John Romero’s Daikatana perhaps.

Amusingly enough American McGee’s name sounded like a studio to me when I bought the game; only later did I realize it was a guy.

Not quite. According to the Wikipedia page Tom Clancy's involvement in the game was minimal. His name being up front is more milking the license than contribution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six_(vi...