Toy inventors
29 entries in the Toy Inventors compendium.
Marjorie AbbattEnglish toy-maker who co-founded Abbatt Toys.Hans BeckGerman inventor of Playmobil toys.Ysabel Birkbeck (toymaker)British toymaker who founded Westacre Dolls' House company.Harold von BraunhutInventor of Sea-Monkeys and white supremacist activist.David BrewsterBritish scientist, inventor of the kaleidoscope and stereoscope.Carter BryantInventor of the Bratz fashion doll and former Barbie designer.Frank CaplanPioneer of educational toys and early childhood development research.Theresa CaplanScholar, collector, and co-founder of Creative Playthings.André CassagnesFrench inventor of the Etch A Sketch drawing toy.Danny ChooBritish entrepreneur bridging Japanese pop culture to the world.Ole Kirk ChristiansenDanish carpenter who founded the Lego toy company.Atherton D. ConverseHarvard-educated toy magnate and Massachusetts legislator.Joshua Lionel CowenCofounder of Lionel Corporation, maker of model trains.Jesse Armour CrandallProlific American toy inventor with over 150 patents.Gary Dahl (businessman)Creator of the Pet Rock novelty fad.Edwina Hume FallisEducator, toy designer, and memoirist of early Denver.Tony Fisher (puzzle designer)British puzzle designer and pioneer of custom rotational puzzles.Ken ForsseInventor of Teddy Ruxpin, the best-selling toy of 1985.Paul GallantCanadian entrepreneur who created Puzz 3D puzzles.Alfred Carlton GilbertInventor of the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains.Eddy GoldfarbAmerican toy inventor of over 800 toys.Johnny GruelleCreator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls.Reyn GuyerInventor of Twister and the NERF ball.Elliot HandlerCo-founder of Mattel and creator of iconic toys.Ruth HandlerInventor of the Barbie doll and co-founder of Mattel.Frank HornbyInventor of Meccano, Hornby trains, and Dinky Toys.Ronald HowesAmerican toy executive who oversaw the development of the Easy-Bake Oven.Greg HymanCo-creator of the 1996 sensation Tickle Me Elmo.Shōji KawamoriCreator of Macross and Diaclone, pioneer of transforming mecha.
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