Markus Persson [1165390] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.2402 Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Birthday: 1979-06-01 Age: 46 years Movies: 1 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Minecraft: The S2012-12-23