Satoshi Tajiri

Biography: Satoshi Tajiri is best known for two things: The first being that he created the multi-billion dollar franchise known as Pokemon, and also created the Game Freak Co., which started as a simple magazine, and is now a well known video game company.

As a child, Tajiri enjoyed catching and collecting bugs, which contributed to creating Pokemon. He would also trade them, which added another element to the Pokemon universe.