Jens Bergensten | |
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Born | Jens Peder Bergensten 18 May 1979 Örebro, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Other names | Jeb |
Occupation(s) | Video game programmer and designer |
Known for | Lead developer of Minecraft |
Spouse | Jenny Thornell (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Jens Peder Bergensten[1] (born 18 May 1979),[2][3] also known as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the lead designer of Minecraft.[4][5][6] In 2013, he and Markus Persson was named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.[7] He was the co-developer in 2010. In 2011, he became the lead designer in 2011. He got full control in 2014 when Persson left the company.[8]