Sam Lantinga

American video game programmer
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Sam Lantinga

Summary

Sam Lantinga is a human[1]. He was born on +1974-08-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Sam Lantinga was born on +1974-08-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Sam Lantinga held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Sam Lantinga's professions included engineer[3].
  • Sam Lantinga's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among Sam Lantinga's employers was Valve Corporation[7].
  • Sam Lantinga was educated at University of California, Davis[8].
  • Sam Lantinga is recorded as male[9].
  • Sam Lantinga's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Sam Lantinga's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08ddqq[11].
  • Sam Lantinga's given name is recorded as Sam[12].
  • Sam Lantinga's given name is recorded as Oscar[13].
  • Sam Lantinga's product or material produced is recorded as Simple DirectMedia Layer[14].
  • Sam Lantinga's X is recorded as slouken[15].
  • Sam Lantinga's GitHub account is recorded as slouken[16].
  • Sam Lantinga's MobyGames person ID is recorded as 1199[17].
  • Sam Lantinga's Reddit username is recorded as slouken[18].

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Origins and Family

Sam Lantinga was born on +1974-08-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Sam Lantinga's education included a stint at University of California, Davis[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. Among Sam Lantinga's employers was Valve Corporation[7].

Why It Matters

Sam Lantinga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Sam Lantinga do for work?

Sam Lantinga worked as engineer[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Sam Lantinga go to school?

Sam Lantinga was educated at University of California, Davis[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . lists.libsdl.org. lists.libsdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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