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Markus Persson

  • Person
  • Born 1 June 1976 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Markus Persson, AKA Notch, is a Swedish game designer best known as the creator of Minecraft.

Personal details

Born
1 June 1976
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also known as
  • Notch (also known as)
  • Markus Alexej Persson (full name)

Career

1

Sold his company Mojang, which created Minecraft, to Microsoft for USD $2.5bn.

References

  1. Wall Street Journal (n.d.). Microsoft Gets 'Minecraft'—Not the Founders. http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-agrees-to-acquire-creator-of-minecraft-1410786190.

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