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 · 1989Assaf RappaportIsraeli co-founder and chief executive of Wiz, the cloud security company Google bought for about 32 billion dollars. · 1983Beatrice AlexanderFounded the Alexander Doll Company; Madame Alexander dolls, still produced as collectibles · 1923Dan HouserCo-founded Rockstar Games and was head writer of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series · 2001David Gottlieb (pinball)Founded D. Gottlieb & Co. and made pinball an industry; Baffle Ball (1931) was the first successful coin-operated pinball machine · 1927Doug BernsteinCo-founded Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the best-selling children's toys today · 1988Elie AzoulayFrench entrepreneur, founder of the Lansay toy company.Ephraim HertzanoInvented Rummikub, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 1980 and is sold in dozens of countries · 1950Henry HassenfeldCo-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro, and led it as its head from 1926 and CEO from 1943 · 1923Herman HassenfeldCo-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923Hillel HassenfeldCo-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923Jordan MechnerCreated Karateka and Prince of Persia, pioneering cinematic animation in video games · 1989Joshua Lionel CowenFounder of Lionel Corporation (electric toy trains); early flashlight/battery work · 1877Marvin GlassToy designer whose studio created Operation, Mouse Trap, Lite-Brite, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Ants in the Pants. · 1960sMaxine ClarkFounded Build-A-Bear Workshop, which turned buying a stuffed animal into making one · 1997Morris MichtomCreated 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 · 1902Neil DruckmannIsraeli-American writer and director of The Last of Us video games.Ralph H. BaerInvented the home video game console (the 'Brown Box'/Magnavox Odyssey, 1972) and the electronic memory game Simon (1978). · 1972Rose MichtomCo-created the teddy bear and made the first ones by hand; co-founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company · 1902Ruth HandlerBarbie Doll and Mattel Co-founder · 1959Sam HouserCo-founded Rockstar Games and produced the Grand Theft Auto series from Grand Theft Auto III onward · 2001ABAbe BookmanEngineered and marketed the Magic 8 Ball, in production continuously since 1950 · 1946ABAlex BouazizCo-founder and chief executive of Deel, the global payroll and hiring platform valued at 17.3 billion dollars in 2025.CLCharles LazarusFounded Toys "R" Us and invented the toy supermarket, which reshaped how toys are sold · 1948DMDavid MarxCo-founded Louis Marx and Company with his brother Louis in 1919, the firm that became the world's largest toy maker · 1919DLDon LevineHead of research and development at Hasbro who created G.I. Joe, the first action figure · 1964EGEddy GoldfarbInvented 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers. · 1949ESEdwin S. LoweNamed and popularised Bingo, and named and sold Yahtzee — both still among the most played games in the world · 1956EHElliot HandlerCo-founded Mattel and designed its toys; Hot Wheels, Chatty Cathy and, with Ruth Handler, Barbie · 1945GLGeorge LernerInvented Mr. Potato Head (developed 1949, launched by Hasbro 1952). · 1952HOHenry OrensteinBrought Transformers to the West and held over 100 toy patents; also invented the hole-card camera that made televised poker watchable · 1984ILIsaac LarianFounded MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately owned toy company; Bratz and L.O.L. Surprise! · 1979JMJohn MonashIngénieur civil pionnier du béton armé en Australie, commandant du Corps australien en 1918 (Hamel, Amiens, ligne Hindenburg), fondateur de la Commission d'électricité du Victoria ; figure sur le… · 1918LMLouis MarxBuilt Louis Marx and Company into the largest toy manufacturer in the world in the 1950s · 1919MTMax TemkinCo-created Cards Against Humanity, one of the best-selling party games of the past fifteen years · 2011MBMelissa BernsteinCo-founded Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the best-selling children's toys today · 1988MHMerrill HassenfeldPresident of Hasbro from 1943 and its head from 1960; oversaw Mr. Potato Head, the Disney licence and G.I. Joe · 1943MLMilton LevineCreated the Ant Farm and co-founded Uncle Milton Toys; more than 20 million sold and still in production · 1956OAOra and Theo CosterIsraeli couple who invented about 200 games and toys, among them Guess Who?, Zingo! and Go Pop · 1979RARalph AnspachEconomics professor who created Anti-Monopoly and won the ten-year lawsuit that put Monopoly's true origins on the record · 1973RKReuben KlamerCreated the modern version of The Game of Life (1960) and held 200+ toy patents. · 1960RHRonnen HararyCo-founded Spin Master and co-created PAW Patrol, which airs in 160 countries · 1994RCRyan CohenFondateur de Chewy en 2011, premier commerce en ligne d'articles pour animaux aux États-Unis, vendu 3,35 milliards de dollars · 2011SDStephen D. HassenfeldChairman and CEO of Hasbro 1980–1989; took it past Mattel to become the world's largest toy manufacturer · 1980