Top 20 Game Designer celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Game Designer celebrities [Updated May 11, 2021].
John Carmack was born
on August 20, 1970
in United States.
He launched a visionary, Texas-based company called Armadillo Aerospace that initially aimed to operate commercial spaceflights.
Net Worth 2020: $50 Million
Ed Boon was born
on February 22, 1964
in Chicago, United States.
Ranked among IGN's Top 100 Game Creators, he helped programmed Mortal Kombat and voiced the yellow ninja character Scorpion.
Net Worth 2020: $12 Million
David Vonderhaar was born
on September 8, 1972
in United States.
In the World at War edition of Call of Duty, there is a soldier character who is named after Vonderhaar.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
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Salary 2020: $3 Million
Todd Howard was born
on April 25, 1971
in United States.
He was named as one of IGN's Top Game Creators of All Time and named by GamePro magazine as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in Gaming over the last 20 years.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Chris Metzen was born
on November 22, 1973
in United States.
He once pursued a career as a professional soccer player.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
John Tobias was born
on August 24, 1969
in Chicago, United States.
Most well known as a creator of the Mortal Kombat video game franchise, John Tobias is also notable for his contributions to the Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus and WWE WrestleMania 21 games.
In 2000, John Tobias co-founded the Studio Gigante game company. A decade later, John Tobias began working for the Zynga company.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Toby Fox was born
on October 11, 1991
in United States.
He produced music for the webcomic Homestuck.
Chris Roberts was born
on May 27, 1968
in Redwood City, United States.
He produced several Hollywood movies, including Lord of War and The Jacket.
Dave Arneson was born
on October 1, 1947
in United States.
He taught computer game design at Full Sail University for over a decade.
Darren Sugg was born
on August 1, 1977
in United States.
He was a game systems developer for the company Turbine, and senior game designer for The Amazing Society.
Daniel Doan was born
on September 15, 1989
in San Diego, United States.
He co-authored an e-book called Guide to Game Development Success. He has been a competitive gamer himself, playing League of Legends, Starcraft 2 and MTG.
Zoe Quinn was born
on January 11, 1987
in United States.
Game developer and programmer who was the subject of the 2014 blogpost, written by her ex-boyfriend, that sparked the Gamergate controversy.
Following the extensive harassment she received from Gamergate, Zoe Quinn helped found Cash Override, which eventually became part of the Online Abuse Prevention Initiative.
Jeff Kaplan was born
on November 4, 1972
in United States.
He joined the "Legacy of Steel" guild under the online handle of "Tigole" for the video game Everquest.
Howard Scott Warshaw was born
on July 30, 1957
in United States.
He was the sole designer of the game adaption of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, which proved to be such a commercial failure that Atari had many copies of the game buried in a New Mexican desert. He is also well known for the game Yars Revenge, a game which helped him become an exhibiting artist in the New York Museum of Modern Art.
Harvey Smith was born
on December 30, 1966
in United States.
He wrote a book called Big Jack is Dead, which was released in 2013. He was a member of the Air Force for six years.
Edmund McMillen was born
on March 2, 1980
in Santa Cruz, United States.
He and Tommy Refenes founded a video game production company called Team Meat.
Brianna Wu was born
on July 6, 1980
in United States.
In 2014, she found herself at the forefront of the Gamergate controversy, receiving multiple death threats as a result of her anti-Gamergate stance.
Scott Cawthon was born
on July 26, 1971
in Houston, United States.
He created a plethora of other games. Most of them can no longer be found.
Warren Spector was born
on October 2, 1955
in United States.
He has superimposed his own image onto the faces of several of his video game characters.
Will Wright was born
on January 20, 1960
in Atlanta, United States.
He and investor Jeff Braun created the Maxis video game company and launched the original SimCity game in the late 1980s.
