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Below is alist of notable people who work or have worked in thevideo game industry.

The list is divided into different roles, but some people fit into more than one category. For example,Sid Meier is both agame designer andprogrammer.^[1] In these cases, the people appear in both sections.

• Dennis Hwang: graphic designer working forNiantic
• Edmund McMillen: artist whose art style is synonymous withFlash games
• Jordan Mechner: introduced realistic movement to video games withPrince of Persia
• Jim Sachs: created new standard for quality of art with the release of theAmiga gameDefender of the Crown
• Yoji Shinkawa: art director, character designer, and prop designer. Known for working on theMetal Gear series.
• Derek Yu:Indie video game artist, designer, and blogger. Known for working onSpelunky,Spelunky 2,Aquaria,Eternal Daughter,I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator,DRL, andUFO 50

• Sarah Bond: Current President ofXbox (Oct 2023–present)
• J Allard:Xbox Officer President
• David Baszucki: founder and CEO of theRoblox Corporation
• Marc Blank: co-founder ofInfocom
• Cliff Bleszinski: founder ofBoss Key Productions
• Steve Boom: vice president ofTwitch Interactive andAmazon Games
• Doug Bowser: president ofNintendo of America (2019–2025)
• Arjan Brussee: co-founder ofGuerrilla Games &Boss Key Productions
• Jon Burton: founder ofTraveller's Tales and its parent companyTT Games
• Nolan Bushnell: founder ofAtari
• David Cage: founder ofQuantic Dream
• Doug Carlston: co-founder ofBrøderbund
• Trevor Chan: founder and CEO ofEnlight Software
• Adrian Chmielarz: founder ofMetropolis Software,People Can Fly, andThe Astronauts
• Dan Clancy: CEO ofTwitch Interactive (2019-present)
• Raphaël Colantonio: founder ofArkane Studios
• Josef Fares: founder ofHazelight Studios
• Reggie Fils-Aimé: former president ofNintendo of America (2006–2019)
• Greg Fischbach: CEO ofAcclaim Entertainment before it bankrupted
• Jack Friedman: Founder ofJakks Pacific,LJN, andTHQ
• Ed Fries: former president of game publishing atMicrosoft (1990s–2004)
• Andy Gavin &Jason Rubin: founders ofNaughty Dog
• David Gordon: founder ofProgramma International
• Yves Guillemot: co-founder and CEO ofUbisoft
• Shuntaro Furukawa: President of Nintendo (2018–present)
• Hal Halpin: President ofECA
• John Hanke: founder and CEO ofNiantic
• Cai Haoyu: founder and former chairman ofmiHoYo
• Trip Hawkins: founder ofElectronic Arts
• Akihiro Hino: founder and CEO ofLevel-5
• Sam Houser: co-founder and President ofRockstar Games
• Ma Huateng: co-founder and CEO ofTencent
• Atsushi Inaba,Hideki Kamiya,Shinji Mikami, & Tatsuya Minami: founders ofPlatinumGames
• Tsunekazu Ishihara: CEO ofThe Pokémon Company
• Tomonobu Itagaki: Founder ofTeam Ninja &Valhalla Game Studios
• Satoru Iwata: Former President of Nintendo (2002–2015)
• Jennell Jaquays: started the game design unit atColeco
• Alexandre Julliard: CTO ofCodeWeavers
• Justin Kan,Michael Seibel,Emmett Shear, &Kyle Vogt: founders of the live video platformsJustin.tv andTwitch
• Sampo Karjalainen: Founder ofSulake
• Tatsumi Kimishima: Former President of Nintendo (2015–2018)
• Michael Kogan: founder ofTaito
• Hideo Kojima: founder and director ofKojima Productions
• Bobby Kotick: former CEO ofActivision Blizzard (2008-2023)
• Kagemasa Kōzuki: founder ofKonami
• Ken Kutaragi: Former President of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (1997 - 2007)
• Doug Lowenstein: founder and former President of theEntertainment Software Association
• Hiroshi Matsuyama: CEO ofCyberConnect2
• Masafumi Miyamoto: founder ofSquare
• Shigeru Miyamoto: Representative Director ofNintendo
• Hidetaka Miyazaki: President ofFromSoftware, creator of theDark Souls series
• Peter Moore:COO atElectronic Arts
• Peter Molyneux: founder ofLionhead Studios, co-founder ofBullfrog Productions
• Michael Morhaime: co-founder and former president ofBlizzard Entertainment
• Masaya Nakamura: founder ofNamco
• Gabe Newell: founder and president ofValve Corporation
• Jay Obernolte: founder ofFarSight Studios
• Philip & Andrew Oliver: co-founders ofBlitz Games; twins
• Scott Orr: founder ofGameStar,Glu Mobile
• Mark Pincus &Justin Waldron: founders ofZynga
• Randy Pitchford: CEO ofGearbox Software
• Ted Price: President ofInsomniac Games
• Devon Pritchard: president ofNintendo of America (2025-present)
• Paul Reiche III &Fred Ford: founders ofToys for Bob
• John Riccitiello: former CEO ofUnity Technologies (2014-2023)
• Warren Robinett: Founder ofThe Learning Company
• John Romero: co-founded at least seven game companies: Capitol Ideas Software, Inside Out Software, Ideas from the Deep,id Software,Ion Storm,Monkeystone Games, andGazillion Entertainment
• Bonnie Ross: Founder and former vice-president of343 Industries (2007-2022)
• Yoot Saito: founder and CEO ofVivarium Inc.
• Tim Schafer: founder and studio director ofDouble Fine
• Alex Seropian &Jason Jones: Founders ofBungie
• Jeremiah Slaczka: co-founder of5th Cell
• Jeff Spangenberg: founder ofRetro Studios
• Phil Spencer: CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Previously head of theXbox brand
• Tim & Chris Stamper: founders ofUltimate Play the Game &Rare
• Goichi Suda: Founder & CEO ofGrasshopper Manufacture
• Tim Sweeney: Founder and CEO ofEpic Games
• Hirokazu Tanaka: President ofCreatures
• Kenzo Tsujimoto: founder ofCapcom andIrem
• Feargus Urquhart: CEO ofObsidian Entertainment
• Swen Vincke: founder and CEO ofLarian Studios
• Christopher Weaver: founder ofBethesda Softworks and co-founder ofZeniMax Media
• Paul Wedgwood: founder and former CEO ofSplash Damage
• Jordan Weisman: founder ofFASA
• Maximo Cavazzani: founder and CEO ofetermax
• David Whatley: founder ofSimutronics
• Jim Whitehurst: CEO ofUnity Technologies (2023-Present)
• Andrew Wilson: CEO ofElectronic Arts (2013–Present) & director ofIntel (2017–Present)
• Mike Wilson: Co-founder of multiple indie video game publishers. NotablyDevolver Digital,Gamecock Media Group,Gathering of Developers, andGood Shepherd Entertainment
• Hiroshi Yamauchi: former president ofNintendo (1949–2002)
• Riccardo Zacconi: founder ofKing
• Strauss Zelnick: CEO ofTake-Two Interactive
• Tony Zhang: co-founder and former CTO ofTencent

