WRITER

Sam Lake

1970 - Today

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Sami Antero Järvi (Finnish: [ˈsɑmi ˈɑntero ˈjærʋi]; born 28 March 1970), better known by his pen name Sam Lake ('Järvi' is Finnish for lake), is a Finnish video game writer, director and auteur. He is the creative director at Remedy Entertainment, known for his writing (as well as his likeness) on the popular Max Payne video game series (in which photos of his face were used as Max Payne's face), and Alan Wake. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Lake is the 6,209th most popular writer (down from 5,202nd in 2024), the 423rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 305th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sam Lake ranks 6,209 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Orlovsky, Julia Donaldson, Volodymyr Vakulenko, Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, and Nigella Lawson. After him are Kristina Lugn, Liu Xia, Ferenc Juhász, John Patrick Shanley, Christopher Fry, and Louis Sachar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Sam Lake ranks 344. Before him are Antonio Mohamed, Kylie Ireland, Lynn Okamoto, Nicola Sturgeon, Anatoly Bibilov, and Shannon Leto. After him are Serhiy Honchar, James Shaffer, Yoo Hae-jin, Howard Jones, Cobi Jones, and Christy Chung.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sam Lake ranks 423 out of 751. Before him are Mika Myllylä (1969), Harry Siljander (1922), Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969), Kari Hotakainen (1957), Karita Mattila (1960), and Väinö Huhtala (1935). After him are Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Matti Kassila (1924), Jussi Halla-aho (1971), Kalevi Oikarainen (1936), Bruno Ahlberg (1911), and Sari Essayah (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Sam Lake ranks 38. Before him are Leena Krohn (1947), Simo Puupponen (1915), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), Katri Vala (1901), Monika Fagerholm (1961), and Kari Hotakainen (1957). After him are Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830), Johanna Sinisalo (1958), Leena Lehtolainen (1964), Asko Parpola (1941), and Jenni Haukio (1977).

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