GAME DESIGNER

Toby Gard

1972 - Today

Toby Gard

Toby Gard (born 8 June 1972) is an English video game designer and consultant. He is the co-creator of Lara Croft, the fictional protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider (1996–present). Lara Croft was awarded a Guinness World Record recognizing her as the "most successful human video game heroine". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toby Gard is the 70th most popular game designer (up from 71st in 2019), the 7,096th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,108th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Toby Gard ranks 70 out of 77. Before him are Patrice Désilets, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Tom Hall, Chris Sawyer, Michael Morhaime, and American McGee. After him are Chris Metzen, Adrian Carmack, Jonathan Blow, Rob Pardo, Minh Le, and Bruce Straley.

Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia

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Patrice Désilets
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 64
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 65
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 66
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 67
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 68
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 69
Toby Gard
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 70
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 71
Adrian Carmack
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 72
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 73
Rob Pardo
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 74
Minh Le
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 75
Bruce Straley
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 76

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Toby Gard ranks 892. Before him are Gustavo Borges, Craig Thomson, Davor Ivo Stier, Reince Priebus, David Paetkau, and Filip Dewulf. After him are Unai Etxebarria, Tim Lobinger, Yang Wenyi, Sébastien Flute, Alberto Cirio, and Fuad Anwar Amin.

Others Born in 1972

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Gustavo Borges
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 886
Craig Thomson
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 887
Davor Ivo Stier
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 888
Reince Priebus
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 889
David Paetkau
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 890
Filip Dewulf
TENNIS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 891
Toby Gard
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 892
Unai Etxebarria
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 893
Tim Lobinger
ATHLETE
1972 - 2023
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 894
Yang Wenyi
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 895
Sébastien Flute
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 896
Alberto Cirio
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 897
Fuad Anwar Amin
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 898

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Toby Gard ranks 7,098 out of 8,785. Before him are Eleanor Tomlinson (1992), Denis Compton (1918), Paul Manning (1974), Jade Ewen (1988), Michael O'Neill (1969), and Mark Rowland (1963). After him are Flávio Canto (1975), Rachel Goswell (1971), Ray Houghton (1962), Edward Shearmur (1966), John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (1955), and Keisha Buchanan (1984).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Eleanor Tomlinson
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 7,092
Denis Compton
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1997
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 7,093
Paul Manning
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 7,094
Jade Ewen
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 7,095
Michael O'Neill
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 7,096
Mark Rowland
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 7,097
Toby Gard
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 7,098
Flávio Canto
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 7,099
Rachel Goswell
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 7,100
Ray Houghton
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 7,101
Edward Shearmur
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 7,102
John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 7,103
Keisha Buchanan
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,104