Ian Livingstone
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
 Ian Livingstone (Left) alongside White Dwarf Editor Paul Cockburn.[4] | |
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| Title(s) | Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[6] |
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| Born | 29 December 1949[8] |
| Birthplace | Prestbury, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Active Period | 1975-1991[7] |
| Succeeded by | Ian Marsh (as Editor of White Dwarf) |
Sir Ian Livingstone CBE was one of the co-founders of Games Workshop, alongside Steve Jackson and John Peake.[1][6] He left Games Workshop in 1991, leaving it in the hands of Bryan Ansell.[7]
He was the Editor of White Dwarf for its first seventy-four issues,[2][3] and remained Editor-in-Chief until White Dwarf 80.[5] In 2022 he was the first person to be knighted for services to the gaming industry.[6]
Sources
- 1: VGC - UK games industry legend Ian Livingstone to be knighted (saved archive page, dated 26 August 2025, last accessed 26 August 2025, original link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-games-industry-legend-ian-livingstone-to-be-knighted/)
- 2: White Dwarf 1 (UK): Editorial, Pg. 3
- 3: White Dwarf 74 (UK): Editorial, Pg. 3
- 4: White Dwarf 78 (UK): Editorial, Pg. 1
- 5: White Dwarf 80 (UK): Contents, Pg. 1
- 6: Aspirations - Sir Ian Livingstone reveals how it feels to be the first person to be knighted for their services to the gaming industry (saved archive page, dated 23 June 2025, last accessed 29 August 2025, original link: https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/news/sir-ian-livingstone-speaks-about-how-does-it-feel-being-the-first-ever-person-to-be-knighted-for-their-services-to-the-gaming-industry/)
- 7: Founding Games Workshop & Changing Gaming Culture | Sir Ian Livingstone in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery (saved archive page, dated 29 August 2025, last accessed 30 August 2025 original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO8mQPPqQ04&t=1s): ca. 29m:09s
- 8: Information Services Gov.UK | SIan LIVINGSTONE (saved archive page, dated 13 October 2025, last accessed 13 October 2025 original link: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/7fva224TQYLwpPOZIRBtRaysS8I/appointments)