• Ralph Baer: inventor of theMagnavox Odyssey, the firstvideo game console
• Seamus Blackley: main designer and developer of theoriginal Xbox
• William Higinbotham: main developer ofTennis for Two. One of the first video games developed in theearly history of video games.
• Josef Kates: engineer who developed thefirst digital game-playing machine
• Ken Kutaragi: creator of thePlayStation brand
• Jerry Lawson: pioneered thevideo game cartridge by designing theFairchild Channel F console
• Palmer Luckey: founder ofOculus VR (now Reality Labs) and the designer of theOculus Rift
• Ivan Sutherland:Internet pioneer who is regarded as the "father of computer graphics."
• Xiaoyuan Tu &Wei Yen: founders ofAiLive, who helped create themotion sensing hardware for theWii
• Gunpei Yokoi: inventor of theGame & Watch,Game Boy andWonderSwan

• Neal Acree – Composer,Diablo III,Overwatch; expansion musicStarCraft II,World of Warcraft

• Gareth Coker – Composer,Ark: Survival Evolved,Ori series;Darksiders Genesis,Halo Infinite notable games
• Toby Fox - Composer,Deltarune,Escaped Chasm,Hiveswap,Little Town Hero,Pokémon series;Undertale

• Woody Jackson – Composer,Red Dead Redemption series;Grand Theft Auto V,L.A. Noire notable games

• Koji Kondo – Composer,Super Mario series,The Legend of Zelda series;Star Fox 64 notable game

• Jesper Kyd – Composer,Assassin's Creed,Borderlands,Hitman,State of Decay series

• Martin O'Donnell – Composer,Halo,Myth series;Destiny,Oni notable games

• Shoji Meguro – Composer,Shin Megami Tensei,Persona series,Trauma Center series;Catherine,Maken X,Metaphor: ReFantazio notable games

• Yasunori Mitsuda – Composer,Chrono,Inazuma Eleven,Shadow Hearts,Xeno series

• Tom Salta – Composer,Halo: Spartan series, severalTom Clancy's games;Deathloop,PUBG: Battlegrounds,Wolfenstein: Youngblood notable games

• Rik Schaffer – Sound Designer for multipleActivision,Bethesda Softworks,DreamWorks,Universal Interactive titles; Composer,The Elder Scrolls Online &Vampire: The Masquerade series.

