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 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is recorded as male[16].
  • John Romero's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Romero's Commons category is recorded as John Romero[18].
  • John Romero's family name is recorded as Romero[19].
  • John Romero's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Romero's official website is recorded as http://rome.ro[21].
  • John Romero's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Romero[22].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+149547'}[23].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+130991'}[24].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+174324'}[25].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+192233'}[26].
  • John Romero's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22000'}[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].

Personal Life

Among John Romero's spouses was Brenda Romero[10].

Why It Matters

John Romero has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . 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. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name John
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    Family name Romero
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