Craig Paul Alexander Hinton (7 May 1964 - 3 December 2006) was a British writer best known for his work on spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. He also wrote articles for science fiction magazines and was the Coordinator of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. He taught mathematics in London, where he was found dead in his home on 3 December 2006. The cause of death was given as a heart attack. His final book, Synthespians™, was dedicated to his new husband, Ali, for whom he'd "waited a lifetime" to find.