GAME DESIGNER
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Today
Peter Molyneux
Peter Douglas Molyneux (; born 5 May 1959) is an English video game designer and programmer. He created the god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Black & White, as well as Theme Park, the Fable series, Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube?, and Godus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Molyneux has received more than 1,790,772 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Molyneux is the 21st most popular game designer, the 3,489th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,770th in 2019) and the most popular British Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
46.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Peter Molyneuxes by language
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Peter Molyneux ranks 21 out of 56. Before him are Shigesato Itoi, Shinji Mikami, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Klaus Teuber, Gary Gygax, and Masahiro Sakurai. After him are Steve Jackson, Will Wright, John Carmack, Hidetaka Miyazaki, John Romero, and Yu Suzuki.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 15
Shinji Mikami
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 16
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 17
Klaus Teuber
1952 - 2023
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 18
Gary Gygax
1938 - 2008
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 19
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 20
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 21
Steve Jackson
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 22
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 23
John Carmack
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 24
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 25
John Romero
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 26
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Peter Molyneux ranks 221. Before him are Anatoliy Demyanenko, Daniela Romo, Marco Antonio Solís, Brian Setzer, César Évora, and Sanjay Dutt. After him are Roberto Fiore, Sting, Jorginho Putinatti, Guy Ecker, Christian Bach, and Wavel Ramkalawan.
Others Born in 1959
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Anatoliy Demyanenko
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 215
Daniela Romo
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 216
Marco Antonio Solís
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 217
Brian Setzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 218
César Évora
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 219
Sanjay Dutt
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 220
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 221
Roberto Fiore
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 222
Sting
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 223
Jorginho Putinatti
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 224
Guy Ecker
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 225
Christian Bach
1959 - 2019
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 226
Wavel Ramkalawan
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 227
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Molyneux ranks 3,489 out of 7,765. Before him are Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Bill Roberts (1912), Rose Leslie (1987), and Steve Perryman (1951). After him are Kenneth Frampton (1930), Don Thompson (1933), Seán Lester (1888), Ben Chaplin (1969), Len Deighton (1929), and Trevor Taylor (1936).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Amlaíb Cuarán
1000 - 981
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 3,483
G. M. Trevelyan
1876 - 1962
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 3,484
Elizabeth Goudge
1900 - 1984
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3,485
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3,486
Rose Leslie
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3,487
Steve Perryman
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,488
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,489
Kenneth Frampton
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,490
Don Thompson
1933 - 2006
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,491
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,492
Ben Chaplin
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,493
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 3,494
Trevor Taylor
1936 - 2010
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 3,495
Among GAME DESIGNERS In United Kingdom
Among game designers born in United Kingdom, Peter Molyneux ranks 1. After him are Chris Sawyer (1961).
