John Lloyd Wright

John Lloyd Wright

male, deceased (1972)
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.
Alfred Carlton Gilbert

Alfred Carlton Gilbert

male, deceased (1961)
Alfred Carlton Gilbert (born February 13, 1884 - died January 24, 1961) was an American inventor, athlete, toy-maker and businessman. Born in...
Joshua Lionel Cowen

Joshua Lionel Cowen

male, deceased (1965)
Joshua Lionel Cowen (August 25, 1877-September 8, 1965), born Joshua Lionel Cohen, was an American inventor and the cofounder of Lionel...
Ty Warner

Ty Warner

male, 65 years old
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...
Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler

female, deceased (2002)
Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916 - April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., and is...
Frank Hornby

Frank Hornby

male, deceased (1936)
Frank Hornby (15 May 1863 - 21 September 1936) was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and...
David Brewster

David Brewster

male, deceased (1868)
Sir David Brewster,FRS, (11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. He was born at Jedburgh, where his...
George Lerner

George Lerner

male, 87 years old
George Lerner (born 1922) was the inventor of the famous American toy, Mr. Potato Head. During the 1950s he sold the idea of a toy whose body parts...
Margarete Steiff

Margarete Steiff

female, deceased (1909)
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...
Xavier Roberts

Xavier Roberts

male, 54 years old
Xavier Roberts (born 1955, Cleveland, Georgia), the inventor and maker of Cabbage Patch Kids is an American artist and businessman. After learning...