GAME DESIGNER

Chris Metzen

1973 - Today

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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. Metzen retired in September 2016 to spend more time with his family, but returned to the company as a creative advisor in December 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Metzen is the 78th most popular game designer (down from 56th in 2024), the 17,131st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,497th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Chris Metzen ranks 78 out of 77. Before him are Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, Michael Morhaime, Chris Avellone, American McGee, and Toby Gard. After him are Kensuke Tanabe, Adrian Carmack, Jonathan Blow, Cory Barlog, Rob Pardo, and Jane Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Chris Metzen ranks 923. Before him are Tony Gustavsson, David Etxebarria, Juan Luis Mora, Anna Dogonadze, Oliver Fix, and Alyaksandr Kulchy. After him are Sheng Zetian, Kiran Rao, Aleksandr Pavlov, Koos Moerenhout, Valberto Amorim dos Santos, and Tomas Antonelius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Metzen ranks 17,138 out of 20,380. Before him are Kemba Walker (1990), Carlette Guidry-White (1968), Jordan Galland (1980), Chris Tallman (1970), Theodore Melfi (1970), and Don Michael Paul (1963). After him are Pamela Geller (1958), Alec Benjamin (1994), Kayla Harrison (1990), Eliza Coupe (1981), Brad Evans (1985), and Taylor Dent (1981).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Chris Metzen ranks 27. Before him are Tim Schafer (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Rebecca Heineman (1963), Michael Morhaime (1967), Chris Avellone (1971), and American McGee (1972). After him are Jonathan Blow (1971), Cory Barlog (1975), Rob Pardo (1970), Jane Jensen (1963), Bruce Straley (1978), and Matt Harding (1976).

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