# Ton Roosendaal

> Dutch software developer (born 1960)

**Wikidata**: [Q92642](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92642)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton_Roosendaal)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ton-roosendaal

## Summary
Ton Roosendaal is a Dutch software developer and computer scientist born in 1960. He is best known for his association with the 3D computer graphics software Blender and for his involvement as a producer on the short film Elephants Dream; he is employed by the Blender Foundation.

## Biography
- Born: 1960-03-20, Netherlands
- Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Education: Eindhoven University of Technology
- Known for: Blender (3D graphics software) and Elephants Dream (film)
- Employer(s): Blender Foundation
- Field(s): 3D computer graphics

## Contributions
Ton Roosendaal’s primary contributions documented in the source material center on the Blender software project and the animated film Elephants Dream. Blender is listed as one of his notable works and is identified with his field of work, 3D computer graphics. Elephants Dream is also listed among his notable works, and his occupations include executive producer and film/film producer, indicating a production role on that project. Roosendaal’s documented occupations include software developer, programmer, and computer scientist, indicating direct involvement in software development practice. He is employed by the Blender Foundation, the organization tied to the Blender project in the structured data. His public identifiers and authority records (ISNI, VIAF, Library of Congress, GND, and others) and an IMDb entry corroborate his cross-disciplinary work spanning software and film. The aggregate record in the source material shows sustained public presence and recognized contributions in tools and media for 3D computer graphics under the names Blender and Elephants Dream.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Ton Roosendaal?
A: Ton Roosendaal is a Dutch software developer and computer scientist (born 1960) notable for his association with the Blender 3D graphics software and the film Elephants Dream. He is employed by the Blender Foundation.

### Q: What is Ton Roosendaal known for?
A: He is known primarily for the 3D computer graphics work listed as Blender and for the film Elephants Dream. The source material lists these two works as his notable contributions.

### Q: Where was Ton Roosendaal educated?
A: He was educated at the Eindhoven University of Technology.

### Q: What are his occupations?
A: The source lists him as a software developer, programmer, computer scientist, and as an executive producer/film producer.

## Why They Matter
Ton Roosendaal’s documented significance derives from the intersection of software development and 3D computer graphics media. The source lists Blender and Elephants Dream as his notable works, and identifies his field as 3D computer graphics. By occupying roles spanning software development, programming, and film production, and by being employed by the Blender Foundation, Roosendaal’s record in the source material ties technical tool development to media production. The persistence of his identifiers in numerous authority files (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, and more) and an IMDb entry reflect recognition across library, academic, and film information systems. Without his recorded engagement with both a major 3D graphics project (Blender) and a named film (Elephants Dream), the specific linkage between a software practitioner and a media production in the field of 3D graphics would be less evident in the provided record. His documented roles make him a visible figure connecting 3D graphics software and production practice.

## Notable For
- Association with Blender, listed as a primary notable work in 3D computer graphics.
- Association with the animated film Elephants Dream, listed among notable works.
- Employer: Blender Foundation (documented as his employer).
- Education: alumnus of Eindhoven University of Technology.
- Multiple standardized identifiers and authority records (ISNI: 0000000076964210; VIAF: 102134839; Library of Congress: nb2001013282; GND: 1209587181; IMDb: nm2278225).

## Body

### Personal and identity data
- Full name: Ton Roosendaal.
- Birth date: 1960-03-20.
- Birth place: Netherlands (country only, city not specified in source).
- Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Native language / languages spoken: English (documented).

### Education
- Eindhoven University of Technology — listed as his place of education.

### Occupation and roles
- Occupations recorded: software developer; programmer; computer scientist; executive producer; film producer.
- Employer listed: Blender Foundation.

### Major works and fields
- Blender — listed as a notable work and linked to his field of work: 3D computer graphics.
- Elephants Dream — listed as a notable work; occupation entries include film producer/executive producer, indicating a production role.

### Public identifiers and records
- ISNI: 0000000076964210.
- VIAF ID: 102134839.
- GND ID: 1209587181.
- Library of Congress Authority ID: nb2001013282.
- IMDb ID: nm2278225.
- Other identifiers: multiple national and library identifiers (NII, CiNii research ID, NUKAT, BIBSYS, etc.) as listed in the structured properties.

### External presence
- Wikipedia page title recorded: Ton Roosendaal.
- Twitter handle recorded: @tonroosendaal (verified profile metadata present in the record).
- Mastodon address recorded: tonroosendaal@mstdn.social.

### Selected metadata points
- Notable fields: 3D computer graphics.
- Notable works: Blender; Elephants Dream.
- Sitelink and language coverage: Wikipedia pages in multiple languages (ar, ca, cs, de, en, es, fa, fr, etc.).

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## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. International Standard Name Identifier
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. CiNii Research
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. IdRef
7. [Source](https://www.filmfestival.nl/persoon/ton-roosendaal)