GAME DESIGNER

Markus Persson

1979 - Today

Markus Persson

Markus Alexej Persson ( PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 1 June 1979), known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009. Persson began developing video games at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Persson is the 4th most popular game designer, the 159th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 201st in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Markus Persson ranks 4 out of 77. Before him are Gary Gygax, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Lizzie Magie. After him are Hideo Kojima, Ralph H. Baer, Jeff Kinney, Alexey Pajitnov, Satoru Iwata, Gunpei Yokoi, Gabe Newell, and Toru Iwatani.

Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia

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Gary Gygax
1938 - 2008
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1
Shigeru Miyamoto
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 2
Lizzie Magie
1866 - 1948
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 3
Markus Persson
1979 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 4
Hideo Kojima
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 5
Ralph H. Baer
1922 - 2014
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 6
Jeff Kinney
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 7
Alexey Pajitnov
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 8
Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 9
Gunpei Yokoi
1941 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Gabe Newell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 11
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Markus Persson ranks 7. Before him are Chris Pratt, Anders Behring Breivik, Heath Ledger, Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Hart, and Andrea Pirlo. After him are Valentino Rossi, Diego Forlán, Kimi Räikkönen, Roberta Metsola, Alice Weidel, and Tim Cahill.

Others Born in 1979

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Chris Pratt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 1
Anders Behring Breivik
EXTREMIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 2
Heath Ledger
ACTOR
1979 - 2008
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 3
Olga Kurylenko
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 4
Kevin Hart
COMEDIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 5
Andrea Pirlo
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 6
Markus Persson
GAME DESIGNER
1979 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 7
Valentino Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 8
Diego Forlán
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 9
Kimi Räikkönen
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 10
Roberta Metsola
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 11
Alice Weidel
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 12
Tim Cahill
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 13

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Markus Persson ranks 159 out of 1,879. Before him are Salomon August Andrée (1854), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Victor Sjöström (1879), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), and Claes Oldenburg (1929). After him are Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Rebecca Ferguson (1983), Adam Afzelius (1750), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), and Harriet Andersson (1932).

Others born in Sweden

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Salomon August Andrée
EXPLORER
1854 - 1897
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 153
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 154
Victor Sjöström
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1960
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 155
Magnus III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1290
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 156
Sten Sture the Younger
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1520
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 157
Claes Oldenburg
SCULPTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 158
Markus Persson
GAME DESIGNER
1979 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 159
Carl Johan Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 160
Johan August Arfwedson
CHEMIST
1792 - 1841
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 161
Rebecca Ferguson
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 162
Adam Afzelius
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1837
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 163
Sigvard Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2002
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 164
Harriet Andersson
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 165