WRITER

Steven Moffat

1961 - Today

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Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the second showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television series Doctor Who (2010–17), and for co-creating and co-writing the BBC crime drama television series Sherlock (2010–17). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steven Moffat has received more than 3,357,673 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Steven Moffat is the 5,520th most popular writer (down from 4,911th in 2019), the 4,208th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,782nd in 2019) and the 474th most popular British Writer.

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  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Steven Moffat ranks 5,520 out of 7,302Before him are Brigitte Reimann, Philaenis, Kazimierz Brandys, Vibius Sequester, Ted Chiang, and Goffredo Parise. After him are Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Robert Herrick, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Yulia Drunina, and José Craveirinha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Steven Moffat ranks 320Before him are Yelena Davydova, Hari Varešanović, Yordanka Donkova, Laurel Clark, Kjell Westö, and Boško Gjurovski. After him are Cédric Klapisch, Takao Kobayashi, Simon West, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Douglas Coupland, and Katrin Cartlidge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steven Moffat ranks 4,208 out of 8,785Before him are Ernest Mangnall (1866), William Dobson (1610), Ray Thomas (1941), Raymond Briggs (1934), Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778), and Chad of Mercia (634). After him are John Richardson (1934), Clive Dunn (1920), Robbie Fowler (1975), Robert Herrick (1591), Anita Roddick (1942), and Kenneth Frampton (1930).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Steven Moffat ranks 474Before him are John Marston (1576), Emilia Lanier (1569), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), Bruno Heller (1960), and Thomas Nashe (1567). After him are Robert Herrick (1591), Antonia Fraser (1932), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Michael Grant (1914), and Roger Ascham (1515).