Alan G. HassenfeldCEO of Hasbro 1989–2003; founding benefactor of Hasbro Children's Hospital and founder of the Hassenfeld Family Initiative for children's rights · 1989
Elie AzoulayFrench entrepreneur, founder of the Lansay toy company.
Henry HassenfeldCofundó Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro, and led it as its head from 1926 and CEO from 1943 · 1923Herman HassenfeldCofundó Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923Hillel HassenfeldCofundó Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923
Joshua Lionel CowenFundador de Lionel Corporation (electric toy trains); early flashlight/battery work · 1877
Marvin GlassToy designer whose studio created Operation, Mouse Trap, Lite-Brite, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Ants in the Pants. · 1960s
Morris MichtomCreó the first Teddy bear (1902) with his wife Rose, naming it after Theodore Roosevelt — with the president's permission; their Brooklyn candy shop became the Ideal Toy Company · 1902
Ralph H. BaerInventó the home video game console (the 'Brown Box'/Magnavox Odyssey, 1972) and the electronic memory game Simon (1978). · 1972
Ruth HandlerBarbie Doll and Mattel Co-founder · 1959Beatrice AlexanderFundó the Alexander Doll Company; Madame Alexander dolls, still produced as collectibles · 1923Charles LazarusFundó Toys "R" Us and invented the toy supermarket, which reshaped how toys are sold · 1948David Gottlieb (pinball)Fundó D. Gottlieb & Co. and made pinball an industry; Baffle Ball (1931) was the first successful coin-operated pinball machine · 1927David MarxCofundó Louis Marx and Company with his brother Louis in 1919, the firm that became the world's largest toy maker · 1919Don LevineHead of research and development at Hasbro que creó G.I. Joe, the first action figure · 1964Eddy GoldfarbInventó 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers. · 1949Edwin S. LoweNamed and popularised Bingo, and named and sold Yahtzee — both still among the most played games in the world · 1956Elliot HandlerCofundó Mattel and designed its toys; Hot Wheels, Chatty Cathy and, with Ruth Handler, Barbie · 1945Ephraim HertzanoInventó Rummikub, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 1980 and is sold in dozens of countries · 1950George LernerInventó Mr. Potato Head (developed 1949, launched by Hasbro 1952). · 1952Henry OrensteinBrought Transformers to the West and held over 100 toy patents; also invented the hole-card camera that made televised poker watchable · 1984Isaac LarianFundó MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately owned toy company; Bratz and L.O.L. Surprise! · 1979Jordan MechnerCreó Karateka and Prince of Persia, pioneering cinematic animation in video games · 1989Louis MarxBuilt Louis Marx and Company into the largest toy manufacturer in the world in the 1950s · 1919Melissa BernsteinCofundó Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the best-selling children's toys today · 1988Merrill HassenfeldPresident of Hasbro from 1943 and its head from 1960; oversaw Mr. Potato Head, the Disney licence and G.I. Joe · 1943Milton LevineCreó the Ant Farm and co-founded Uncle Milton Toys; more than 20 million sold and still in production · 1956Ora and Theo CosterIsraeli couple que inventó about 200 games and toys, among them Guess Who?, Zingo! and Go Pop · 1979Ralph AnspachEconomics professor que creó Anti-Monopoly and won the ten-year lawsuit that put Monopoly's true origins on the record · 1973Reuben KlamerCreó the modern version of The Game of Life (1960) and held 200+ toy patents. · 1960Ronnen HararyCofundó Spin Master and co-created PAW Patrol, which airs in 160 countries · 1994Rose MichtomCocreó the teddy bear and made the first ones by hand; co-founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company · 1902Stephen D. HassenfeldChairman and CEO of Hasbro 1980–1989; took it past Mattel to become the world's largest toy manufacturer · 1980