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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 lets people 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Overmars has received more than 126,665 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Overmars is the 223rd most popular computer scientist, the 1,245th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 4th most popular Dutch Computer Scientist.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Mark Overmars ranks 223 out of 245. Before him are Phil Katz, Bram Cohen, Demis Hassabis, Steve Wilhite, Ilya Sutskever, and Bassel Khartabil. After him are Shawn Fanning, Gottfrid Svartholm, Ninoslav Marina, Jenova Chen, Mihalis Yannakakis, and Lex Fridman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Mark Overmars ranks 738. Before him are Bill Haslam, Paul Whitehouse, Tommy Byrne, Kenny Sansom, Ellen Fiedler, and Neil Turok. After him are Vasil Yakusha, Gordon Cowans, Kiki VanDeWeghe, Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Brett Butler.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Mark Overmars ranks 1,245 out of 1,646. Before him are Niels van der Zwan (1967), Oğuzhan Özyakup (1992), Jesse Klaver (1986), Rutger Bregman (1988), Mohamed Ihattaren (2002), and Hans Hateboer (1994). After him are Ids Postma (1973), André Paus (1965), Kevin Hofland (1979), Katja Schuurman (1975), Theo Bos (1983), and René Meulensteen (1964).

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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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