GAME DESIGNER
John Tobias
1969 - Today

John Tobias
John Tobias is an American comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer. Tobias is best known for co-creating the Mortal Kombat series along with Ed Boon, to whom he pitched the game concept. Tobias became interested in drawing from an early age, inspired by comic books. During high school he took weekend courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Tobias is the 58th most popular game designer (down from 54th in 2019), the 13,845th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,204th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, John Tobias ranks 58 out of 77. Before him are Al Lowe, David Cage, Jordan Mechner, Goichi Suda, Mark Cerny, and Éric Chahi. After him are Michel Ancel, Amy Hennig, Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Patrice Désilets.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAl Lowe
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 52
David Cage
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 53
Jordan Mechner
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 54
Goichi Suda
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 55
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 56
Éric Chahi
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 57
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 58
Michel Ancel
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 59
Amy Hennig
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 60
Koji Igarashi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 61
Tim Schafer
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 62
Yoshiaki Koizumi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 63
Patrice Désilets
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, John Tobias ranks 607. Before him are Colson Whitehead, Sara Ahmed, Torri Higginson, Wendy Moniz, Archie Kao, and Stefan Horngacher. After him are Dieter Thoma, Sam Trammell, Eric W. Weisstein, Hussein Ammouta, Jörg Roßkopf, and Carlos Aguilera.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsColson Whitehead
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 601
Sara Ahmed
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 602
Torri Higginson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 603
Wendy Moniz
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 604
Archie Kao
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 605
Stefan Horngacher
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 606
John Tobias
GAME DESIGNER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 607
Dieter Thoma
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 608
Sam Trammell
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 609
Eric W. Weisstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 610
Hussein Ammouta
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 611
Jörg Roßkopf
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 612
Carlos Aguilera
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 613
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Tobias ranks 13,849 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Geiger (1974), Beatrice Rosen (1984), Michael A. Baker (1953), Lorrie Moore (1957), Paul Frees (1920), and Chris Pontius (1974). After him are Kurtis Blow (1959), Mageina Tovah (1979), Carly Chaikin (1990), Russell Johnson (1924), Del Harris (1937), and Anthony E. Zuiker (1968).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMark Geiger
REFEREE
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,843
Beatrice Rosen
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,844
Michael A. Baker
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,845
Lorrie Moore
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,846
Paul Frees
ACTOR
1920 - 1986
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,847
Chris Pontius
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 13,848
John Tobias
GAME DESIGNER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,849
Kurtis Blow
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,850
Mageina Tovah
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,851
Carly Chaikin
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,852
Russell Johnson
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,853
Del Harris
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,854
Anthony E. Zuiker
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13,855
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States
Among game designers born in United States, John Tobias ranks 19. Before him are Jeff Kaplan (1972), Scott Cawthon (1971), Ron Gilbert (1964), Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), and Mark Cerny (1964). After him are Amy Hennig (1964), Tim Schafer (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), American McGee (1972), and Chris Metzen (1973).
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 13
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 14
Ron Gilbert
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 15
Ed Boon
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 16
Jordan Mechner
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 17
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 18
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 19
Amy Hennig
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 20
Tim Schafer
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 21
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 22
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 23
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 24
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 25