GAME DESIGNER

Steve Jackson

1953 - Today

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Steve Jackson (born 1953) is an American game designer whose creations include the role-playing game GURPS and the card game Munchkin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Jackson has received more than 22,758 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Jackson is the 34th most popular game designer (down from 22nd in 2019), the 8,760th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,672nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Game Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Steve Jackson ranks 34 out of 77Before her are Will Wright, Scott Cawthon, Masahiro Sakurai, John Carmack, Hideki Kamiya, and John Romero. After her are Ed Boon, Ron Gilbert, Yuji Naka, David Cage, Tetsuya Nomura, and Roberta Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Steve Jackson ranks 410Before her are Aldo Maldera, Heiner Lauterbach, Arto Lindsay, Bobby Joe Long, Søren Busk, and Karen Bass. After her are David Buss, Katsuya Okada, Dina Rubina, Michael Portillo, Matija Ljubek, and James Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Jackson ranks 8,760 out of 20,380Before her are Toni Basil (1943), Jerry Jones (1942), Richard Garfield (1963), Michelle Forbes (1965), Nana Visitor (1957), and Peggy Ann Garner (1932). After her are Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Edward Angle (1855), Booker T. Jones (1944), William Mapother (1965), Jenna Haze (1982), and Dan Harrington (1945).

Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Steve Jackson ranks 11Before her are Dave Arneson (1947), Carol Shaw (1955), Will Wright (1960), Scott Cawthon (1971), John Carmack (1970), and John Romero (1967). After her are Ed Boon (1964), Ron Gilbert (1964), Roberta Williams (1953), Todd Howard (1971), Jordan Mechner (1964), and Tim Schafer (1967).