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Michel Ancel

1972 - Today

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Michel Ancel (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ɑ̃sɛl]; born 29 March 1972) is a retired Monégasque-French video game designer. He is best known for creating the Rayman franchise and was the lead designer or director for several of the games, including Rayman Origins (2011) and its sequel Rayman Legends (2013). He is also known for the critically acclaimed video game Beyond Good & Evil, as well as for King Kong, based on Peter Jackson's 2005 film of the same name. In 2017, he began work on Beyond Good and Evil 2, although he left the project in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Michel Ancel is the 61st most popular game designer (down from 55th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Monaco (down from 25th in 2019) and the most popular Monegasque Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Michel Ancel ranks 61 out of 77. Before him are Jordan Mechner, Goichi Suda, Mark Cerny, Éric Chahi, Keiichiro Toyama, and John Tobias. After him are Amy Hennig, Tetsuya Takahashi, Koji Igarashi, Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Patrice Désilets.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Michel Ancel ranks 614. Before him are Valerio Mastandrea, Ovidiu Stîngă, Nicky Morgan, Carole Samaha, Kim Do-keun, and Andrzej Kubica. After him are Naoko Takahashi, Zhao Lijian, Naohito Fujiki, Joachim Rønning, Kenji Wakamatsu, and Mykola Oleshchuk.

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In Monaco

Among people born in Monaco, Michel Ancel ranks 26 out of 32. Before him are Armand Gatti (1924), Isabelle Berro-Amadeï (1965), Andrea Casiraghi (1984), Olivier Beretta (1969), Pierre Casiraghi (1987), and Daniel Elena (1972). After him are Arthur Leclerc (2000), Pauline Ducruet (1994), Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco (2014), Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès (2014), Frédérique Vidal (1964), and Louis Ducruet (1992).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Monaco

Among game designers born in Monaco, Michel Ancel ranks 1. 

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