WRITER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craig Thomas has received more than 17,383 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Craig Thomas is the 6,998th most popular writer (down from 6,176th in 2019), the 15,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,344th in 2019) and the 1,099th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Craig Thomas ranks 6,998 out of 7,302Before him are Geoffrey A. Landis, Felicitas Hoppe, David Frawley, Lucy Ayoub, Ken MacLeod, and Joaquin Miller. After him are Nadia Anjuman, Louisa Lawson, Justin Raimondo, Saša Stanišić, Merethe Lindstrøm, and Dan Savage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Craig Thomas ranks 739Before him are Mladen Rudonja, Tanoka Beard, Kali Rocha, Kinga Preis, Naoko Mori, and Bentinho. After him are Marlayne, José Luis Arrieta, Amy Locane, Nick Van Exel, Anja Karliczek, and Tech N9ne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Craig Thomas ranks 15,578 out of 20,380Before him are Taylor Fritz (1997), Jim Wright (1922), Michelle Clunie (1969), Sara Bareilles (1979), Frank Iero (1981), and Chief Keef (1995). After him are John Kassir (1957), Sully Erna (1968), Jerrika Hinton (1981), Mike Mitchell (1970), Michael Cole (1968), and Charlie Scott (1948).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Craig Thomas ranks 1,099Before him are Scott Smith (1965), Ruth Ozeki (1956), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), David Frawley (1950), and Joaquin Miller (1837). After him are Justin Raimondo (1951), Dan Savage (1964), Laura Lippman (1959), Edwin O'Connor (1918), Patrick Ness (1971), and Julie Powell (1973).