GAME DESIGNER
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Today

Hidetaka Miyazaki
Hidetaka Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 英高, Hepburn: Miyazaki Hidetaka; born September 19, 1974) is a Japanese video game director, designer, writer, and president of the game developer FromSoftware. He joined the company in 2004 and was a designer for the Armored Core series before receiving wider recognition for creating the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki was promoted to company president in 2014 and also serves as its representative director. Other similar games he has directed include Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hidetaka Miyazaki is the 24th most popular game designer (down from 20th in 2019), the 1,278th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,229th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Hidetaka Miyazaki ranks 24 out of 77. Before him are Shigesato Itoi, Masayuki Uemura, Klaus Teuber, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Shinji Mikami, and Naoto Ohshima. After him are Reiner Knizia, Carol Shaw, Will Wright, Masahiro Sakurai, Yoko Taro, and Yu Suzuki.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 18
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 19
Klaus Teuber
1952 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 20
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 21
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 22
Naoto Ohshima
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 23
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 24
Reiner Knizia
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 25
Carol Shaw
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 26
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 27
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 28
Yoko Taro
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 29
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 30
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Hidetaka Miyazaki ranks 125. Before him are Julio Ricardo Cruz, Alexander Pichushkin, Guillaume Musso, Tosca Musk, Sylvinho, and Dado Pršo. After him are Aneela Mirza, Petter Solberg, Joe Abercrombie, Parov Stelar, Thure Lindhardt, and Lin Chi-ling.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsJulio Ricardo Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 119
Alexander Pichushkin
EXTREMIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 120
Guillaume Musso
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 121
Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 122
Sylvinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 123
Dado Pršo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 124
Hidetaka Miyazaki
GAME DESIGNER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 125
Aneela Mirza
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 126
Petter Solberg
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 127
Joe Abercrombie
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 128
Parov Stelar
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 129
Thure Lindhardt
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 130
Lin Chi-ling
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 131
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hidetaka Miyazaki ranks 1,278 out of 6,245. Before him are Yasuhito Endō (1980), Seigō Nakano (1886), Kenichi Serada (1973), Atsushi Uchiyama (1959), Masaaki Mori (1961), and Shozo Sasahara (1929). After him are Katsuhiro Kusaki (1962), Akira Miyawaki (1928), Banjō Ginga (1948), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Hōchū Ōtsuka (1954), and Shoji Nishio (1927).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYasuhito Endō
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,272
Seigō Nakano
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1943
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,273
Kenichi Serada
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,274
Atsushi Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,275
Masaaki Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,276
Shozo Sasahara
WRESTLER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,277
Hidetaka Miyazaki
GAME DESIGNER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,278
Katsuhiro Kusaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,279
Akira Miyawaki
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,280
Banjō Ginga
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,281
Yoshiki Tanaka
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,282
Hōchū Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,283
Shoji Nishio
MARTIAL ARTS
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,284
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan
Among game designers born in Japan, Hidetaka Miyazaki ranks 12. Before him are Satoshi Tajiri (1965), Shigesato Itoi (1948), Masayuki Uemura (1943), Hironobu Sakaguchi (1962), Shinji Mikami (1965), and Naoto Ohshima (1964). After him are Masahiro Sakurai (1970), Yoko Taro (1970), Yu Suzuki (1958), Kazunori Yamauchi (1967), Hideki Kamiya (1970), and Eiji Aonuma (1963).
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 7
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 8
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 10
Naoto Ohshima
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 11
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 12
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
Yoko Taro
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 14
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 15
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 16
Hideki Kamiya
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 17
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 18