GAME DESIGNER
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Today
Eiji Aonuma
Eiji Aonuma (Japanese: 青沼 英二, Hepburn: Aonuma Eiji, born March 16, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer at Nintendo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eiji Aonuma has received more than 800,484 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Eiji Aonuma is the 27th most popular game designer (up from 28th in 2019), the 1,292nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
800k
Page Views (PV)
47.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Eiji Aonuma ranks 27 out of 77. Before him are Peter Molyneux, Reiner Knizia, Dave Arneson, Yu Suzuki, Kazunori Yamauchi, and Carol Shaw. After him are Will Wright, Scott Cawthon, Masahiro Sakurai, John Carmack, Hideki Kamiya, and John Romero.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 21
Reiner Knizia
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 22
Dave Arneson
1947 - 2009
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 23
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 24
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 25
Carol Shaw
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 26
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 27
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 28
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 29
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 30
John Carmack
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 31
Hideki Kamiya
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 32
John Romero
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Eiji Aonuma ranks 276. Before him are Julie Payette, Alberigo Evani, David Baszucki, Jaime de Marichalar, Mohamed Ould Bilal, and Dizzy Reed. After him are Hitoshi Matsumoto, Phoebe Cates, Anica Dobra, Brenda Bakke, Antoine Kombouaré, and Katja Riemann.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsJulie Payette
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 270
Alberigo Evani
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 271
David Baszucki
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 272
Jaime de Marichalar
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 273
Mohamed Ould Bilal
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 274
Dizzy Reed
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 275
Eiji Aonuma
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 276
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 277
Phoebe Cates
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 278
Anica Dobra
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 279
Brenda Bakke
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 280
Antoine Kombouaré
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 281
Katja Riemann
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 282
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Eiji Aonuma ranks 1,292 out of 6,245. Before him are Junko Takeuchi (1972), Nobuko Kondo (1956), Bunzō Hayata (1874), Masahiro Hasemi (1945), Keiji Fujiwara (1964), and Kusuo Kitamura (1917). After him are Yoshiaki Arata (1924), Mikio Aoki (1934), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Hitoshi Matsumoto (1963), Mamoru Mohri (1948), and Masaru Uchiyama (1957).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJunko Takeuchi
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 1,286
Nobuko Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,287
Bunzō Hayata
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1934
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 1,288
Masahiro Hasemi
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,289
Keiji Fujiwara
ACTOR
1964 - 2020
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,290
Kusuo Kitamura
SWIMMER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 1,291
Eiji Aonuma
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 1,292
Yoshiaki Arata
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2018
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,293
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,294
Takehide Nakatani
WRESTLER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,295
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 1,296
Mamoru Mohri
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 1,297
Masaru Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1,298
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan
Among game designers born in Japan, Eiji Aonuma ranks 14. Before him are Hironobu Sakaguchi (1962), Toru Iwatani (1955), Masayuki Uemura (1943), Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Yu Suzuki (1958), and Kazunori Yamauchi (1967). After him are Masahiro Sakurai (1970), Hideki Kamiya (1970), Yuji Naka (1965), Tetsuya Nomura (1970), Yuji Horii (1954), and Yoshinori Kitase (1966).
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 8
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 9
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 10
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 11
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 12
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 14
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 15
Hideki Kamiya
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 16
Yuji Naka
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 17
Tetsuya Nomura
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 18
Yuji Horii
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 19
Yoshinori Kitase
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 20