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Peter Molyneux

1959 - Today

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Peter Douglas Molyneux (; born 5 May 1959) is an English video game designer and programmer. He created the Fable series; god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Black & White; as well as Theme Park, Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube?, and Godus. In 2012, he founded 22cans, a video game development studio. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Molyneux is the 31st most popular game designer (down from 21st in 2024), the 4,283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,433rd in 2019) and the most popular British Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Peter Molyneux ranks 31 out of 77. Before him are Reiner Knizia, Carol Shaw, Will Wright, Masahiro Sakurai, Yoko Taro, and Yu Suzuki. After him are Kazunori Yamauchi, Roberta Williams, Hideki Kamiya, Eiji Aonuma, Chris Taylor, and John Romero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Peter Molyneux ranks 322. Before him are Thomas Calabro, Marie Richardson, Saida Gunba, Sanjay Dutt, Billy Campbell, and Panagiotis Giannakis. After him are Jill Evans, Anil Ambani, Aileen Baviera, Eirik Kvalfoss, Zeca Pagodinho, and Jadranko Prlić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Molyneux ranks 4,284 out of 8,785. Before him are Russell Brand (1975), Acker Bilk (1929), Bill Paterson (1945), Edgar Wright (1974), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), and Anita Roddick (1942). After him are Emily Mortimer (1971), Richard Burns (1971), Ireen Sheer (1949), Jill Evans (1959), Hugh Dancy (1975), and Brian Henton (1946).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among game designers born in United Kingdom, Peter Molyneux ranks 1. After him are Chris Sawyer (1961), Toby Gard (1972), and Jeff Minter (1962).

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