Sid Meier

Summary

Sid Meier is a human^[1]. He was born in Sarnia^[2]. He was born on +1954-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a video game producer^[4], engineer^[5], video game designer^[6], computer scientist^[7], and game designer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month, #6,427 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Sid Meier was born in Sarnia^[2].
• Sid Meier was born on +1954-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Sid Meier held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Sid Meier worked as a video game producer^[4].
• Sid Meier's professions included engineer^[5].
• Sid Meier's professions included video game designer^[6].
• Sid Meier's professions included computer scientist^[7].
• Sid Meier's professions included game designer^[8].
• Sid Meier worked as an entrepreneur^[11].
• Sid Meier's field of work was video game designer^[12].
• Sid Meier's field of work was game design^[13].
• Sid Meier's field of work was entrepreneurship^[14].
• Among Sid Meier's employers was 2K^[15].
• Sid Meier's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[16].
• Sid Meier received the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement^[17].
• Sid Meier's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[18].
• Sid Meier's image is recorded as Sid Meier 2015-02-25 (cropped).jpg^[19].
• Sid Meier is recorded as male^[20].
• Sid Meier's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Sid Meier's ISNI is recorded as 0000000043458338^[22].
• Sid Meier's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32201089^[23].
• Sid Meier's GND ID is recorded as 1220638013^[24].
• Sid Meier's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94034951^[25].
• Sid Meier's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14055233g^[26].
• Sid Meier's IdRef ID is recorded as 088984559^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sarnia^[2], Sid Meier… he was born on +1954-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Sid Meier was educated at University of Michigan^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include video game producer^[4], engineer^[5], video game designer^[6], computer scientist^[7], game designer^[8], and entrepreneur^[11]. Fields of work include video game designer^[12], a profession^[28]; game design^[13]; and entrepreneurship^[14], an academic major^[29]. Sid Meier was employed by 2K^[15].

Recognition

Sid Meier received the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement^[17].

Personal Life

Sid Meier's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[18].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sid Meier include Civilization^[30], a video game series^[31] and Civilization VI^[32], a video game^[33], directed by him^[34].

Why It Matters

Sid Meier ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month, #6,427 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Civilization^[30], a video game series^[31] and Civilization VI^[32], a video game^[33], directed by him^[34].

FAQs

Where was Sid Meier born?

Sid Meier was born in Sarnia^[2].

What did Sid Meier do for work?

Sid Meier worked as video game producer^[4], engineer^[5], video game designer^[6], computer scientist^[7], and game designer^[8].

Where did Sid Meier go to school?

Sid Meier was educated at University of Michigan^[16].

What awards did Sid Meier receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement^[17].