Chris Crawford

computer game designer
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Chris Crawford

Summary

Chris Crawford is a human[1]. He was born in Houston[2]. He was born on January 1, 1950[3]. He worked as a designer[4] and video game developer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Houston[2], Chris Crawford…
  • Chris Crawford was born on January 1, 1950[3].
  • Chris Crawford held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Chris Crawford worked as a designer[4].
  • Chris Crawford worked as a video game developer[5].
  • Chris Crawford was educated at University of Missouri[8].
  • Chris Crawford was educated at University of California, Davis[9].
  • Chris Crawford is recorded as male[10].
  • Chris Crawford's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Chris Crawford's Commons category is recorded as Chris Crawford[12].
  • Chris Crawford's family name is recorded as Crawford[13].
  • Chris Crawford's given name is recorded as Chris[14].
  • Chris Crawford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Chris Crawford's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chris Crawford'}[16].
  • Chris Crawford's different from is recorded as Chris Crawford[17].
  • Chris Crawford's different from is recorded as Chris Crawford[18].
  • Chris Crawford's start of work period is recorded as 1976[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Crawford's place of birth was Houston[2]. He was born on January 1, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at University of Missouri[8], a public research university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1839[22] and University of California, Davis[9], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1905[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include designer[4] and video game developer[5].

Why It Matters

Chris Crawford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Chris Crawford born?

Born in Houston[2], Chris Crawford…

What did Chris Crawford do for work?

Chris Crawford worked as designer[4] and video game developer[5].

Where did Chris Crawford go to school?

Chris Crawford was educated at University of Missouri[8] and University of California, Davis[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . kotaku.com.au. kotaku.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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