• Garry Schyman – Composer,BioShock,Destroy All Humans!,Middle Earth: Shadow's series;Dante's Inferno,Resistance: Retribution,The Bureau: XCOM Declassified notable games

• Yoko Shimomura – Composer,Kingdom Hearts &Mario & Luigi series;Final Fantasy XV,Street Fighter II,Super Mario RPG notable games

• Jeremy Soule – Composer,Guild Wars,Harry Potter,The Elder Scrolls,Total Annihilation series

• Kumi Tanioka – Composer,Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles,Minecraft series

• Nobuo Uematsu – Composer,Final Fantasy,Blue Dragon,Lord of Vermilion,Terra Battle series.

• Jack Wall – Composer,Mass Effect series; severalCall of Duty games

• Austin Wintory – Composer,Abzû,Aliens: Fireteam Elite,Assassin's Creed Syndicate,Journey notable games

• David Wise – Composer,Battletoads,Donkey Kong series;Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts,Star Fox Adventures,Super Smash Bros. Melee notable games

• Michiru Yamane – Composer,Castlevania,Twinbee (NES) series;Suikoden III,Suikoden IV, notable games

• Inon Zur – Composer,Dragon Age,EverQuest,Fallout,Prince of Persia,Star Trek,Syberia series.Crysis,The Elder Scrolls: Blades,Icewind Dale II,Starfield notable games

• Richard Bartle: wrote the firstMUD along withRoy Trubshaw
• David Baszucki: creator ofRoblox
• John D. Carmack: developed an early online version ofDoom which supported up to four players; laterQuake supported 16 players which helped popularize online gaming
• Jess Cliffe &Minh Le: developed the firstCounter-Strike game and thus started thefranchise.
• J. Todd Coleman: Lead creative director ofShadowbane,Wizard101,Pirate101,Crowfall, and many otherMMORPG titles.
• Don Daglow: designed firstMMORPG with graphics,Neverwinter Nights forAOL
• Alex Evans: created thegame engine for theLittleBigPlanet games &Dreams
• Jeff Kaplan: lead designer ofOverwatch
• Sampo Karjalainen &Aapo Kyrölä: creators ofHabbo Hotel
• John De Margheriti: CEO of BigWorld Pty Ltd, makers of Massively Multiplayer Online Game Middleware (MMOG) technology
• Elonka Dunin: General Manager atSimutronics, senior editor ofIGDA Online Games White Papers
• Kelton Flinn: designer ofAir Warrior and many other pioneering online games, co-founder ofKesmai
• Richard Garriott (a.k.a. Lord British): Creator ofUltima Online, Work onLineage,Lineage II (Electronic Arts,NCsoft)
• Dean Hall: Creator ofDayZ
• IceFrog: lead designer ofDefense of the Ancients andDota 2
• Raph Koster:LegendMUD,Ultima Online,Star Wars Galaxies. (Electronic Arts,Sony Online Entertainment)
• Brad McQuaid: co-creator ofEverQuest (Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment,Sigil Games)
• Rob Pardo: lead designer and producer ofWorld of Warcraft
• Philip Rosedale: founded thevirtual worldSecond Life
• John Smedley: co-creator ofEverQuest (Verant Interactive,Sony Online Entertainment) and president of Sony Online Entertainment
• Robin Walker: co-developer ofTeam Fortress Classic andTeam Fortress 2
• Gordon Walton: executive producer
• Jordan Weisman: founder of42 Entertainment, co-creator ofI Love Bees andThe Beast
• Will Wright: c ofThe Sims Online (Electronic Arts)
• Naoki Yoshida: producer and director ofFinal Fantasy XIV and its following expansions.

• Eiji Aonuma,The Legend of Zelda series
• Mark Cerny,Jak and Daxter series,Spyro the Dragon series andRatchet & Clank
• Katsuya Eguchi,Animal Crossing series,Star Fox series andWii series
• Guillaume de Fondaumière,Fahrenheit (or Indigo Prophecy),Heavy Rain,Beyond: Two Souls andDetroit: Become Human
• Yuji Horii,Dragon Quest series
• Sam Houser,Grand Theft Auto series,Bully,The Warriors,Max Payne 3
• Todd Howard,The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind,Oblivion,Skyrim,Fallout 3,Fallout 4,Fallout 76 andStarfield
• Keiji Inafune,Megaman character designer, producer ofDead Rising andOnimusha
• Hideo Kojima,Metal Gear,Zone of the Enders,Death Stranding, andDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ken Levine,BioShock,System Shock 2
• Hisashi Nogami,Animal Crossing series andSplatoon series
• Jade Raymond,Assassin's Creed
• John Romero, executive producer and designer ofHeretic,Hexen: Beyond Heretic
• Hironobu Sakaguchi,Final Fantasy series
• Bruce Shelley,Age of Empires
• Rod Fergusson,Gears of War series
• Warren Spector,Thief,Deus Ex
• Daniel Stahl,Star Trek Online,Champions Online
• Yu Suzuki,Virtua Fighter series,Shenmue
• Satoshi Tajiri,Pokémon franchise
• Dave D. Taylor,Abuse
• Keiichiro Toyama,Silent Hill series,Siren,Gravity Rush, andGravity Rush 2
• Swen Vincke,Baldur's Gate 3 andDivinity series

