Biography.guide
Home › People › Game designer › Mark Rosewater
Portrait of Mark Rosewater

Mark Rosewater

b. 1967

Head designer for Magic: The Gathering and former writer for TV show "Roseanne"

Game designerScreenwriter
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Mark Rosewater

Born 1967. Mark Rosewater is an American game designer and screenwriter.

Mark Rosewater (born May 25, 1967) is an American game designer. Since 2003, he has been the head designer for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Early life and education Rosewater grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio. He graduated from Orange High School then attended Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication.

Career After graduating from college, Rosewater worked in television as a "runner" before being hired as a writer for the series Roseanne. He received a writing credit for the episodes "Vegas, Vegas" and "Take My Bike, Please", which both aired in 1991.

While working as a freelance writer, Rosewater took a job at a game store, where he found out about Magic: The Gathering from a customer. Since 1995, he has worked for Wizards of the Coast, the company that publishes Magic. In his early years at Wizards, he wrote behind-the-scenes articles about Magic design for the magazines The Duelist, Topdeck and The Sideboard.

Since 1996, Rosewater has worked as a Magic card designer. Prior to December 2003, he was the senior head designer for Magic. He then became the lead designer, later known as the head designer. He also publishes a podcast about Magic called Drive to Work.

Personal life Mark Rosewater and his wife Lora Rosewater have three children.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Game designer, screenwriter
Nationality
Education
Boston University, Boston University College of Communication
Employers
Wizards of the Coast
Also known as
Maro

People in Mark Rosewater's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mark Rosewater's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Rosewater?

head designer for Magic: The Gathering and former writer for TV show "Roseanne"

When was Mark Rosewater born?

Mark Rosewater was born on 25 May 1967 in Pepper Pike.

What is Mark Rosewater's occupation?

Mark Rosewater is a game designer and screenwriter.

What nationality is Mark Rosewater?

Mark Rosewater is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Rosewater

· Wikidata: Q4705403

· DBpedia: Mark Rosewater

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mark Rosewater. https://biography.guide/mark-rosewater/

MLA: "Mark Rosewater." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mark-rosewater/.

Chicago: "Mark Rosewater." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mark-rosewater/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:02 UTC