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My Take
Jens Bergensten, known as Jeb, has quietly shaped more childhoods than almost any designer alive. The Swede, born 1979, took over as lead designer of Minecraft from Notch and has guided the most-played game on the planet ever since, now as chief creative officer at Mojang. Time named him one of its 100 most influential people in 2013 for good reason. What I admire is that stewardship is harder than creation: keeping a beloved sandbox fresh for a decade-plus without breaking what people love is a thankless tightrope. The flashy founders get the legend; the people who sustain the thing deserve more credit. He has my respect.
Overview
Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, and is the chief creative officer of Mojang Studios. In 2013, he, along with Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson, was named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jens Bergensten
- Name (Japanese)
- イェンス・バーゲンステン
- Reading
- いぇんす・ばーげんすてん
- Born
- May 18, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Örebro, Örebro County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- game programmer / engineer / game designer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Minecraft | — | |
| Notable work | Cobalt | — |
6. Links
Engineer — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.