GAME DESIGNER

Mark Cerny

1964 - Today

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Mark Evan Cerny ( SUR-nee; born 1964 or 1965) is an American video game designer, programmer, producer and media proprietor. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cerny attended UC Berkeley before dropping out to pursue a career in video games. In his early years, he spent time at Atari, Sega, Crystal Dynamics and Universal Interactive Studios before becoming an independent consultant under his own company Cerny Games in 1998. While at Sega, he established Sega Technical Institute, working on games including Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Mark Cerny is the 57th most popular game designer, the 13,085th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,624th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Mark Cerny ranks 57 out of 77. Before him are Neil Druckmann, Yoshinori Kitase, Al Lowe, David Cage, Jordan Mechner, and Goichi Suda. After him are Éric Chahi, Keiichiro Toyama, John Tobias, Michel Ancel, Amy Hennig, and Tetsuya Takahashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Mark Cerny ranks 620. Before him are Simon Singh, Ludmila Engquist, Emilia Eberle, Bonnie Blair, Yūko Mizutani, and Edith Lucie Bongo. After him are Valeri Tikhonenko, Abdelkader El Brazi, Bharrat Jagdeo, Phil Hellmuth, Rinaldo Capello, and Ilija Najdoski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Cerny ranks 13,095 out of 20,380. Before him are Anita Ward (1956), Jessie Ralph (1864), Banks (1988), Carmit Bachar (1974), Bonnie Blair (1964), Frederick Hauck (1941), Lily Rabe (1982), Alex Karras (1935), Liza Koshy (1996), Ian Bohen (1976), IJustine (1984), and Frank Brian (1923).

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  • Photo of Anita Ward

    Anita Ward

    SINGER

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 49.30

    Rank: 13,083

  • Photo of Jessie Ralph

    Jessie Ralph

    ACTOR

    1864 - 1944

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,084

  • Photo of Banks

    Banks

    SINGER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,085

  • Photo of Carmit Bachar

    Carmit Bachar

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,086

  • Photo of Bonnie Blair

    Bonnie Blair

    SKATER

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,087

  • Photo of Frederick Hauck

    Frederick Hauck

    ASTRONAUT

    1941 - 2025

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,088

  • Photo of Lily Rabe

    Lily Rabe

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,089

  • Photo of Alex Karras

    Alex Karras

    ACTOR

    1935 - 2012

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,090

  • Photo of Liza Koshy

    Liza Koshy

    YOUTUBER

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 49.29

    Rank: 13,091

  • Photo of Ian Bohen

    Ian Bohen

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 49.28

    Rank: 13,092

  • Photo of IJustine

    IJustine

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 49.28

    Rank: 13,093

  • Photo of Frank Brian

    Frank Brian

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1923 - 2017

    HPI: 49.28

    Rank: 13,094

  • Photo of Mark Cerny

    Mark Cerny

    GAME DESIGNER

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 49.28

    Rank: 13,095

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Mark Cerny ranks 18. Before him are Dave Arneson (1947), Jeff Kaplan (1972), Scott Cawthon (1971), Ron Gilbert (1964), Ed Boon (1964), and Jordan Mechner (1964). After him are John Tobias (1969), Amy Hennig (1964), Tim Schafer (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Rebecca Heineman (1963), and Michael Morhaime (1967).

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