Greg Stafford

American game designer (1948–2018)
Person human Q2246520
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Greg Stafford

Summary

Greg Stafford is a human[1]. Born in Waterbury[2], he… he was born on +1948-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Arcata[4]. He died on +2018-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Greg Stafford's place of birth was Waterbury[2].
  • Greg Stafford died in Arcata[4].
  • Greg Stafford was born on +1948-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Greg Stafford died on +2018-10-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Greg Stafford held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Greg Stafford worked as a shaman[6].
  • Greg Stafford worked as a writer[7].
  • Greg Stafford's professions included role-playing game designer[8].
  • Among Greg Stafford's employers was Chaosium[11].
  • Greg Stafford was employed by Issaries, Inc.[12].
  • Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].
  • Greg Stafford's image is recorded as Greg Stafford.jpg[14].
  • Greg Stafford is recorded as male[15].
  • Greg Stafford's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Greg Stafford's ISNI is recorded as 0000000059515704[17].
  • Greg Stafford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1385692[18].
  • Greg Stafford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83126300[19].
  • Greg Stafford's IdRef ID is recorded as 057688605[20].
  • Greg Stafford's Commons category is recorded as Greg Stafford[21].
  • Greg Stafford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03skd9[22].
  • Greg Stafford's family name is recorded as Stafford[23].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Greg[24].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Francis[25].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Gregory[26].
  • Greg Stafford's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX971896[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Greg Stafford was born in Waterbury[2]. He was born on +1948-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8]. Employers include Chaosium[11], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1975[30], headquartered in Hayward[31] and Issaries, Inc.[12], a board game publishing company[32], in United States[33], founded in 1999[34].

Death and Burial

Greg Stafford died on +2018-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Arcata[4].

Why It Matters

Greg Stafford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Works attributed to him include RuneQuest[36], a tabletop role-playing game[37], written by Steve Perrin[38]; Basic Role-Playing[39], a role-playing game system[40], written by him[41]; and Pendragon[42], a tabletop role-playing game[43], written by him[44].

FAQs

Where was Greg Stafford born?

Greg Stafford's place of birth was Waterbury[2].

Where did Greg Stafford die?

Greg Stafford passed away in Arcata[4].

What did Greg Stafford do for work?

Greg Stafford worked as shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8].

Where did Greg Stafford go to school?

Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . chaosium.com. chaosium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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