Awards & Winners

Markus Persson

Date of Birth 01-June-1979
Place of Birth Stockholm
(Sweden, Stockholm County, Stockholm Municipality)
Nationality Sweden
Also know as Notch, Markus Alexej Persson, Markus Alexei
Profession Video Game Designer, Programmer, Video Game Producer, Game programmer
Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. Persson is the owner of Mojang, the video game company he founded alongside Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser in late 2010. His principal venture for founding Mojang was Minecraft, a first-person sandbox video game that has gained popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009. Since the release of Minecraft, Persson has gained significant notability within the video game industry, having won multiple awards and establishing relations with the industry's figureheads. Persson retained his position as the lead designer of Minecraft until the game's official launch in 2011, after which he transferred creative authority to Jens Bergensten.

Awards by Markus Persson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Markus Persson.

2012


BAFTA Games Special Award
Honored for : Minecraft

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Games Special Award Minecraft