GAME DESIGNER

Tom Hall

1964 - Today

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Tom Hall is an American video game designer best known as a co-founder of id Software and designer on classic titles such as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Commander Keen. He has also been the co-founder of Ion Storm, together with his friend and colleague John Romero. During his years in the company, Hall designed and produced Anachronox and was also actively involved in the development of Deus Ex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Hall is the 70th most popular game designer (down from 65th in 2024), the 15,838th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,551st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Tom Hall ranks 70 out of 77. Before him are Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Uwe Rosenberg, and Hidemaro Fujibayashi. After him are Chris Sawyer, Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, Michael Morhaime, Chris Avellone, and American McGee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Tom Hall ranks 913. Before him are José Murcia, Lady Helen Taylor, Holger Behrendt, Dea Loher, Vladimir Soria, and Cara Seymour. After him are Dieter Eckstein, Chelsea Noble, Leyla Güven, Anthony Weiner, Jill Hetherington, and Uxue Barkos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Hall ranks 15,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Ashley Massaro (1979), Ken Anderson (1976), Katrina Bowden (1988), Austin O'Brien (1981), Joe Caldwell (1941), and Kim Batten (1969). After him are Candice Patton (1985), Derek Harper (1961), Toby Wing (1915), Chelsea Noble (1964), Sue Ane Langdon (1936), and Craig McCracken (1971).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Tom Hall ranks 22. Before him are Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), John Tobias (1969), Amy Hennig (1964), and Tim Schafer (1967). After him are Rebecca Heineman (1963), Michael Morhaime (1967), Chris Avellone (1971), American McGee (1972), Chris Metzen (1973), and Jonathan Blow (1971).

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