John Carmack (Game Designer ) was born in Kansas, United States on a Thursday, August 20, 1970 🎈. John Carmack is 54 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
Notable for founding the Id Software company, Carmack created a number of popular video games, including Rage, Doom, Commander Keen, and Wolfenstein 3D.
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| FULL NAME: | John D. Carmack II |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 20, 1970 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Kansas, United States |
| AGE: | 54 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
John Carmack is a Game Designer. John was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
His marriage to fellow video game designer Katherine Anna Kang resulted in two children. Find out who is John Carmack dating right now.
In his early teens, he was arrested for his role in an Apple computer heist at a school in his hometown. Later, after briefly studying at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he began working for a Louisiana-based computer technology company called Softdisk.
DID YOU KNOW He launched a visionary, Texas-based company called Armadillo Aerospace that initially aimed to operate commercial spaceflights.
FACT He and fellow Kansas native Matt Burch both had successful careers as software programmers.
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Birthday
Currently, John Carmack is 54 years old. His next birthday is away. John will celebrate his 55th birthday on a Thursday, August 20th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 20, 1970. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
John Carmack’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
John Carmack was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
John Carmack is a 54 years old Game Designer, born in August, in the Year of the Dog (1970), and is a Leo. His life path number is 9. John’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and his birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 20.
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