• Michael Abrash: rendering optimization forQuake, author of graphics programming books
• Dave Akers: programmer of the arcade gamesKlax andEscape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
• Ed Boon: programmer and creator of theMortal Kombat series
• Jens Bergensten: lead developer ofMinecraft since 2011
• Danielle Bunten Berry:M.U.L.E.,Seven Cities of Gold
• Jonathan Blow:Braid andThe Witness
• David Braben: co-creator ofElite
• Bill Budge:Raster Blaster andPinball Construction Set
• John D. Carmack:Wolfenstein 3D,Doom,Quake, co-foundedid Software
• Don Daglow: 1970s mainframe gamesBaseball,Dungeon; also didIntellivisionUtopia, first sim game
• Fred Ford: lead programmer ofThe Horde,Pandemonium!, theStar Control series, and theSkylanders series
• Richard Garriott (a.k.a. Lord British): creator of theUltima Online series,Tabula Rasa and founder ofOrigin Systems
• Nasir Gebelli: programmer ofFinal Fantasy (NES),Secret of Mana (Super NES), andApple II games
• Mark Healey: worked onTheme Park,Magic Carpet,Dungeon Keeper, theFun School games, theLittleBigPlanet games, andDreams
• Rebecca Heineman:Out of this world andThe Bard's Tale
• William Higinbotham: designer and programmer ofTennis for Two, one of the first video games developed during theearly history of video games
• Alec Holowka:Aquaria,I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator,Night in the Woods
• Wesley Huntress:Rendezvous: A Space Shuttle Simulator andWilderness: A Survival Adventure
• Alexandre Julliard: lead developer ofWine (1994-present). Also notably worked onProton.
• André LaMothe: author of several game programming books
• Maddy Thorson: founder of Extremely OK Games (previously Matt Makes Games) and lead developer ofTowerFall andCeleste
• Al Lowe:Leisure Suit Larry series
• Seumas McNally: founder of Longbow Digital Arts and lead programmer ofDX-Ball,DX-Ball 2, andTread Marks. TheSeumas McNally Grand Prize is named after him.
• Jordan Mechner:Karateka andPrince of Persia series
• Sid Meier:Civilization series,Railroad Tycoon, co-founder ofFiraxis Games
• Alan Miller: original programmer forAtari 2600, co-foundedActivision andAccolade
• Jeff Minter: founder ofLlamasoft and programmer of most of their games
• David Mullich:The Prisoner and otherEdu-Ware games
• Yuji Naka:Sonic the Hedgehog and otherSega games
• Gabe Newell:Half-Life; co-founder ofValve
• Markus Persson (a.k.a. Notch): createdMinecraft; founder ofMojang
• Steve Polge:Unreal series and otherEpic Games games
• Zoë Quinn: programmer and video game blogger. Known for developingDepression Quest and for her role in theGamergate controversy
• Frédérick Raynal:Alone in the Dark and theLittle Big Adventure series
• Chris Roberts: programmer and designer ofFreelancer,Star Citizen, and theWing Commander games.
• Warren Robinett:Adventure,Rocky's Boots, &Robot Odyssey
• John Romero:Commander Keen,Doom,Quake
• Jim Sachs: programmer ofSaucer Attack and otherhome computer era games
• Chris Sawyer: programmer and designerRollerCoaster Tycoon series and other games
• Cher Scarlett: programmer who worked atBlizzard Entertainment and known for her role inCalifornia Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard
• Tim Schafer: programmer and designer ofFull Throttle,Grim Fandango,Psychonauts,Psychonauts 2,Brütal Legend, andBroken Age. Also worked on theMonkey Island games.
• Ken Silverman: author of theBuild enginegame engine
• Tim Sweeney: foundedEpic Games,Unreal series and theUnreal Engine
• Swen Vincke: founder ofLarian Studios, lead developer ofBaldur's Gate 3 andDivinity series
• Anne Westfall: programmer of theArchon series of games
• Will Wright: programmer of first games inSimCity series and co-founder ofMaxis
• Brianna Wu: programmer known for working onRevolution 60 and for her role in the Gamergate controversy
• Corrinne Yu:Halo lead and principal engine architect (Microsoft Halo team),Gearbox Software (studio wide) Director of Platform Technology,Ion Storm (studio wide) Director of Technology,Prey engine lead programmer at3D Realms

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