GAME DESIGNER

Ed Boon

1964 - Today

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Edward Boon (born February 22, 1964) is an American video game programmer, voice actor, and director. Boon is best known for co-creating the fighting game series Mortal Kombat along with John Tobias, and directing the Injustice series. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time for his involvement in the Mortal Kombat series. Boon was employed for over 15 years at Midway Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ed Boon is the 50th most popular game designer (down from 35th in 2024), the 12,171st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,147th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Ed Boon ranks 50 out of 77. Before him are Mike Harrington, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Scott Cawthon, Jens Bergensten, Johan Andersson, and Ron Gilbert. After him are Neil Druckmann, Yoshinori Kitase, Al Lowe, David Cage, Jordan Mechner, and Goichi Suda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ed Boon ranks 533. Before him are Michael Frontzeck, Anfisa Reztsova, Robert Duncan McNeill, Oleh Skrypka, Ron Gilbert, and Emma Chambers. After him are Caroline Link, Violeta Bulc, Yuri, Kenji Honnami, Michael Müller, and René Pape.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Boon ranks 12,174 out of 20,380. Before him are Sean O'Malley (1994), Jan Peerce (1904), Ron Gilbert (1964), John Burroughs (1837), Shauna Grant (1963), and Norman Johnson (1930). After him are Jay Inslee (1951), Bosley Crowther (1905), Mike Mullane (1945), Maxine Waters (1938), Christopher Masterson (1980), and Patricia Tallman (1957).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Ed Boon ranks 16. Before him are Roberta Williams (1953), John Romero (1967), Dave Arneson (1947), Jeff Kaplan (1972), Scott Cawthon (1971), and Ron Gilbert (1964). After him are Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), John Tobias (1969), Amy Hennig (1964), Tim Schafer (1967), and Tom Hall (1964).

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