Ed Boon

Summary

Ed Boon is a human^[1]. He was born in Chicago^[2]. He was born on +1964-02-22T00:00:00Z^[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 (3,893 views/month, #5,469 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Chicago^[2], Ed Boon…
• Ed Boon was born on +1964-02-22T00:00:00Z^[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's image is recorded as Ed Boon at E3 2013.jpg^[15].
• Ed Boon's image is recorded as Ed Boon by Gage Skidmore.jpg^[16].
• Ed Boon is recorded as male^[17].
• Ed Boon's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Ed Boon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000371923649^[19].
• Ed Boon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51895223^[20].
• Ed Boon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 140811644^[21].
• Ed Boon's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0095460^[22].
• Ed Boon's Commons category is recorded as Ed Boon^[23].
• Ed Boon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zrxw^[24].
• Ed Boon's family name is recorded as Boon^[25].
• Ed Boon's given name is recorded as Ed^[26].
• Ed Boon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ed Boon's place of birth was Chicago^[2]. He was born on +1964-02-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[12], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1867^[30] and Loyola Academy^[13], a university-preparatory school^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1909^[33].

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^[34].

Why It Matters

Ed Boon ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,893 views/month, #5,469 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Noob Saibot^[34].

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].