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Greg Costikyan

American game designer
Person Human Q2699601

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 22, 1959
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, novelist, computer scientist, science fiction writer, essayist, blogger, role-playing game designer[10][11]
Educated at
Brown University[12]
Father
Edward N. Costikyan[8]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Short Story, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[16][17]
Given name
Greg[14]
Pseudonym
Designer X[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000067580426
VIAF cluster ID
91980476
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87918066
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Greg Costikyan.jpg ↗
Babelio author ID
17296
Bibliopoche author ID
58002
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12955537z
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
designer_x, costikyan_greg
Europeana entity
agent/base/65983
Freebase ID
/m/032gmt
Guide du Rôliste Galactique ID
biographies/greg-costikyan
ISFDB author ID
404
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IdRef ID
191569755
Internet Book Database of Fiction writer ID
733
J9U entity ID
987007352609305171
Luding designer ID
139
NDL Authority ID
00512669
NLA Trove people ID
893717
NUKAT ID
n2007118821
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX896419
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
394226100
NooSFere author ID
-45676
Online Books Page author ID
Costikyan, Greg
Open Library ID
OL712969A
Prabook ID
604894
Tabakalera ID
127069
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
costikyan_greg
WikiTree person ID
Costikyan-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtbCD8PWYWTcqmCkGyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/a269e1da-bd52-4455-9e48-cec4409b14a0

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Occupation 6
writer, computer scientist, novelist, blogger, essayist, science fiction writer
← Designed by 2
Paranoia, Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Brown University
Instance of 1
human
Nominated for 1
Locus Award for Best Short Story
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Greg Costikyan was born on July 22, 1959[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], computer scientist[5], science fiction writer[6], and essayist[7].

FAQs

Where was Greg Costikyan born?

Greg Costikyan was born in New York City[2].

Who were Greg Costikyan's parents?

Greg Costikyan's father was Edward N. Costikyan[8].

What did Greg Costikyan do for work?

Greg Costikyan worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], computer scientist[5], science fiction writer[6], and essayist[7].

Where did Greg Costikyan go to school?

Greg Costikyan was educated at Brown University[12].

Related Entities

computer scientist New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Mhaining89 · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Costikyan-3
    "Created claim: WikiTree person ID: Costikyan-3"
  2. 16w ago · Pmartinolli · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Guide du Rôliste Galactique ID → biographies/greg-costikyan
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41715: LeGrog PID"
  3. 18w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX896419
    ISNI → 0000000067580426
    Educated at → Brown University
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Father: Edward N. Costikyan"
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