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Ton Roosendaal

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Ton Roosendaal (Dutch: [tɔn ˈroːzə(n)ˌdaːl]; born 20 March 1960) is a Dutch software developer and film producer. He is the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender and Traces (an Amiga ray tracer which was the forerunner of Blender). He is also known as the founder and chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects. In 2007, he established the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, where he works on coordinating Blender development, publishing manuals and DVD training, and organizing 3D animation and game projects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ton Roosendaal is the 652nd most popular businessperson (up from 658th in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 972nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ton Roosendaal ranks 652 out of 847. Before him are Steve Wynn, Nita Ambani, Shari Arison, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Herman Cain, and Gwynne Shotwell. After him are Eliphalet Remington, Daniel Ek, Christian von Koenigsegg, Chris Anderson, Leonid Fedun, and Trip Hawkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ton Roosendaal ranks 423. Before him are Tony MacAlpine, Simon Fuller, Elizabeth Avellán, Brewster Kahle, Neal Morse, and David Simon. After him are Nigel Marven, Cal Ripken Jr., Jozef Pribilinec, Lyudmila Andonova, Kin Endate, and Amy Klobuchar.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ton Roosendaal ranks 942 out of 1,646. Before him are Angela Visser (1966), Thérèse Steinmetz (1933), Roelof Wunderink (1948), Carry Geijssen (1947), Jetta Goudal (1891), and Arnold Scholten (1962). After him are Yuri Landman (1973), Johannes Terwogt (1878), Angerfist (1981), John Metgod (1958), Annie Borckink (1951), and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Netherlands

Among businesspeople born in Netherlands, Ton Roosendaal ranks 5. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), Colonel Tom Parker (1909), Frits Philips (1905), and Gerard Philips (1858).

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