GAME DESIGNER

Chris Metzen

1973 - Today

Chris Metzen

Christopher Vincent Metzen (born November 22, 1973) is an American game designer, artist, voice actor, and author known for his work creating the fictional universes and scripts for Blizzard Entertainment's three major award-winning media franchises: Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft. Metzen was hired by Blizzard Entertainment as an animator and an artist, his first work for the company was with the video game Justice League Task Force. Metzen was the Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment and assisted the company's projects by providing voice talent for a number of characters, most notably the orc character Thrall, as well as contributing to artistic character design. Metzen retired in September 2016 to spend more time with his family, but returned to the company as a creative advisor in December 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Metzen is the 78th most popular game designer (down from 56th in 2024), the 17,060th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,497th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Chris Metzen ranks 78 out of 77. Before him are Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, Michael Morhaime, Chris Avellone, American McGee, and Toby Gard. After him are Kensuke Tanabe, Adrian Carmack, Jonathan Blow, Cory Barlog, Rob Pardo, and Jane Jensen.

Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia

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Hajime Tabata
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 72
Rebecca Heineman
1963 - 2025
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 73
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 74
Chris Avellone
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 75
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 76
Toby Gard
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 77
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 78
Kensuke Tanabe
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 79
Adrian Carmack
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 80
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 81
Cory Barlog
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 82
Rob Pardo
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 83
Jane Jensen
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 84

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Chris Metzen ranks 923. Before him are Tony Gustavsson, David Etxebarria, Juan Luis Mora, Anna Dogonadze, Oliver Fix, and Alyaksandr Kulchy. After him are Sheng Zetian, Kiran Rao, Aleksandr Pavlov, Koos Moerenhout, Valberto Amorim dos Santos, and Tomas Antonelius.

Others Born in 1973

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Tony Gustavsson
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 917
David Etxebarria
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 918
Juan Luis Mora
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 919
Anna Dogonadze
GYMNAST
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 920
Oliver Fix
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 921
Alyaksandr Kulchy
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 922
Chris Metzen
GAME DESIGNER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 923
Sheng Zetian
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 924
Kiran Rao
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 925
Aleksandr Pavlov
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 926
Koos Moerenhout
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 927
Valberto Amorim dos Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 928
Tomas Antonelius
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 929