Alfred Carlton Gilbert

Alfred Carlton Gilbert was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains.

13 February 1884

Born on the same birth day (13 February): Barbara von Annenkoff • Ben Collins (racing driver) • Bram Peper • Dorothy Bliss • François Achille Bazaine • Gerald Regan • Hal Chase • Jaden Ivey • Jeanne Demessieux • Kelly Hu • Luke Ridnour • Michael A. Bilandic • Niklas Bäckström • Richard Blumenthal • Robbie Williams • Ryan Goins • Sigmar Polke • Thomas Robert Malthus • Vianney (singer) • Étienne François Geoffroy

Born in the same month (February 1884): Alice Roosevelt Longworth • Ants Piip • Bradbury Robinson • Casimir Funk • Kostas Varnalis • Marcel Cohen • Marie Vassilieff • Nils Olaf Chrisander • Richard S. Aldrich • Robert J. Flaherty • Snowy Baker • Yevgeny Zamyatin