Circus performers Circus performers Achille Zavatta ( May 6, 1915 - November 16, 1993) was a French clown, artist and circus operator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Achille Zavatta"
Anatoly Anatolievich Durov (sometimes spelled Durow) ( ) ( 1887 - 1928) was a renowned 20th century animal trainer. He was a member of the Durov family of performers who raised the quality and prestige of the Russian circus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anatoly Durov"
Arne Arnardo, born Arne Otto Lorang Andersen ( Sarpsborg, October 12, 1912 - 1995), was a Norwegian circus performer and -owner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arne Arnardo"
Bill Irwin (born April 11, 1950, Santa Monica, California) is an American clown and actor noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He is known for his vaudeville-style stage acts, and has made a number of appearances on film and television. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Irwin"
William M. "Billy" Whitlock (1813—1878) was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses and dime shows, and by 1843, he was well known in New York City. He is best known for his role in forming the original minstrel troupe, the Virginia Minstrels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Whitlock"
Clyde Beatty (born June 10, 1903 in Bainbridge, Ohio, USA; died July 19, 1965) was a big game hunter who became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also was a circus impressaro who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, which is still in existence and bills itself as "The World's Largest Circus Under The Big Top." ...more on Wikipedia about "Clyde Beatty"
Dan Rice ( 1823- 1901), was an United States clown, inducted in 1991 into the Clown Hall of Fame. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dan Rice" Things Go Better with http://www.shortopedia.com. Circus_performers
George Washington Dixon (1801?Many biographies list his birth year as 1808, but Cockrell, Demons of Disorder, 189 argues that 1801 is the correct date. This is based on Dixon's records at the New Orleans hospital, which list him as 60 years old in 1861, and an 11 December 1841 article in the Flash that says he was born "some forty years ago".—2 March 1861) was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. He rose to prominence as a blackface performer (possibly the first American to do so)Watkins 84. after performing " Coal Black Rose", " Zip Coon", and similar songs. In contrast to his contemporary Thomas D. Rice, Dixon was primarily a singer rather than a dancer. He was by all accounts a gifted vocalist, and much of his material was quite challenging.Cockrell, Demons of Disorder, 113. Reviews said that "his voice seems formed of the music itself— 'it thrills, it animates' . . . ."The Bedford Enquirer, quoted in 18 January 1834 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Telegraph. Quoted in Cockrell, Demons of Disorder, 113. Emphasis in original. and that he had "a voice which all unite in pronouncing to be of remarkable richness and compass."5 August 1837 Portland Eastern Argus. Quoted in Cockrell, Demons of Disorder, 113. Emphasis in original. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Washington Dixon"
Gunther Gebel-Williams (1934-2001) was a world-famous animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gunther Gebel-Williams"
Horace Ridler ( 1886- 1969) was a professional freak and sideshow performer, a tattooed man exhibiting himself as The Great Omi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horace Ridler"
Jade Kindar-Martin, born February 16, 1973, is a highwire walker and circus performer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jade Kindar-Martin"
The French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard ( 1839? - 1870), was the man who inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" (with lyrics by George Leybourne). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jules Léotard"
Lillian Leitzel (1891?- February 15, 1931) was a circus performer for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lillian Leitzel"
Mabel Stark (real name Mary Haynie) was the worlds premier tiger trainer of the 1920s, specializing in highly sexualized circus acts. She wore white to hide the tiger's semen during mating rituals and foreplay which the audience took to be vicious attacks. An incident in 1926 where she was badly mauled by tigers is speculated by some to have been an unsuccessful suicide attempt. She died of suicide in 1968. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mabel Stark"
(Middlebush Giant) Arthur James Caley or Routh Goshen ( May 5, 1837 - February 12, 1889) was most commonly known as Colonel Routh Goshen, but this was a stage name that was created by Phineas Taylor Barnum. He was billed as the tallest man in the world at 7 feet, 11 inches and 620 pounds but was most likely no more than 7 feet, 5 inches and 400 pounds. While his birth name and date of birth were kept a secret, a letter that surfaced indicated that his birth name was Arthur James Caley and he was born on the Isle of Man in 1827. Others sources said he was born in Jerusalem on May 05, 1837. His true origins are still obscured by the many apocraphyl biographies that were created to publicise him. ...more on Wikipedia about "Middlebush Giant"
Oleg Konstantinovich Popov ( ) is an extremely famous Russian clown and circus artist. Popov is also called the "Sun of the clowns". ...more on Wikipedia about "Oleg Popov"
The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Doll Family"
Tommy Hanlon Jr, born in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1923 to vaudeville performers, was an Australian media personality, notable for his early television appearances as host of It Could Be You. Hanlon quit television in 1978 and toured Australia as ringmaster of Silvers Circus until 2001. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tommy Hanlon Jr"
Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin ( ; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a well-known Russian clown and actor who played in many popular films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yuri Nikulin"
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