GAME DESIGNER
Chris Metzen
1973 - Today
Chris Metzen
Christopher Vincent Metzen (born November 22, 1973) is an American game designer, artist, voice actor, and author known for his work creating the fictional universes and scripts for Blizzard Entertainment's three major award-winning media franchises: Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft. Metzen was hired by Blizzard Entertainment as an animator and an artist, his first work for the company was with the video game Justice League Task Force. Metzen was the Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment and assisted the company's projects by providing voice talent for a number of characters, most notably the orc character Thrall, as well as contributing to artistic character design. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Metzen has received more than 1,380,827 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chris Metzen is the 56th most popular game designer, the 13,492nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,572nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
38.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Chris Metzen ranks 56 out of 77. Before him are Jens Bergensten, Neil Druckmann, Yoko Taro, Naoto Ohshima, John Tobias, and Michel Ancel. After him are Mark Cerny, Goichi Suda, Éric Chahi, Chris Sawyer, Michael Morhaime, and Yoshiaki Koizumi.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJens Bergensten
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 50
Neil Druckmann
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 51
Yoko Taro
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 52
Naoto Ohshima
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 53
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 54
Michel Ancel
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 55
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 56
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 57
Goichi Suda
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 58
Éric Chahi
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 59
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 60
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 61
Yoshiaki Koizumi
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Chris Metzen ranks 488. Before him are Olesia Zhurakivska, Muhammad Abdullaev, Harmony Korine, Matt Hughes, Alyaksandr Khatskevich, and Ferdinand Coly. After him are Troy Garity, Toshihiro Hattori, Tim Forsyth, Alexei Kovalev, Paz Lenchantin, and Rob Morgan.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsOlesia Zhurakivska
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 482
Muhammad Abdullaev
BOXER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 483
Harmony Korine
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 484
Matt Hughes
MARTIAL ARTS
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 485
Alyaksandr Khatskevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 486
Ferdinand Coly
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 487
Chris Metzen
GAME DESIGNER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 488
Troy Garity
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 489
Toshihiro Hattori
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 490
Tim Forsyth
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 491
Alexei Kovalev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 492
Paz Lenchantin
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 493
Rob Morgan
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 494
In United States
Among people born in United States, Chris Metzen ranks 13,492 out of 20,380. Before him are Clifton Powell (1956), Johnathon Schaech (1969), Shelton Benjamin (1975), Eileen Davidson (1959), Ken Bowersox (1956), and Jordan Knight (1970). After him are Tom DiCillo (1953), Kate Upton (1992), Jackie Mason (1928), Erik Palladino (1968), Nadine Velazquez (1978), and Troy Garity (1973).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsClifton Powell
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 13,486
Johnathon Schaech
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 13,487
Shelton Benjamin
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 13,488
Eileen Davidson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 13,489
Ken Bowersox
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 13,490
Jordan Knight
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 13,491
Chris Metzen
GAME DESIGNER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 13,492
Tom DiCillo
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 13,493
Kate Upton
MODEL
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 13,494
Jackie Mason
ACTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 13,495
Erik Palladino
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 13,496
Nadine Velazquez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 13,497
Troy Garity
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 13,498
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States
Among game designers born in United States, Chris Metzen ranks 20. Before him are Roberta Williams (1953), Todd Howard (1971), Jordan Mechner (1964), Tim Schafer (1967), Amy Hennig (1964), and John Tobias (1969). After him are Mark Cerny (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Jeff Kaplan (1972), American McGee (1972), and Jonathan Blow (1971).
Roberta Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 14
Todd Howard
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 15
Jordan Mechner
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 16
Tim Schafer
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 17
Amy Hennig
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 18
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 19
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 20
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 21
Michael Morhaime
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 22
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 23
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 24
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 25
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Rank: 26