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John Carmack

1970 - Today

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John D. Carmack II (born August 21, 1970) is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels. Carmack made innovations in 3D computer graphics, such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes. In 2013, he resigned from id Software to work full-time at Oculus VR as their CTO. In 2019, he reduced his role to Consulting CTO so he could allocate more time toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Carmack is the 13th most popular game designer (up from 31st in 2019), the 3,051st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,818th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, John Carmack ranks 13 out of 77. Before him are Jeff Kinney, Alexey Pajitnov, Satoru Iwata, Gunpei Yokoi, Gabe Newell, and Toru Iwatani. After him are Satoshi Tajiri, Sid Meier, Todd Howard, Steve Jackson, Shigesato Itoi, and Masayuki Uemura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, John Carmack ranks 54. Before him are Phillip Cocu, Bart De Wever, Marco Pantani, Dominic Purcell, Paulo Sousa, and M. Night Shyamalan. After him are Roberto Di Matteo, Gabby Giffords, Yann Tiersen, Izabella Scorupco, John Frusciante, and Melissa McCarthy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carmack ranks 3,051 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Campbell (1950), Benny Blanco (1988), David Julius (1955), Pete Buttigieg (1982), Asa Akira (1986), and Jaclyn Smith (1945). After him are Ariana Grande (1993), Edmond Hamilton (1904), John Brown Gordon (1832), Bill Finger (1914), Edward Snowden (1983), and Bruce McCandless II (1937).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, John Carmack ranks 5. Before him are Gary Gygax (1938), Lizzie Magie (1866), Jeff Kinney (1971), and Gabe Newell (1962). After him are Todd Howard (1971), Steve Jackson (1953), Carol Shaw (1955), Will Wright (1960), Roberta Williams (1953), John Romero (1967), and Dave Arneson (1947).

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