GAME DESIGNER
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Today
Alexey Pajitnov
Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (born April 16, 1955) is a Russian and American computer engineer and video game designer. He is best known for creating, designing, and developing Tetris in 1985 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre under the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (now the Russian Academy of Sciences). After Tetris was released internationally in 1987, he released a sequel in 1989, entitled Welltris. In 1991, he moved to the United States and later became a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexey Pajitnov has received more than 2,476,493 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexey Pajitnov is the 3rd most popular game designer (up from 10th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Russia (up from 779th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
66.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 3 out of 77. Before him are Shigeru Miyamoto, and Hideo Kojima. After him are Markus Persson, Ralph H. Baer, Jeff Kinney, Gunpei Yokoi, Gabe Newell, Satoru Iwata, Satoshi Tajiri, Lizzie Magie, and Klaus Teuber.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShigeru Miyamoto
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1
Hideo Kojima
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 2
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 3
Markus Persson
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 4
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 5
Jeff Kinney
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 6
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 7
Gabe Newell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 9
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 10
Lizzie Magie
1866 - 1948
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 11
Klaus Teuber
1952 - 2023
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 43. Before him are Zbigniew Boniek, Kim Cattrall, Michael Connelly, Imelda Staunton, Eric Roberts, and Marc Dutroux. After him are Danny Boyle, Larry Bird, Steve Harris, Min Aung Hlaing, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Guido van Rossum.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsZbigniew Boniek
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 37
Kim Cattrall
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 38
Michael Connelly
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 39
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 40
Eric Roberts
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 41
Marc Dutroux
EXTREMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 42
Alexey Pajitnov
GAME DESIGNER
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 43
Danny Boyle
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 44
Larry Bird
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 45
Steve Harris
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 46
Min Aung Hlaing
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 47
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 48
Guido van Rossum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 49
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 417 out of 3,761. Before him are Yakov Yurovsky (1878), Valentin Ivanov (1934), Semyon Dezhnev (1605), Viktor Belenko (1947), Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893), and Ivan Serov (1905). After him are Lovis Corinth (1858), Mikhail Vrubel (1856), Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154), Lila Kedrova (1918), Catharina of Württemberg (1783), and Sophia Tolstaya (1844).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsYakov Yurovsky
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1938
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 411
Valentin Ivanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 412
Semyon Dezhnev
EXPLORER
1605 - 1673
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 413
Viktor Belenko
ENGINEER
1947 - 2023
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 414
Vsevolod Pudovkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 415
Ivan Serov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 416
Alexey Pajitnov
GAME DESIGNER
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 417
Lovis Corinth
PAINTER
1858 - 1925
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 418
Mikhail Vrubel
PAINTER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 419
Vsevolod the Big Nest
POLITICIAN
1154 - 1212
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 420
Lila Kedrova
ACTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 421
Catharina of Württemberg
COMPANION
1783 - 1835
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 422
Sophia Tolstaya
WRITER
1844 - 1919
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 423
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Russia
Among game designers born in Russia, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 1.