Toy inventors Toy inventors Alfred Carlton Gilbert ( February 13, 1884 - January 24, 1961), was an American inventor, athlete, toymaker and businessman. Born in Salem, Oregon and died in New Haven, Connecticut, Gilbert is best known as the inventor of the Erector Set. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfred Carlton Gilbert"
Sir David Brewster, ( December 11, 1781 – February 10, 1868) was a Scottish scientist and writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Brewster"
Ernő Rubik (born July 13, 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, sculptor and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Magic and Rubik's Clock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ernő Rubik"
Frank Hornby ( 15 May 1863 – 21 September 1936) was an English inventor and businessman. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture and produced three of the most popular lines of toys in the twentieth century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He also founded the company Meccano Ltd in 1908. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Hornby"
Fred Cox is a former National Football League kicker for the Minnesota Vikings throughout his career (1963-1977). He is also the inventor of the nerf football. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fred Cox"
Gary Dahl conceived the idea of selling rocks to people as Pet Rocks, complete with instructions. The mid- 1970s fad only lasted about half a year, but that was enough to make Dahl a millionaire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gary Dahl"
George Lerner (born 1922) was the inventor of the famous American toy, Mr. Potato Head. During World War II in the 1940s he sold the idea of a toy whose body parts would stick onto a potato to a cereal company. The idea never caught on until the Hassenfeld brothers (now Hasbro) bought the rights to the toy. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Lerner"
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Harold Nathan Braunhut aka Harold von Braunhut ( 31 March 1926 - 28 November 2003) was an American mail-order marketer most famous as the creator and seller of Amazing Sea-Monkeys. He was also an inventor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harold von Braunhut"
John Lloyd Wright ( 1892 - 1972) was a U.S. architect and toy inventor. He invented Lincoln Logs in 1918. He was the son of Frank Lloyd Wright. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Lloyd Wright"
German toymaker Margarete Steiff ( July 24, 1847 - May 9 1909), born in Giengen, started creating toy stuffed animals in 1880 in the town of Giengen an der Brenz, Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Margarete Steiff"
Morris Michtom was selling candy in his shop in Brooklyn by day and making stuffed animals with his wife Rose at night. The Teddy Bear came about in respone to the hunting trip Teddy Roosevelt went on in 1902. He refused to kill the bear he tracked. After the creation of the bear in 1903, the sale of the bears was so brisk that Michtom created the Ideal Toy Company in 1907. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morris Michtom"
Ole Kirk Christiansen ( 1891- 1958) was a Danish master carpenter and toymaker, responsible for both founding the Lego Group and inventing the world-famous Lego bricks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ole Kirk Christiansen"
Reynolds (Reyn) Guyer was a department supervisor at his father's company when, in 1965, two gentlemen that he had hired, Charles F. Foley and Neil Rabens, invented the game of Twister (originally called 'Pretzel') in 1966. He was later involved in the development of Nerf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reynolds Guyer"
Richard James ( 1914 – 1974) was a naval engineer and was the inventor of the Slinky, along with his wife, Betty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard James"
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Ruth Handler ( November 4, 1916 - April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., and is remembered primarily for her role in marketing the Barbie doll. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ruth Handler"
Samuel Sorenson Adams ( 1878 - 1963) was and inventor and manufacturer of novelty products, including the Joy Buzzer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Samuel Sorenson Adams"
Harold Ty Warner (born September 3, 1944) is a wealthy American toy manufacturer and businessman. He is Chairman, CEO, sole owner and founder of Ty Inc., which manufactures and distributes Beanie Babies. In 2005 Forbes estimated his net worth at approximately $4.4 billion - down from a peak of $6 billion - still making him one of the wealthiest people in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ty Warner"
Walter Frederick Morrison is best known as the inventor of the Frisbee. He was born in Richfield, Utah. He currently resides in Monroe, Utah. There is a Disc Golf course named in his honor located in Sandy, Utah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Walter Frederick Morrison"
Xavier Roberts (born 1955, Cleveland, Georgia), the inventor and maker of Cabbage Patch Kids is an American artist and businessman. After learning the German art of soft sculpture, he created a type of doll he called "Little People". Going into business as Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc, Roberts started producing Little People in his hometown of Cleveland, at a converted medical clinic, which he rechristened " Babyland General Hospital". The Little People evolved by 1982 into Cabbage Patch Kids, which quickly became a major toy fad. In 1984 alone, 20 million dolls were bought, and by 1999 95 million had been sold worldwide. Each doll is either hand signed by Mr Roberts, or has his signature stamped on its left buttock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Xavier Roberts"
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