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Ken Silverman

American game programmer

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  • Fame54.3
  • Momentum0.4
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Born 1975 · age 51United States
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Updated 2026-08-19

Ken Silverman is an American game programmer, best known for writing the Build engine. It was most notably utilized by Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and more than a dozen other games in the mid- to late-1990s.

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Momentum0.4
Historical9.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness80.0
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