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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Amy Hennig is the 62nd most popular game designer (down from 48th in 2024), the 14,239th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,604th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Amy Hennig ranks 62 out of 77. Before her are Goichi Suda, Mark Cerny, Éric Chahi, Keiichiro Toyama, John Tobias, and Michel Ancel. After her are Tetsuya Takahashi, Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, and Uwe Rosenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Amy Hennig ranks 735. Before her are Wilfried Peeters, Sandra Magnus, Günther Mader, Ronald D. Moore, Alberto Elli, 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 14,243 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), Rebecca Heineman (1963), Michael Morhaime (1967), Chris Avellone (1971), and American McGee (1972).

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