GAME DESIGNER

Rob Pardo

1970 - Today

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Rob Pardo (born June 9, 1970) is an American video game designer who is the founder of Bonfire Studios. He previously served as Chief Creative Officer of Blizzard Entertainment until resigning in 2014 after nearly 17 years with the company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Pardo is the 83rd most popular game designer (down from 73rd in 2024), the 18,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,375th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Rob Pardo ranks 83 out of 77Before him are Toby Gard, Chris Metzen, Kensuke Tanabe, Adrian Carmack, Jonathan Blow, and Cory Barlog. After him are Jane Jensen, Minh Le, Jeff Minter, Bruce Straley, Matt Harding, and Robyn Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Rob Pardo ranks 1,167Before him are Gianfranco Martin, Chester Williams, Beth Orton, Miki Oca, Tomoaki Ōgami, and Jeremy Roenick. After him are Boris Alterman, Sanda Ladoși, Shinji Fujiyoshi, Sergey Kharkov, Aleksandar Đurić, and James MacDonough.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rob Pardo ranks 18,082 out of 20,380Before him are Carl Zimmer (1966), Kristoff St. John (1966), Lisa P. Jackson (1962), Kevin Knox (1999), Hussein Fatal (1973), and Jeremy Roenick (1970). After him are Kristen Faulkner (1992), Fred Upton (1953), Scott Lynch (1978), Will Solomon (1978), Naturi Naughton (1984), and Mick Wingert (1974).

Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Rob Pardo ranks 30Before him are Michael Morhaime (1967), Chris Avellone (1971), American McGee (1972), Chris Metzen (1973), Jonathan Blow (1971), and Cory Barlog (1975). After him are Jane Jensen (1963), Bruce Straley (1978), Matt Harding (1976), Robyn Miller (1966), and Josh Sawyer (1975).