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مارکوس پرسون
Sign in to saveAlso known as Notch, Markus Alexej Persson, xNotch, Nizzotch, Markus Alexei
Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)
Markus Persson is a Swedish video game programmer who founded Mojang, the company behind the wildly popular game Minecraft. He is significant because Minecraft became one of the most successful and influential video games ever created, shaping modern gaming culture and making him a prominent figure in the tech and gaming industries.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Markus Alexej Persson (born 1 June 1979), also known as "Notch", is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of the video game Minecraft, which since its release has become the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
Known for
- Minecraft: The Story of Mojang — Self2012
- Game On! — Self - Guest2012
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexej
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- game programmer
- Political party
- Pirate Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Swedish
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Minecraft
- Field of work
- game programmer
- Image
- Notch receives the Pioneer Award at GDC 2016 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Beverly Hills
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- pseudonym
- Notch
- Commons category
- Markus Persson
- date of birth
- 1979-06-01
- name in native language
- Markus Persson
- birth name
- Markus Alexej Persson
- name in kana
- マルクス・アレクセイ・パーョン
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- social media followers
- 4
- topic's main category
- Category:Markus Persson
- start of work period
- 2009-00-00
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