Mark Overmars
Dutch computer scientist
Markus Hendrik Overmars 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1958 (age 65 years), Zeist, Netherlands
Notable students: Mark de Berg, Marc van Kreveld, and Jur P. van den Berg
Known for: Probabilistic Roadmap Method, GameMaker
Thesis: The Design of Dynamic Data Structures (1983)