GAME DESIGNER
Minh Le
1977 - Today
Minh Le
Minh Le (Vietnamese: Lê Minh; born June 27, 1977), also known by his online nickname Gooseman, is a Vietnamese-Canadian video game programmer who co-created the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike with Jess Cliffe in 1999 and started the Counter-Strike series. He was later employed by Valve, the developers of Half-Life, and worked for 8 years in Korea on the multiplayer first-person shooter Tactical Intervention. He is a contractor on the multiplayer survival first-person shooter Rust. In the small-team games that he has worked on, Le has been a programmer, modeler, and designer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Minh Le is the 75th most popular game designer, the 126th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 131st in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Game Designer.
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Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Minh Le ranks 75 out of 77. Before him are American McGee, Toby Gard, Chris Metzen, Adrian Carmack, Jonathan Blow, and Rob Pardo. After him are Bruce Straley, and Matt Harding.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
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American McGee
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 69
Toby Gard
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 70
Chris Metzen
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 71
Adrian Carmack
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 72
Jonathan Blow
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 73
Rob Pardo
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 74
Minh Le
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 75
Bruce Straley
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 76
Matt Harding
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Minh Le ranks 936. Before him are Sarah Jane Morris, Toni Lydman, Meike Evers, Shinji Jojo, Derrick Brew, and Sofia Bekatorou. After him are Marta Rovira, Jochen Hecht, Bibiana Aído, Kaouther Ben Hania, Janne Holmén, and Sam Troughton.
Others Born in 1977
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Sarah Jane Morris
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 930
Toni Lydman
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 931
Meike Evers
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 932
Shinji Jojo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 933
Derrick Brew
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 934
Sofia Bekatorou
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 935
Minh Le
GAME DESIGNER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 936
Marta Rovira
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 937
Jochen Hecht
HOCKEY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 938
Bibiana Aído
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 939
Kaouther Ben Hania
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 940
Janne Holmén
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 941
Sam Troughton
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 942
In Vietnam
Among people born in Vietnam, Minh Le ranks 126 out of 136. Before him are Joseph Cao (1967), Trần Hiếu Ngân (1974), Scotty Nguyen (1962), Lana Condor (1997), Hoang Thanh Trang (1980), and Nguyễn Quang Hải (1997). After him are Hoàng Anh Tuấn (1985), Mỹ Tâm (1981), Nguyễn Công Phượng (1995), Lê Quang Liêm (1991), Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (1995), and Amee (2000).
Others born in Vietnam
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Joseph Cao
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 120
Trần Hiếu Ngân
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 121
Scotty Nguyen
POKER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 122
Lana Condor
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 123
Hoang Thanh Trang
CHESS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 124
Nguyễn Quang Hải
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 125
Minh Le
GAME DESIGNER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 126
Hoàng Anh Tuấn
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 127
Mỹ Tâm
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 128
Nguyễn Công Phượng
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 129
Lê Quang Liêm
CHESS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 130
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 131
Amee
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 132
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Vietnam
Among game designers born in Vietnam, Minh Le ranks 1.
