GAME DESIGNER

Sid Meier

1954 - Today

Sid Meier

Sidney K. Meier ( MIRE; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sid Meier is the 15th most popular game designer (down from 13th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 151st in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Sid Meier ranks 15 out of 77. Before him are Satoru Iwata, Gunpei Yokoi, Gabe Newell, Toru Iwatani, John Carmack, and Satoshi Tajiri. After him are Todd Howard, Steve Jackson, Shigesato Itoi, Masayuki Uemura, Klaus Teuber, and Hironobu Sakaguchi.

Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia

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Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 9
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Gabe Newell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 11
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 12
John Carmack
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 13
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 14
Sid Meier
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 15
Todd Howard
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 16
Steve Jackson
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 17
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 18
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 19
Klaus Teuber
1952 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 20
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 21

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sid Meier ranks 156. Before him are Vitas Gerulaitis, Hermann Tilke, Will Patton, Bruno Metsu, David Lee Roth, and Doug Jones. After him are Yuji Kishioku, Karin Fossum, Margaux Hemingway, Lesley-Anne Down, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria.

Others Born in 1954

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Vitas Gerulaitis
TENNIS PLAYER
1954 - 1994
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 150
Hermann Tilke
ARCHITECT
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 151
Will Patton
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 152
Bruno Metsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 153
David Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 154
Doug Jones
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 155
Sid Meier
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 156
Yuji Kishioku
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 157
Karin Fossum
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 158
Margaux Hemingway
ACTOR
1954 - 1996
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 159
Lesley-Anne Down
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 160
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 161
Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 162