GAME DESIGNER
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Today
Alexey Pajitnov
Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (born April 16, 1955) is a Russian computer engineer and video game designer who 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. citizen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexey Pajitnov has received more than 2,254,461 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Alexey Pajitnov is the 10th most popular game designer (down from 8th in 2019), the 781st most popular biography from Russia (down from 668th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
54.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 10 out of 56. Before him are Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell, Jeff Kinney, Gunpei Yokoi, Satoru Iwata, and Masayuki Uemura. After him are Satoshi Tajiri, Sid Meier, Lizzie Magie, Toru Iwatani, Shigesato Itoi, and Shinji Mikami.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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Hideo Kojima
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4
Gabe Newell
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5
Jeff Kinney
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 6
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 7
Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 8
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 9
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 10
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 11
Sid Meier
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 12
Lizzie Magie
1866 - 1948
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 13
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 14
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 15
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 89. Before him are Catherine Ashton, Boris Trajkovski, Taur Matan Ruak, Miguel Bosé, Andrus Ansip, and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. After him are Mimi Rogers, Bruce Greenwood, Dana Delany, Jens Fink-Jensen, Luis Guzmán, and Ewa Kopacz.
Others Born in 1956
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Catherine Ashton
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 83
Boris Trajkovski
1956 - 2004
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 84
Taur Matan Ruak
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 85
Miguel Bosé
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 86
Andrus Ansip
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 87
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 88
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 89
Mimi Rogers
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 90
Bruce Greenwood
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 91
Dana Delany
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 92
Jens Fink-Jensen
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 93
Luis Guzmán
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 94
Ewa Kopacz
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 95
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 781 out of 3,262. Before him are Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919), Elisaveta Bykova (1913), Leonid Krasin (1870), Ludmila Belousova (1935), Georgy Flyorov (1913), and Semyon Kurkotkin (1917). After him are Alexander Godunov (1949), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Alisa Freindlich (1934), Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Mikhail Speransky (1772), and Alexander Shelepin (1918).
Others born in Russia
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Beate Uhse-Rotermund
1919 - 2001
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 775
Elisaveta Bykova
1913 - 1989
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 776
Leonid Krasin
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 777
Ludmila Belousova
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 778
Georgy Flyorov
1913 - 1990
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 779
Semyon Kurkotkin
1917 - 1990
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 780
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 781
Alexander Godunov
1949 - 1995
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 782
Kristijonas Donelaitis
1714 - 1780
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 783
Alisa Freindlich
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 784
Vladimir Kokovtsov
1853 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 785
Mikhail Speransky
1772 - 1839
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 786
Alexander Shelepin
1918 - 1994
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 787
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Russia
Among game designers born in Russia, Alexey Pajitnov ranks 1.
