Jonathan Blow

American video game designer and programmer
Person human Q1154944
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Jonathan Blow

Summary

Jonathan Blow is a human[1]. His place of birth was California[2]. He was born on +1971-11-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a programmer[4], game designer[5], and screenwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month, #6,533 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jonathan Blow's place of birth was California[2].
  • Jonathan Blow was born on +1971-11-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jonathan Blow held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jonathan Blow worked as a programmer[4].
  • Jonathan Blow's professions included game designer[5].
  • Jonathan Blow worked as a screenwriter[6].
  • Jonathan Blow was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Jonathan Blow's education included a stint at Mt. Carmel High School[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Jonathan Blow is The Witness[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Jonathan Blow is Braid[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jonathan Blow is Jai[13].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow.jpg[14].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow Portland Talk Sep 2013.jpg[15].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow Gamelab 2018 crop 1.jpg[16].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow GDC.jpg[17].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow - Montreal International Games Summit 2007.jpg[18].
  • Jonathan Blow's image is recorded as Jonathan Blow - Game Developers Conference Europe 2011 (2).jpg[19].
  • Jonathan Blow is recorded as male[20].
  • Jonathan Blow's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jonathan Blow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000474100354[22].
  • Jonathan Blow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5388154741651153110005[23].
  • Jonathan Blow's Commons category is recorded as Jonathan Blow[24].
  • Jonathan Blow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bct0h[25].
  • Jonathan Blow's family name is recorded as Blow[26].
  • Jonathan Blow's given name is recorded as Jonathan[27].

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Origins and Family

Jonathan Blow's place of birth was California[2]. He was born on +1971-11-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Mt. Carmel High School[10], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1974[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[4], game designer[5], and screenwriter[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Witness[11], a video game[35]; Braid[12], a video game[36]; and Jai[13], a programming language[37].

Why It Matters

Jonathan Blow ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month, #6,533 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Jonathan Blow born?

Jonathan Blow's place of birth was California[2].

What did Jonathan Blow do for work?

Jonathan Blow worked as programmer[4], game designer[5], and screenwriter[6].

Where did Jonathan Blow go to school?

Jonathan Blow was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9] and Mt. Carmel High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . 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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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