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David Jones

1966 - Today

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David Scott Jones (born October 1965) is a Scottish video game programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded video game developers DMA Design (now Rockstar North) in 1987, Realtime Worlds in 2002, and Cloudgine in 2012. Jones created Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, which both spawned many successful sequels. He also created the Crackdown franchise for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and the open-ended massively multiplayer online game, APB: All Points Bulletin. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. David Jones is the 228th most popular computer scientist, the 6,917th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 21st most popular British Computer Scientist.

David Jones, the Scottish computer scientist and video game designer born in 1965, is most famous for creating the video game "Lemmings" and founding the game development company DMA Design, which later became known as Rockstar North. He is also known for his work on the "GTA" series and "Space Station Silicon Valley."

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, David Jones ranks 228 out of 245. Before him are Steve Wilhite, Werner Koch, Gottfrid Svartholm, Vincent Rijmen, John Ousterhout, and Tron. After him are Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Shawn Fanning, Mihalis Yannakakis, Mark Overmars, Dariusz Jemielniak, and Jenova Chen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, David Jones ranks 829. Before him are Luc Robitaille, Troy Kemp, Paul Ereng, Nicole Petignat, Cornelia Sirch, and Patrice Lhotellier. After him are Ingeborg, Enrique Míguez, Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Aleta Baun, Laurent Boudouani, and Artur Żmijewski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Jones ranks 6,915 out of 8,785. Before him are Alison Carroll (1985), and Michael Gove (1967). After him are Emma D'Arcy (1992), Jimmy Case (1954), Charlie Spedding (1952), Gordon Cowans (1958), Rory McIlroy (1989), Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1995), Colin Todd (1948), Tamsin Egerton (1990), Nick Pope (1992), and Ben Watson (1985).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United Kingdom

Among computer scientists born in United Kingdom, David Jones ranks 21. Before him are David Marr (1945), Richard Garriott (1961), Gary McKinnon (1966), Andrew Morton (1959), Sophie Wilson (1957), and Stuart J. Russell (1962). After him are David Braben (1964).

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