Game Designer
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - today
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Hironobu Sakaguchi
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Hironobu Sakaguchi is the 21st most popular game designer (down from 17th in 2024), the 1,166th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,113th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Game Designer.
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Among Game Designers
Among game designers, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 21 out of 77. Before him are Sid Meier, Todd Howard, Steve Jackson, Shigesato Itoi, Masayuki Uemura, and Klaus Teuber. After him are Shinji Mikami, Naoto Ohshima, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Reiner Knizia, Carol Shaw, and Will Wright.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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Sid Meier
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 15
Todd Howard
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 16
Steve Jackson
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 17
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 18
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 19
Klaus Teuber
1952 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 20
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 21
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 22
Naoto Ohshima
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 23
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 24
Reiner Knizia
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 25
Carol Shaw
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 26
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 210. Before him are MC Hammer, José Cura, Nick Rhodes, Natalya Lisovskaya, David Lagercrantz, and Stefano Gabbana. After him are David Baker, Ari Folman, Branko Đurić, Seiko Matsuda, Michael Ball, and Rosie O'Donnell.
Others Born in 1962
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MC Hammer
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 204
José Cura
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 205
Nick Rhodes
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 206
Natalya Lisovskaya
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 207
David Lagercrantz
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 208
Stefano Gabbana
DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 209
Hironobu Sakaguchi
GAME DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 210
David Baker
CHEMIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 211
Ari Folman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 212
Branko Đurić
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 213
Seiko Matsuda
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 214
Michael Ball
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 215
Rosie O'Donnell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 216
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 1,166 out of NaN. Before him are Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Masuji Ibuse (1898), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Akira Ifukube (1914), Kiyotake Kawaguchi (1892), and Masaaki Kato (1958). After him are Akihito Kusunose (1986), Takeshi Okada (1956), Shigeo Arai (1916), Tsukasa Hojo (1959), Masako Yoshida (1957), and Shinji Mikami (1965).
Others born in Japan
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Shinichirō Watanabe
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 1,160
Masuji Ibuse
WRITER
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,161
Katsukawa Shunshō
PAINTER
1726 - 1793
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,162
Akira Ifukube
COMPOSER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,163
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1961
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,164
Masaaki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,165
Hironobu Sakaguchi
GAME DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,166
Akihito Kusunose
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,167
Takeshi Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,168
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,169
Tsukasa Hojo
COMIC ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,170
Masako Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,171
Shinji Mikami
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,172
Among Game Designers In Japan
Among game designers born in Japan, Hironobu Sakaguchi ranks 9. Before him are Satoru Iwata (1959), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Toru Iwatani (1955), Satoshi Tajiri (1965), Shigesato Itoi (1948), and Masayuki Uemura (1943). After him are Shinji Mikami (1965), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Masahiro Sakurai (1970), Yoko Taro (1970), and Yu Suzuki (1958).
Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 3
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 4
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 5
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 7
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 8
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 10
Naoto Ohshima
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 11
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 12
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
Yoko Taro
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 14
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 15
