Ken Williams
Photo: On-Line Systems, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons17

Ken Williams

American video game programmer (born 1954)

Kenneth A. Williams (born October 30, 1954) is an American businessman and game programmer who co-founded On-Line Systems together with his wife Roberta Williams. On-Line Systems eventually became Sierra On-Line and was ultimately renamed Sierra Entertainment.2

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Born Oct 30, 1954.1

About

The couple were leading figures in the development of graphical adventure games. At its height, Sierra employed nearly 1,000 people prior to its acquisition in 1996.

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Companies

Early life and education

Early years

Williams was born on October 30, 1954, in Evansville, Indiana but later grew up in Simi Valley, California. Ken and Roberta's early contributions to the computer game industry were partially chronicled in the book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. He wrote the textbook Apple II Computer Graphics and articles for Softline.

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Career

Occupation: engineer, video game developer, entrepreneur, businessperson, computer scientist.6

Personal life

  • BornOct 30, 1954, Evansville7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • SpouseRoberta Williams9

Ken married Roberta Williams at the age of 19. They have two children, D.J. (born 1973) and Chris (born 1979). The Williams family has homes in Seattle, France, and Mexico.

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Awards

  • 2014The Game Awards – Industry Icon10 11

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