GAME DESIGNER
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Today
Jeff Kaplan
Jeffrey Kaplan is an American video game designer and former vice president of Blizzard Entertainment, a position he held until he left the company in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Kaplan has received more than 990,646 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jeff Kaplan is the 66th most popular game designer (down from 60th in 2019), the 15,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,634th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
990k
Page Views (PV)
34.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Jeff Kaplan ranks 66 out of 77. Before him are Chris Sawyer, Michael Morhaime, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Patrice Désilets, and Tom Hall. After him are American McGee, Tim Cain, Johan Andersson, Jonathan Blow, Toby Gard, and Adrian Carmack.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris 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
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 63
Patrice Désilets
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 64
Tom Hall
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 65
Jeff Kaplan
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 66
American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 67
Tim Cain
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 68
Johan Andersson
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 69
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Rank: 70
Toby Gard
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 71
Adrian Carmack
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 72
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Jeff Kaplan ranks 776. Before him are Jennifer Hale, Hamzah Idris, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Magnus Kihlstedt, Dagur B. Eggertsson, and Iztok Čop. After him are Margarita Fullana, Daniel Šarić, Dean Potter, Jill Scott, Peder Fredricson, and Balázs Kiss.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsJennifer Hale
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 770
Hamzah Idris
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 771
Wojciech Kowalczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 772
Magnus Kihlstedt
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 773
Dagur B. Eggertsson
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 774
Iztok Čop
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 775
Jeff Kaplan
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 776
Margarita Fullana
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 777
Daniel Šarić
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 778
Dean Potter
MOUNTAINEER
1972 - 2015
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 779
Jill Scott
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 780
Peder Fredricson
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 781
Balázs Kiss
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 782
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jeff Kaplan ranks 15,753 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Johnson (1965), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Emily Rose (1981), Monica Keena (1979), Michael De Luca (1965), and Taffy Abel (1900). After him are Steven Swanson (1960), Fred Brown (1948), Marisa Ramirez (1977), Michael McCaul (1962), Cynthia McKinney (1955), and Ben Schwartz (1981).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMichelle Johnson
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 15,747
Antonio Pettigrew
ATHLETE
1967 - 2010
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 15,748
Emily Rose
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 15,749
Monica Keena
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 15,750
Michael De Luca
PRODUCER
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 15,751
Taffy Abel
HOCKEY PLAYER
1900 - 1964
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 15,752
Jeff Kaplan
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 15,753
Steven Swanson
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 15,754
Fred Brown
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 15,755
Marisa Ramirez
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 15,756
Michael McCaul
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 15,757
Cynthia McKinney
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 15,758
Ben Schwartz
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 15,759
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States
Among game designers born in United States, Jeff Kaplan ranks 24. Before him are Amy Hennig (1964), John Tobias (1969), Chris Metzen (1973), Mark Cerny (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), and Tom Hall (1964). After him are American McGee (1972), Jonathan Blow (1971), Rob Pardo (1970), Matt Harding (1976), and Bruce Straley (1978).
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
Rob Pardo
1970 - Present
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 27
Matt Harding
1976 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 28
Bruce Straley
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.35
Rank: 29