GAME DESIGNER

Amy Hennig

1964 - Today

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Amy Hennig (born August 19, 1964) is an American video game writer and director, formerly for the video game company Naughty Dog. She began her work in the industry on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with her design debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. She later went to work for Crystal Dynamics, working primarily on the Legacy of Kain series (which she considers her greatest achievement). With Naughty Dog, she worked primarily on the Jak and Daxter and Uncharted series, the latter of which she created. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Hennig is the 60th most popular game designer (down from 48th in 2019), the 14,183rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,608th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Amy Hennig ranks 60 out of 77. Before her are Jordan Mechner, Goichi Suda, Mark Cerny, Éric Chahi, John Tobias, and Michel Ancel. After her are Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Tom Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Amy Hennig ranks 679. Before her are Aida Touma-Suleiman, Christine Cicot, Sandra Magnus, Günther Mader, Ronald D. Moore, and Suat Atalık. After her are Ilse Aigner, Josefa Idem, Nancy Brilli, Pablo Morales, Bruce LaBruce, and Sergio Canavero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Hennig ranks 14,187 out of 20,380. Before her are Bruce E. Melnick (1949), Earl Palmer (1924), David Frawley (1950), Noah Centineo (1996), Steve Harwell (1967), and Marguerite Churchill (1910). After her are Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), Ashley Blue (1981), Angela Ahrendts (1960), Kathleen Hanna (1968), Eileen Davidson (1959), and Matt Servitto (1965).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Amy Hennig ranks 20. Before her are Scott Cawthon (1971), Ron Gilbert (1964), Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), and John Tobias (1969). After her are Tim Schafer (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), American McGee (1972), Chris Metzen (1973), and Jonathan Blow (1971).

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