Ernő Rubik
Budapest, Hungary is where Rubik was born. Erno Rubik Sr. and Magdolna Szanto are his parents. His father worked as a flight engineer for a Hungarian aircraft manufacturer, and his mother was a poet. He has spent his entire life in Hungary and has never left. Rubik is a huge fan of his father and claims to have picked up some of his determination from him. His father was an internationally recognized flight engineer who was well known in his specialty. Rubik has mentioned that his father is the source of all of his inspiration and motivation. According to him, his father taught him that no job is unworthy or undeserving.