GAME DESIGNER

Ron Gilbert

1964 - Today

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Ronald David Gilbert is an American video game designer, programmer, and producer. His games are generally focused on interactive story-telling, and he is arguably best known for his work on several LucasArts adventure games, including Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. While a student in 1983, he co-wrote Graphics BASIC, and he then worked on action games for HESware, which went out of business. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Gilbert is the 48th most popular game designer (down from 36th in 2019), the 12,146th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,318th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Ron Gilbert ranks 48 out of 77. Before him are Tim Cain, Jeff Kaplan, Mike Harrington, Scott Cawthon, Jens Bergensten, and Johan Andersson. After him are Ed Boon, Neil Druckmann, Yoshinori Kitase, Al Lowe, David Cage, and Jordan Mechner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ron Gilbert ranks 505. Before him are Sabu, Jim Lee, Michael Frontzeck, Anfisa Reztsova, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Oleh Skrypka. After him are Emma Chambers, Ed Boon, Caroline Link, Violeta Bulc, Kenji Honnami, and Michael Müller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Gilbert ranks 12,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Southern (1924), Ellen Geer (1941), Tom Paxton (1937), Eddie Deezen (1957), Sean O'Malley (1994), and Jan Peerce (1904). After him are John Burroughs (1837), Shauna Grant (1963), Norman Johnson (1930), Ed Boon (1964), Jay Inslee (1951), and Bosley Crowther (1905).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Ron Gilbert ranks 15. Before him are Will Wright (1960), Roberta Williams (1953), John Romero (1967), Dave Arneson (1947), Jeff Kaplan (1972), and Scott Cawthon (1971). After him are Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), John Tobias (1969), Amy Hennig (1964), and Tim Schafer (1967).

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