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Michel Ancel

French video game designer
Person human Q962209

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 29, 1972
Place of birth
Monaco
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
designer, director, game designer, video game designer, character designer
Field of work
video game designer[9]
Award received
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[12][13]
Notable work
Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[17]
Family name
Ancel[15]
Given name
Michel[16]
Name in native language
Michel Ancel[18]
P14470
People/Michel_Ancel[19]
P14750
B91C-625C-D3F8-B604-B4CF[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michel Ancel ar ميشيل أنسيل fa میشل آنسل ja ミカエル・アーンセル ja ミシェル・アンセル ko 미셸 앙셀 ru Ансель, Мишель ru Мишель Ансель sv Ancel sv Michael ancel zh 米歇尔·安西尔 zh-hant 米歇爾·安西爾
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000367221740
VIAF cluster ID
231014889
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michel Ancel.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
05fnv7
Babelio author ID
347138
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140548943
DBC author ID
87097968055415
EAGER developer ID
A/ANCEL
Film.ru person ID
michel-ancel
Freebase ID
/m/05fnv7
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3040-27795
IMDb ID
nm1885707
Show all 20 identifiers +8
IdRef ID
156393328
Instagram username
michelancel
Internet Game Database person ID (archived)
michel-ancel
Kinobox person ID
1285766
LinkedIn personal profile ID
michel-ancel-24b57114
MobyGames person ID
30395
NUKAT ID
n2010105787
Topic's main category
Category:Michel Ancel
🔗 Connections
Films directed 6
Rayman Legends, Rayman Origins, Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil, Peter Jackson's King Kong, Beyond Good & Evil 2
← Designed by 5
Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil, Peter Jackson's King Kong, Rayman M
Occupation 4
director, designer, game designer, character designer
← Creator 3
Rayman, Rayman, Jade
Notable work 2
Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil
Award received 1
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Michel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Monaco
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Beyond Good & Evil
← Art director 1
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
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Summary

Michel Ancel was born on March 29, 1972[1], in Monaco[2]. He has worked as a designer[3], director[4], game designer[5], video game designer[6], and character designer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Michel Ancel include Beyond Good & Evil[21], a video game[22].

FAQs

Where was Michel Ancel born?

Michel Ancel's place of birth was Monaco[2].

What did Michel Ancel do for work?

Michel Ancel worked as a designer[3], director[4], game designer[5], video game designer[6], and character designer[7].

What awards did Michel Ancel receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[12] and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[13].

Related Entities

France game designer Monaco

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . next.liberation.fr. Retrieved . next.liberation.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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