GAME DESIGNER

Jonathan Blow

1971 - Today

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Jonathan Blow (born 1971) is an American video game designer and programmer. He is best known for his work on the independent video games Braid (2008) and The Witness (2016). Blow became interested in game programming while at middle school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Blow has received more than 1,318,371 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Blow is the 70th most popular game designer, the 16,599th most popular biography from United States and the 26th most popular American Game Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Jonathan Blow ranks 70 out of 77. Before him are Patrice Désilets, Tom Hall, Jeff Kaplan, American McGee, Tim Cain, and Johan Andersson. After him are Toby Gard, Adrian Carmack, Rob Pardo, Matt Harding, Minh Le, and Bruce Straley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jonathan Blow ranks 851. Before him are Geoff Barrow, Soso Liparteliani, Dmitri Khlestov, Takahiro Shimotaira, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, and Allan Houston. After him are Chris Potter, Franky Vandendriessche, Megyn Price, Ángel Fernández, Mike Paradinas, and Markus Baur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Blow ranks 16,599 out of 20,380. Before him are Alison Elliott (1970), Muhammed Lawal (1981), Jonathan Jackson (1982), Daniel T. Barry (1953), Matthew Libatique (1968), and Victor Davis Hanson (1953). After him are Chris Potter (1971), Markiplier (1989), Lisa Joy (1972), Tad Hilgenbrink (1981), Zach Woods (1984), and Sasha Banks (1992).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Jonathan Blow ranks 26. Before him are Chris Metzen (1973), Mark Cerny (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), Tom Hall (1964), Jeff Kaplan (1972), and American McGee (1972). After him are Rob Pardo (1970), Matt Harding (1976), and Bruce Straley (1978).

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