GAME DESIGNER
Chris Taylor
1950 - Today
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor is a Canadian video game designer best known for Total Annihilation and the Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander series and co-founding the now-defunct studio Gas Powered Games. In 2002, GameSpy named him the "30th most influential person in gaming." In 2019, he revealed he has been working on Kanoogi, a cloud-based gaming platform, and developing his next game, Intergalactic Space Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Taylor is the 36th most popular game designer (up from 46th in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from Canada (up from 705th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Chris Taylor ranks 36 out of 77. Before him are Yu Suzuki, Peter Molyneux, Kazunori Yamauchi, Roberta Williams, Hideki Kamiya, and Eiji Aonuma. After him are John Romero, Yuji Horii, Tetsuya Nomura, Dave Arneson, Yuji Naka, and Tim Cain.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 30
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 31
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 32
Roberta Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 33
Hideki Kamiya
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 34
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 35
Chris Taylor
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 36
John Romero
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 37
Yuji Horii
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 38
Tetsuya Nomura
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 39
Dave Arneson
1947 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 40
Yuji Naka
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 41
Tim Cain
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Chris Taylor ranks 493. Before him are Yuri Shchekochikhin, Roland Andersson, Géza Csapó, Han Berger, Hugo Hovenkamp, and Patty Murray. After him are Shahram Nazeri, Klaus Wunder, Anders Linderoth, Benny Wendt, Marc Millecamps, and Awn Al-Khasawneh.
Others Born in 1950
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Yuri Shchekochikhin
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2003
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 487
Roland Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 488
Géza Csapó
ATHLETE
1950 - 2022
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 489
Han Berger
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 490
Hugo Hovenkamp
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 491
Patty Murray
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 492
Chris Taylor
GAME DESIGNER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 493
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 494
Klaus Wunder
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 495
Anders Linderoth
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 496
Benny Wendt
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 497
Marc Millecamps
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 498
Awn Al-Khasawneh
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 499
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Chris Taylor ranks 520 out of 1,622. Before him are Frank Fisher (1901), Hilda Strike (1910), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), David Reimer (1965), Taylor Kitsch (1981), and Robert Benson (1894). After him are Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Bernie Shaw (1956), Alexis Smith (1921), William Diller Matthew (1871), and Gaétan Boucher (1958).
Others born in Canada
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Frank Fisher
ATHLETE
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 514
Hilda Strike
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 515
Colin Munro MacLeod
BIOLOGIST
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 516
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 517
Taylor Kitsch
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 518
Robert Benson
ATHLETE
1894 - 1965
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 519
Chris Taylor
GAME DESIGNER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 520
Robert J. Sawyer
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 521
Emmanuelle Chriqui
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 522
Bernie Shaw
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 523
Alexis Smith
ACTOR
1921 - 1993
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 524
William Diller Matthew
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 525
Gaétan Boucher
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 526
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Canada
Among game designers born in Canada, Chris Taylor ranks 2. Before him are Sid Meier (1954). After him are Patrice Désilets (1974).
Sid Meier
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1
Chris Taylor
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2
Patrice Désilets
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 3
