This page primarily is meant to list non-video game designers. Please see list of computer and video game industry people for a list of well-known video game designers.
A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level. Most game designers are "unsung"; for example, no one knows who invented Chess or Hearts.
However, there are many public figures in game design, including commercial game developers and game-inventing mathematicians.
Some game designers include: