Date of Birth:

Jan 25, 1955 (71 years)

Place of Birth:

Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

Biography:

Toru Iwatani (born January 25, 1955) is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known as the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980). In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.