- male
- Arthur Granjean invented the Etch A Sketch® in the late 1950s. Granjean displayed his prototype, which he had built in his basement and called "...
- male, deceased (1982)
- Louis Marx (August 11, 1896 - February 5, 1982) was an American toy maker and businessman whose company, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy...
- male, deceased (2007)
- John William "Jack" Odell (March 19, 1920-July 7, 2007) was the English cofounder of Matchbox Toys and the engineer responsible for their unique...
- male, deceased (2003)
- Harold Nathan Braunhut aka Harold von Braunhut (31 March 1926 - 28 November 2003) was an American mail-order marketer most famous as the creator...
- male, 80 years old
- Hans Beck was the German inventor of the toy Playmobil. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil." Born in Thuringia, Beck grew up in the...
- male, deceased (1974)
- Richard T. James was a naval engineer. He and his wife, Betty, were the inventors of the Slinky. The Slinky was invented in the town of...
- male
- Gary Dahl, an advertising executive from Los Gatos, California, conceived the idea of selling rocks to people as Pet Rocks, complete with...
- male
- Morris Michtom invented the Teddy Bear. Morris was selling candy in his shop in Brooklyn by day and making stuffed animals with his wife Rose at...
- male, deceased (1958)
- Ole Kirk Christiansen was a Danish master carpenter and toymaker, responsible for both founding the Lego Group and inventing the world-famous Lego...
- male, deceased (2006)
- Bernard Loomis (July 4, 1923 - June 2, 2006) was an American toy developer and marketer who introduced to some of the world's most notable brands...
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