John Romero

American video game designer
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John Romero

Summary

John Romero is a human[1]. He was born in Colorado Springs[2]. He was born on October 28, 1967[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], programmer[5], game programmer[6], computer scientist[7], and businessperson[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #6,493 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Romero's place of birth was Colorado Springs[2].
  • John Romero was born on October 28, 1967[3].
  • John Romero was married to Brenda Romero[10].
  • John Romero held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Romero worked as an engineer[4].
  • John Romero worked as a programmer[5].
  • John Romero's professions included game programmer[6].
  • John Romero worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • John Romero worked as a businessperson[8].
  • John Romero's professions included television actor[12].
  • John Romero was employed by Softdisk[13].
  • Among John Romero's employers was id Software[14].
  • A notable work attributed to John Romero is Dangerous Dave[15].
  • John Romero received the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[16].
  • John Romero is recorded as male[17].
  • John Romero's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Romero's Commons category is recorded as John Romero[19].
  • John Romero's family name is recorded as Romero[20].
  • John Romero's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Romero's official website is recorded as http://rome.ro[22].
  • John Romero's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Romero[23].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+149547'}[24].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+130991'}[25].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+174324'}[26].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+192233'}[27].

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Origins and Family

John Romero was born in Colorado Springs[2]. He was born on October 28, 1967[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], programmer[5], game programmer[6], computer scientist[7], businessperson[8], and television actor[12]. Employers include Softdisk[13], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1981[30], headquartered in Shreveport[31] and id Software[14], a video game developer[32], in United States[33], founded in 1991[34], headquartered in Richardson[35].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Romero is Dangerous Dave[15].

Recognition

John Romero received the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[16].

Personal Life

John Romero was married to Brenda Romero[10].

Why It Matters

John Romero ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #6,493 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Romero born?

John Romero was born in Colorado Springs[2].

Who was John Romero married to?

John Romero's spouses include Brenda Romero[10].

What did John Romero do for work?

John Romero worked as engineer[4], programmer[5], game programmer[6], computer scientist[7], and businessperson[8].

What awards did John Romero receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. [35] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ~2026-53120-15 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 32
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  2. 17d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement
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  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Creator/JohnRomero
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  4. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
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