GAME DESIGNER
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
1972 - Today

Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Hidemaro Fujibayashi (藤林 秀麿, Fujibayashi Hidemaro; born October 1, 1972) is a Japanese video game designer at Nintendo. He has directed several games in the Legend of Zelda series, including Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. Fujibayashi worked at Capcom prior to joining Nintendo in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hidemaro Fujibayashi is the 69th most popular game designer (down from 63rd in 2024), the 2,897th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,187th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Hidemaro Fujibayashi ranks 69 out of 77. Before him are Tetsuya Takahashi, Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, and Uwe Rosenberg. After him are Tom Hall, Chris Sawyer, Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, Michael Morhaime, and Chris Avellone.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTetsuya Takahashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 63
Koji Igarashi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 64
Tim Schafer
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 65
Yoshiaki Koizumi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 66
Patrice Désilets
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 67
Uwe Rosenberg
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 68
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 69
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 70
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 71
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Hidemaro Fujibayashi ranks 816. Before him are Olena Antonova, Andreas Dittmer, Tomasz Hajto, Delia Grigore, Christian Drosten, and Martin Stenmarck. After him are Nikola Lončar, Noboru Yamaguchi, Léon van Bon, Maikro Romero, Kjersti Plätzer, and Corinne Rey-Bellet.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsOlena Antonova
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 810
Andreas Dittmer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 811
Tomasz Hajto
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 812
Delia Grigore
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 813
Christian Drosten
BIOLOGIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 814
Martin Stenmarck
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 815
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 816
Nikola Lončar
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 817
Noboru Yamaguchi
WRITER
1972 - 2013
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 818
Léon van Bon
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 819
Maikro Romero
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 820
Kjersti Plätzer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 821
Corinne Rey-Bellet
SKIER
1972 - 2006
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 822
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hidemaro Fujibayashi ranks 2,897 out of 6,245. Before him are Taiki Maekawa (1979), Miri Yu (1968), Kokichi Kimura (1961), Kiyoshi Nakatani (1991), Shiori Itō (1989), and Hiroshi Sakai (1976). After him are Taisei Isoe (1997), Hirokazu Ota (1971), Shigeru Morioka (1973), Shogo Yoshizawa (1986), Nobuhiro Takeda (1965), and Noboru Yamaguchi (1972).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTaiki Maekawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,891
Miri Yu
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,892
Kokichi Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,893
Kiyoshi Nakatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,894
Shiori Itō
FILM DIRECTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,895
Hiroshi Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 2,896
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,897
Taisei Isoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,898
Hirokazu Ota
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,899
Shigeru Morioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 2,900
Shogo Yoshizawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 2,901
Nobuhiro Takeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 2,902
Noboru Yamaguchi
WRITER
1972 - 2013
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 2,903
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan
Among game designers born in Japan, Hidemaro Fujibayashi ranks 29. Before him are Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Goichi Suda (1968), Keiichiro Toyama (1970), Tetsuya Takahashi (1966), Koji Igarashi (1968), and Yoshiaki Koizumi (1968). After him are Hajime Tabata (1971), and Kensuke Tanabe (1963).
Yoshinori Kitase
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 23
Goichi Suda
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 24
Keiichiro Toyama
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 25
Tetsuya Takahashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 26
Koji Igarashi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 27
Yoshiaki Koizumi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 28
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 29
Hajime Tabata
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 30
Kensuke Tanabe
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 31







































