Ed Boon

Summary

Ed Boon is a human^[1]. He was born in Chicago^[2]. He was born on February 22, 1964^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4], director^[5], game programmer^[6], video game designer^[7], and video game developer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,318 views/month, #5,469 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Chicago^[2], Ed Boon…
• Ed Boon was born on February 22, 1964^[3].
• Ed Boon held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Ed Boon worked as a programmer^[4].
• Ed Boon worked as a director^[5].
• Ed Boon's professions included game programmer^[6].
• Ed Boon worked as a video game designer^[7].
• Ed Boon worked as a video game developer^[8].
• Ed Boon's professions included screenwriter^[11].
• Ed Boon's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[12].
• Ed Boon's education included a stint at Loyola Academy^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Ed Boon is Mortal Kombat^[14].
• Ed Boon is recorded as male^[15].
• Ed Boon's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Ed Boon's Commons category is recorded as Ed Boon^[17].
• Ed Boon's family name is recorded as Boon^[18].
• Ed Boon's given name is recorded as Ed^[19].
• Ed Boon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Ed Boon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ed Boon'}^[21].
• Ed Boon's start of work period is recorded as 1989^[22].
• Ed Boon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+622141'}^[23].
• Ed Boon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+581499'}^[24].
• Ed Boon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+657697'}^[25].
• Ed Boon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+687007'}^[26].

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Origins and Family

Ed Boon's place of birth was Chicago^[2]. He was born on February 22, 1964^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[12], a public research university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1867^[29] and Loyola Academy^[13], a university-preparatory school^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1909^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4], director^[5], game programmer^[6], video game designer^[7], video game developer^[8], and screenwriter^[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ed Boon is Mortal Kombat^[14]. Things named for him include Noob Saibot^[33].

Why It Matters

Ed Boon ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,318 views/month, #5,469 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Noob Saibot^[33].

FAQs

Where was Ed Boon born?

Ed Boon was born in Chicago^[2].

What did Ed Boon do for work?

Ed Boon worked as programmer^[4], director^[5], game programmer^[6], video game designer^[7], and video game developer^[8].

Where did Ed Boon go to school?

Ed Boon was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[12] and Loyola Academy^[13].