GAME DESIGNER

Will Wright

1960 - Today

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William Ralph Wright (born January 20, 1960) is an American video game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, which later became part of Electronic Arts. In April 2009, he left EA to run Stupid Fun Club Camp, an entertainment think tank in which Wright and EA are principal shareholders. The first computer game Wright designed was Raid on Bungeling Bay in 1984, but it was SimCity that brought him to prominence. The game was published by Maxis, which Wright co-formed with Jeff Braun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Will Wright is the 27th most popular game designer (up from 28th in 2019), the 7,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,319th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Will Wright ranks 27 out of 77. Before him are Hironobu Sakaguchi, Shinji Mikami, Naoto Ohshima, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Reiner Knizia, and Carol Shaw. After him are Masahiro Sakurai, Yoko Taro, Yu Suzuki, Peter Molyneux, Kazunori Yamauchi, and Roberta Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Will Wright ranks 275. Before him are Gilbert Diendéré, Glenn Strömberg, Shinji Tanaka, Dominic Miller, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. After him are Loïc Wacquant, Kyle Gass, Abu Qatada, Michèle Laroque, Alan Krueger, and Abel Resino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Wright ranks 7,538 out of 20,380. Before him are Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Rene Bond (1950), Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960), Lillian Watson (1950), Junior Wells (1934), and Chuck Russell (1958). After him are Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Julia Faye (1892), Lee Meriwether (1935), Michael J. Adams (1930), Ken Foree (1948), and Alan Freed (1921).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Will Wright ranks 9. Before him are Jeff Kinney (1971), Gabe Newell (1962), John Carmack (1970), Todd Howard (1971), Steve Jackson (1953), and Carol Shaw (1955). After him are Roberta Williams (1953), John Romero (1967), Dave Arneson (1947), Jeff Kaplan (1972), Scott Cawthon (1971), and Ron Gilbert (1964).

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