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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 and co-creating and co-writing the contemporary crime drama television series Sherlock, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In the 2015 Birthday Honours, Moffat was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Moffat, the son of a teacher, was formerly a teacher himself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steven Moffat has received more than 3,024,522 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Steven Moffat is the 4,928th most popular writer (down from 4,409th in 2019), the 3,790th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,390th in 2019) and the 429th most popular British Writer.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Steven Moffat ranks 4,928 out of 5,755Before him are Pentti Saarikoski, Conrad Aiken, Lev Kassil, Daniel Quinn, Henry Home, Lord Kames, and Kjell Westö. After him are Jorge Icaza Coronel, George Holyoake, František Halas, James C. Collins, Clara Reeve, and Charles Montagu Doughty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Steven Moffat ranks 247Before him are Maggie Wheeler, Frank De Winne, Doc Rivers, Campbell Scott, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Kjell Westö. After him are Imad Khamis, Hany Abu-Assad, Christian Ntsay, Chendo, Arnór Guðjohnsen, and Simon West.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steven Moffat ranks 3,790 out of 7,765Before him are Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), John Eliot (1604), Martin O'Neill (1952), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), and Timothy West (1934). After him are Sadie Frost (1965), George Holyoake (1817), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), Tom Hooper (1972), Peter Mark Roget (1779), and Ernest Payne (1884).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Steven Moffat ranks 429Before him are Kate Atkinson (1951), Michael Grant (1914), John Braine (1922), William Tenn (1920), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), and Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696). After him are George Holyoake (1817), Clara Reeve (1729), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Mark Haddon (1962), Robert Herrick (1591), and William Davenant (1606).