# Doris Self

> Doris Self was an American video game competitor who gained recognition in 1984 as "oldest competitive videogamer", at the age of 58. The documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters detailed Self's quest to recover her standing as the "oldest champion" from John Lawton, the 72-year-old co-founder of the Funspot Family Fun Center in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, who had captured the world title on Depthcharge.

*American electronic sports player (1925-2006)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/doris-self

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Gamer / Esports Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15222076))
- **Category:** Gamers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1925-09-18
- **Died:** 2006-10-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #236

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2512508/ (@nm2512508)

## Sources
- [Doris Self](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76121)
- [Doris Self](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Self)
- [Doris Self](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Self)
- [Doris Self](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Self)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5297987)

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