GAME DESIGNER
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
Ralph H. Baer
Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-American inventor, game developer, and engineer. Baer's family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gaining an interest in electronics shortly thereafter. Through several jobs in the electronics industry, he was working as an engineer at Sanders Associates (now BAE Systems) in Nashua, New Hampshire, when he conceived the idea of playing games on a television screen around 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph H. Baer has received more than 746,909 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph H. Baer is the 3rd most popular game designer (down from 2nd in 2019), the 1,253rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,160th in 2019) and the most popular German Game Designer.
Ralph H. Baer is most famous for inventing the first video game console, which he called the "Brown Box." He is also credited with creating the first home video game system, the Magnavox Odyssey.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
59.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Ralph H. Baer ranks 3 out of 56. Before him are Shigeru Miyamoto and Markus Persson. After him are Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell, Jeff Kinney, Gunpei Yokoi, Satoru Iwata, Masayuki Uemura, Alexey Pajitnov, Satoshi Tajiri, and Sid Meier.
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Shigeru Miyamoto
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1
Markus Persson
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3
Hideo Kojima
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4
Gabe Newell
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5
Jeff Kinney
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 6
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 7
Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 8
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 9
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 10
Satoshi Tajiri
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 11
Sid Meier
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Ralph H. Baer ranks 72. Before him are Barbara Bel Geddes, Carl Reiner, Jake LaMotta, Denholm Elliott, María Casares, and Luis Echeverría. After him are Ugo Tognazzi, Mao Anying, Roger Etchegaray, Enrico Berlinguer, Arthur Penn, and Karl-Otto Apel. Among people deceased in 2014, Ralph H. Baer ranks 58. Before him are Dale T. Mortensen, Oscar de la Renta, Yozo Aoki, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Gottfried John, and Miklós Jancsó. After him are B. K. S. Iyengar, Stuart Hall, Veljko Kadijević, Věra Chytilová, Hilderaldo Bellini, and Chespirito.
Others Born in 1922
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Barbara Bel Geddes
1922 - 2005
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 66
Carl Reiner
1922 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 67
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 68
Denholm Elliott
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 69
María Casares
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 70
Luis Echeverría
1922 - 2022
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 71
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 72
Ugo Tognazzi
1922 - 1990
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 73
Mao Anying
1922 - 1950
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 74
Roger Etchegaray
1922 - 2019
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 75
Enrico Berlinguer
1922 - 1984
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Arthur Penn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 77
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 2014
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Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 52
Oscar de la Renta
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 53
Yozo Aoki
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 54
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
1920 - 2014
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 55
Gottfried John
1942 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 56
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 57
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 58
B. K. S. Iyengar
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 59
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 60
Veljko Kadijević
1925 - 2014
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 61
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 62
Hilderaldo Bellini
1930 - 2014
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 63
Chespirito
1929 - 2014
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 64
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ralph H. Baer ranks 1,253 out of 6,142. Before him are Jost Gippert (1956), Albert Speer (1934), Sebastian Münster (1488), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), Ernst Chladni (1756), and Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786). After him are Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), Wilhelm Groener (1867), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), and Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560).
Others born in Germany
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Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,247
Albert Speer
1934 - 2017
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,248
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,249
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,250
Ernst Chladni
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,251
Duke Pius August in Bavaria
1786 - 1837
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,252
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,253
Princess Sophie of Saxony
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,254
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,255
Wilhelm Groener
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,256
Margarethe von Trotta
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,257
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,258
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,259
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Germany
Among game designers born in Germany, Ralph H. Baer ranks 1.
