (1995), Jolene Purdy (1983), Jimmy Uso (1985), Brede Hangeland (1981), and Monty Williams (1971). After him are Alicia Fox (1986), Katherine Maher (1983), Rich Sommer (1978), Barbie Ferreira (1996), Shad Gaspard (1981), and Fred Stoller (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Craig Thomas ranks 1,199. Before him are Michael Schur (1975), Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Andrew Sean Greer (1970), Kass Morgan (1984), and Kelly Link (1969). After him are Akiane (1994), Tim Ferriss (1977), J. G. Quintel (1982), Mary Robinette Kowal (1969), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), and Rainbow Rowell (1973).

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