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Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang
Markus Alexej Persson, also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game Minecraft and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2009.Wikipedia
| Born | June 1, 1979 |
| Hometown | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Elin Zetterstrand (m 2011 - 2012) |
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- Minecraft passes one trillion views on YouTube. Block building sim is the most watched video game ever on the platform, with 35,000 active creator channels based in 150 different countries
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Minecraft Creator Says He's Really Rich But Very Lonely
36-year-old Markus Persson made himself one and a half billion pounds when he sold his hit computer game "Minecraft". But now he says he's never been more lonely, bored or unmotivated. Now another billionaire has offered to help - as Sky's Senior Correspondent David Bowden reports.
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