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Public records list Trip Hawkins as an entrepreneur. Trip Hawkins was born on December 28, 1953 in Pasadena, California, United States. The age as of 2026 is 72. Schooling on record includes La Jolla High School and Harvard University.
My Take
Trip Hawkins is a name I associate with the actual architecture of the modern games industry. Born in Pasadena in 1953 and a Harvard graduate, he founded Electronic Arts, then The 3DO Company, and later Digital Chocolate. What I take from that arc is a founder who kept betting on where games were heading rather than where they'd been; Electronic Arts alone reshaped how studios and publishing worked. The later ventures didn't all land the same way, but I admire someone willing to chase the next platform shift instead of resting on a single success. To me, his real mark is treating game-making as a serious, branded business long before that was obvious.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trip Hawkins
- Name (Japanese)
- トリップ・ホーキンス
- Reading
- とりっぷ・ほーきんす
- Born
- December 28, 1953 (age 72)
- Origin
- Pasadena, California, United States
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- La Jolla High School
- University
- Harvard University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Trip Hawkins born?
Trip Hawkins was born on December 28, 1953 and is 72 years old.
Where is Trip Hawkins from?
Trip Hawkins is from Pasadena, California, United States.
What does Trip Hawkins do?
Trip Hawkins works as entrepreneur.
Where did Trip Hawkins study?
Trip Hawkins attended Harvard University.
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