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Hironobu Sakaguchi

1962 - Today

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Hironobu Sakaguchi (坂口 博信, Sakaguchi Hironobu; born November 25, 1962) is a Japanese game designer, director, producer, and writer. Originally working for Square (later Square Enix) from 1983 to 2003, he departed the company and founded independent studio Mistwalker in 2004. He is known as the creator of the Final Fantasy franchise, in addition to other titles during his time at Square. At Mistwalker, he is known for creating the Blue Dragon and Terra Battle series among several standalone titles, moving away from home consoles and creating titles for mobile platforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hironobu Sakaguchi is the 21st most popular game designer (down from 17th in 2019), the 1,157th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,113th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 21 out of 77. Before him are Sid Meier, Todd Howard, Steve Jackson, Shigesato Itoi, Masayuki Uemura, and Klaus Teuber. After him are Shinji Mikami, Naoto Ohshima, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Reiner Knizia, Carol Shaw, and Will Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 206. Before him are MC Hammer, José Cura, Nick Rhodes, Natalya Lisovskaya, David Lagercrantz, and Stefano Gabbana. After him are Ari Folman, Branko Đurić, Seiko Matsuda, Michael Ball, Rosie O'Donnell, and Quim Torra.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 1,157 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Masuji Ibuse (1898), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Akira Ifukube (1914), Kiyotake Kawaguchi (1892), and Masaaki Kato (1958). After him are Akihito Kusunose (1986), Takeshi Okada (1956), Shigeo Arai (1916), Tsukasa Hojo (1959), Masako Yoshida (1957), and Shinji Mikami (1965).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan

Among game designers born in Japan, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 9. Before him are Satoru Iwata (1959), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Toru Iwatani (1955), Satoshi Tajiri (1965), Shigesato Itoi (1948), and Masayuki Uemura (1943). After him are Shinji Mikami (1965), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Masahiro Sakurai (1970), Yoko Taro (1970), and Yu Suzuki (1958).

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