GAME DESIGNER
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Today
Chris Sawyer
Christopher Sawyer is a Scottish video game designer and programmer. He is best known for creating Transport Tycoon, which has been considered "one of the most important simulation games ever made", and the bestseller RollerCoaster Tycoon series. He began his career in the early 1980s producing small games for Memotech, and developing DOS ports of many Amiga games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Sawyer has received more than 739,390 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chris Sawyer is the 57th most popular game designer (down from 48th in 2019), the 5,971st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,248th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
34.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.68
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Chris Sawyers by language
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Chris Sawyer ranks 57 out of 56. Before him are Jordan Mechner, Mark Cerny, John Tobias, Neil Druckmann, Éric Chahi, and Chris Metzen. After him are Tom Hall, American McGee, Jeff Kaplan, Matt Harding, Johan Andersson, and Minh Le.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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Jordan Mechner
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 51
Mark Cerny
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 52
John Tobias
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 53
Neil Druckmann
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 54
Éric Chahi
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 55
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 56
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 57
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 58
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.12
Rank: 59
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 60
Matt Harding
1976 - Present
HPI: 30.38
Rank: 61
Johan Andersson
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.83
Rank: 62
Minh Le
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Chris Sawyer ranks 640. Before him are Dirk De Wolf, Elzo Coelho, Jeffrey Dunn, Linda Manz, Sergei Fokin, and John Thune. After him are Anke Behmer, Bonita Friedericy, Jun Suzuki, Alan G. Poindexter, Yusuke Adachi, and Cornelia Oschkenat.
Others Born in 1961
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Dirk De Wolf
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.83
Rank: 634
Elzo Coelho
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 635
Jeffrey Dunn
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 636
Linda Manz
1961 - 2020
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 637
Sergei Fokin
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 638
John Thune
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 639
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 640
Anke Behmer
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 641
Bonita Friedericy
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.41
Rank: 642
Jun Suzuki
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 643
Alan G. Poindexter
1961 - 2012
HPI: 34.30
Rank: 644
Yusuke Adachi
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 645
Cornelia Oschkenat
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 646
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Sawyer ranks 5,971 out of 7,765. Before him are Mia Goth (1993), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), Alexander Vlahos (1988), Andrea Leadsom (1963), and Ronnie Corbett (1930). After him are Aiden McGeady (1986), Daniel James (1997), Betty Nuthall (1911), O. T. Fagbenle (1980), Luke Roberts (1977), and Declan Rice (1999).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Mia Goth
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 5,965
Malcolm Rifkind
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 5,966
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 5,967
Alexander Vlahos
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 5,968
Andrea Leadsom
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 5,969
Ronnie Corbett
1930 - 2016
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 5,970
Chris Sawyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 5,971
Aiden McGeady
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 5,972
Daniel James
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 5,973
Betty Nuthall
1911 - 1983
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 5,974
O. T. Fagbenle
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 5,975
Luke Roberts
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 5,976
Declan Rice
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.41
Rank: 5,977
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United Kingdom
Among game designers born in United Kingdom, Chris Sawyer ranks 2. Before him are Peter Molyneux (1959).
