Adrian Carmack

video game artist and co-founder of id Software
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Adrian Carmack

Summary

Adrian Carmack is a human[1]. He was born on +1969-05-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], computer scientist[4], businessperson[5], designer[6], and television producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Adrian Carmack was born on +1969-05-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Adrian Carmack held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Adrian Carmack's professions included engineer[3].
  • Adrian Carmack worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Adrian Carmack's professions included businessperson[5].
  • Adrian Carmack's professions included designer[6].
  • Adrian Carmack's professions included television producer[7].
  • Adrian Carmack was employed by Softdisk[10].
  • Among Adrian Carmack's employers was id Software[11].
  • Adrian Carmack is recorded as male[12].
  • Adrian Carmack's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Adrian Carmack's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02b_yp[14].
  • Adrian Carmack's family name is recorded as Carmack[15].
  • Adrian Carmack's given name is recorded as Adrian[16].
  • Adrian Carmack's Prabook ID is recorded as 2548461[17].
  • Adrian Carmack's MobyGames person ID is recorded as 819[18].
  • Adrian Carmack's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/149100[19].
  • Adrian Carmack's Quake Wiki ID is recorded as Adrian Carmack[20].
  • Adrian Carmack's Doom Wiki ID is recorded as Adrian_Carmack[21].

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Origins and Family

Adrian Carmack was born on +1969-05-05T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], computer scientist[4], businessperson[5], designer[6], and television producer[7]. Employers include Softdisk[10], a business[22], in United States[23], founded in 1981[24], headquartered in Shreveport[25] and id Software[11], a video game developer[26], in United States[27], founded in 1991[28], headquartered in Richardson[29].

Why It Matters

Adrian Carmack ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What did Adrian Carmack do for work?

Adrian Carmack worked as engineer[3], computer scientist[4], businessperson[5], designer[6], and television producer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . doomwiki.org. Retrieved . doomwiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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