WRITER

Russell T Davies

1963 - Today

Russell T Davies

Stephen Russell Davies ( DAY-vis; born 27 April 1963), known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again since 2023. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob & Rose (2001), The Second Coming (2003), Casanova (2005), Doctor Who spin-offs Torchwood (2006–2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), and The War Between the Land and the Sea (expected 2025), Cucumber (2015), A Very English Scandal (2018), Years and Years (2019), It's a Sin (2021) and Nolly (2023). Born in Swansea, Davies had aspirations as a comic artist before focusing on being a playwright and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Russell T Davies is the 3,347th most popular writer (up from 6,796th in 2019), the 2,705th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,291st in 2019) and the 305th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Russell T Davies ranks 3,347 out of 7,302. Before him are Agniya Barto, Uwe Johnson, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, Nathan Alterman, and Alphonse de Châteaubriant. After him are Kafū Nagai, Mike Mentzer, Alexander Bestuzhev, Begum Rokeya, Olena Teliha, and James Rollins.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Agniya Barto
1906 - 1981
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,341
Uwe Johnson
1934 - 1984
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,342
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
1914 - 2010
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,343
Lucius Cornelius Sisenna
120 BC - 67 BC
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3,344
Nathan Alterman
1910 - 1970
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3,345
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
1877 - 1951
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,346
Russell T Davies
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,347
Kafū Nagai
1879 - 1959
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,348
Mike Mentzer
1951 - 2001
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,349
Alexander Bestuzhev
1797 - 1837
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,350
Begum Rokeya
1880 - 1932
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,351
Olena Teliha
1906 - 1942
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,352
James Rollins
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,353

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Russell T Davies ranks 166. Before him are Suha Arafat, Sridevi, Donna Tartt, Demián Bichir, James Denton, and Elvira Nabiullina. After him are Goran Jurić, R. J. Palacio, Kenny Johnson, Hülya Avşar, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, and Nicollette Sheridan.

Others Born in 1963

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Suha Arafat
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 160
Sridevi
ACTOR
1963 - 2018
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 161
Donna Tartt
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 162
Demián Bichir
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 163
James Denton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 164
Elvira Nabiullina
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 165
Russell T Davies
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 166
Goran Jurić
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 167
R. J. Palacio
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 168
Kenny Johnson
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 169
Hülya Avşar
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 170
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 171
Nicollette Sheridan
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 172

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Russell T Davies ranks 2,706 out of 8,785. Before him are Noel Redding (1945), Pat Crerand (1939), Clive Sinclair (1940), Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478), George Dawe (1781), and Sarah Gilbert (1962). After him are George Buchanan (1506), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), Ian Bannen (1928), John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), Ford Madox Ford (1873), and Simon Callow (1949).

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Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2,700
Pat Crerand
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,701
Clive Sinclair
INVENTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,702
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1521
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 2,703
George Dawe
PAINTER
1781 - 1829
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 2,704
Sarah Gilbert
BIOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,705
Russell T Davies
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,706
George Buchanan
HISTORIAN
1506 - 1582
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,707
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1959
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,708
Ian Bannen
ACTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 2,709
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2,710
Ford Madox Ford
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2,711
Simon Callow
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2,712