GAME DESIGNER

John Tobias

1969 - Today

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John Tobias is an American comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer. Tobias is best known for creating the Mortal Kombat series along with Ed Boon, to whom he pitched the game concept. Tobias became interested in drawing from an early age, inspired by comic books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tobias has received more than 797,784 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Tobias is the 54th most popular game designer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 13,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,707th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Game Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, John Tobias ranks 54 out of 77. Before him are Amy Hennig, Al Lowe, Jens Bergensten, Neil Druckmann, Yoko Taro, and Naoto Ohshima. After him are Michel Ancel, Chris Metzen, Mark Cerny, Goichi Suda, Éric Chahi, and Chris Sawyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, John Tobias ranks 563. Before him are Jason Blum, Motohiro Yamaguchi, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Ken Doherty, David Hayter, and Earnie Stewart. After him are Ivana, Tate Taylor, Mark Millar, Asier Garitano, Fernanda Ribeiro, and Marie Darrieussecq.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Tobias ranks 13,205 out of 20,380. Before him are Gail Fisher (1935), George Dern (1872), Paul Schulze (1962), Jimmi Simpson (1975), John Pankow (1954), and Angus T. Jones (1993). After him are Charles Baker (1971), Rain Phoenix (1972), D. W. Moffett (1954), Jon Carin (1964), Patricia Ellis (1915), and Lake Bell (1979).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, John Tobias ranks 19. Before him are Ron Gilbert (1964), Roberta Williams (1953), Todd Howard (1971), Jordan Mechner (1964), Tim Schafer (1967), and Amy Hennig (1964). After him are Chris Metzen (1973), Mark Cerny (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Jeff Kaplan (1972), and American McGee (1972).

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