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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. During high school he took weekend courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tobias has received more than 746,311 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Tobias is the 53rd most popular game designer, the 12,736th most popular biography from United States and the 20th most popular American Game Designer.

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  • 750k

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  • 36.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, John Tobias ranks 53 out of 56Before him are Koji Igarashi, Todd Howard, Michel Ancel, Michael Morhaime, Jordan Mechner, and Mark Cerny. After him are Neil Druckmann, Éric Chahi, Chris Metzen, Chris Sawyer, Tom Hall, and American McGee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, John Tobias ranks 561Before him are Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Giovanni Lombardi, Paea Wolfgramm, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Joan Llaneras, and Anatoli Ivanishin. After him are Rick Fox, Eric Wynalda, Erik Prince, Natalia Valeeva, Loren Dean, and Taylor St. Claire.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Tobias ranks 12,736 out of 18,182Before him are Tom Ridge (1945), Jason James Richter (1980), Nat Pendleton (1895), Tim Guinee (1962), Kelli Garner (1984), and Dan Barker (1949). After him are Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Michael Urie (1980), Louise Ritter (1958), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), and A. C. Green (1963).

Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, John Tobias ranks 20Before him are Carol Shaw (1955), Tim Schafer (1967), Todd Howard (1971), Michael Morhaime (1967), Jordan Mechner (1964), and Mark Cerny (1964). After him are Chris Metzen (1973), Tom Hall (1964), American McGee (1972), Jeff Kaplan (1972), and Matt Harding (1976).

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