Satoshi Nakamoto the founder of Bitcoin is the famous name in this century. His revolutionary invention facilitate world's economic currency system. He is our pride. But why do he hide himself? Reputation is supposed to roll at his feet. Many people come to the campaign claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
Maybe he wasn't looking for such attention? Attention is not always the best thing. But it is a good thing that he didn't reveal himself. This made the whole currency truly decentralized. Had he revealed himself, he would have been considered the main leader of bitcoin. Any decision he would make would have a huge impact on bitcoin. People would blindly support him. The price could be easily controlled by him. Bitcoin doesn't need any single leader, everyone leads the network. I guess for all these reason, Satoshi kept him/themselves anonymous forever.