Game Designer

Chris Avellone

American video game designer

1971 - today

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Chris Avellone

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Avellone is the 76th most popular game designer, the 16,768th most popular biography from United States and the 25th most popular American Game Designer.

Chris Avellone is most famous for his work as a lead designer and writer on critically acclaimed role-playing games, particularly for his contributions to the "Fallout" and "Planescape: Torment" series. He is known for his deep storytelling and character development in video games.

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210k

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Past 12 months

43.91

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Sep 27

Chris Avellone shares a September 27 birthday with Louis XIII of France, Stephen Báthory, and Robert Edwards.

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Among Game Designers

Among game designers, Chris Avellone ranks 76 out of 77. Before him are ZUN, Tom Hall, Chris Sawyer, Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, and Michael Morhaime. After him are American McGee, Toby Gard, Chris Metzen, Kensuke Tanabe, Adrian Carmack, and Jonathan Blow.

Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia

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ZUN
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 70
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 71
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 72
Hajime Tabata
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 73
Rebecca Heineman
1963 - 2025
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 74
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 75
Chris Avellone
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 76
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 77
Toby Gard
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 78
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 79
Kensuke Tanabe
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 80
Adrian Carmack
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 81
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 82

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Chris Avellone ranks 906. Before him are Diederik Samsom, Yoshiyuki Shinoda, José Francisco Cevallos, Tomohiro Katanosaka, Rustam Sharipov, and Rikiya Kawamae. After him are Rolando Tucker, Duncan Ferguson, Jörg Albertz, Megyn Price, Sam Michael, and André Schubert.

Others Born in 1971

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Diederik Samsom
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 900
Yoshiyuki Shinoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 901
José Francisco Cevallos
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 902
Tomohiro Katanosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 903
Rustam Sharipov
GYMNAST
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 904
Rikiya Kawamae
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 905
Chris Avellone
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 906
Rolando Tucker
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 907
Duncan Ferguson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 908
Jörg Albertz
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 909
Megyn Price
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 910
Sam Michael
ENGINEER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 911
André Schubert
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 912