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Mark Overmars

1958 - Today

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Markus Hendrik "Mark" Overmars (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkʏs ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈoːvərmɑrs]; born 29 September 1958) is a Dutch computer scientist and teacher of game programming known for his game development application GameMaker. GameMaker allows users to create computer games using a drag-and-drop interface. He is the former head of the Center for Geometry, Imaging, and Virtual Environments at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. This research center focuses on computational geometry and its applications in areas such as computer graphics, robotics, geographic information systems, imaging, multimedia, virtual environments, and games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Overmars is the 232nd most popular computer scientist (down from 223rd in 2024), the 1,343rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,246th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Mark Overmars ranks 232 out of 245. Before him are John Ousterhout, Tron, David Jones, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Shawn Fanning, and Mihalis Yannakakis. After him are Dariusz Jemielniak, Jenova Chen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Larry Ewing, Theodore Ts'o, and Jeff Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Mark Overmars ranks 764. Before him are Shirley Strong, Peter Wisoff, Neil Adams, Pamela Geller, Paul Gosar, and Ramachandra Guha. After him are Nigel Spink, Mamta Chandrakar, Michael Steele, Ursula Burns, Bill Haslam, and Joe Barry Carroll.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Mark Overmars ranks 1,344 out of 1,646. Before him are Sheraldo Becker (1995), Koos Moerenhout (1973), Irene Eijs (1966), Henk Grol (1985), Jürgen Colin (1981), and Vera Pauw (1963). After him are Karim Rekik (1994), Romee Strijd (1995), Kristie Boogert (1973), Koos Maasdijk (1968), Eric Viscaal (1968), and Elien Meijer (1970).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Netherlands

Among computer scientists born in Netherlands, Mark Overmars ranks 4. Before him are Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Guido van Rossum (1956), and Bram Moolenaar (1961).

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