- male, deceased (1965)
- 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...
- male, deceased (2001)
- Gunther Gebel-Williams (1934-2001) was a world-famous animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
- female, 87 years old
- Jackie Stallone, (born November 29, 1921 in Washington, D.C.) is an astrologer and celebrity who is the mother of the Hollywood action film star...
- male, deceased (1900)
- Dan Rice (January 23, 1823 - February 22, 1900), was an American entertainer of many talents, most famously as a clown, who was pre-eminent before...
- male, deceased (1940)
- Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 - July 15, 1940), according to the "Guinness World Records", is the tallest person in medical history for...
- female, deceased (1968)
- Mabel Stark (real name Mary Haynie) (d. April 21 1968) was the worlds premier tiger trainer of the 1920s, specializing in highly sexualized circus...
- male, 79 years old
- Oleg Konstantinovich Popov is an extremely famous Russian clown and circus artist. Popov is also called the "Sun of the clowns". He was born on...
- female, deceased (1931)
- Lillian Leitzel (January 2, 1892 - February 15, 1931) born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan in Breslau, Germany, was an acrobat and strongwoman for the...
- male, deceased (1814)
- Philip Astley (January 8, 1742-January 27, 1814) is regarded as the "father of the modern circus." He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in England...
- male
- John Bill Ricketts, an Englishman who brought the first modern circus to the United States, began his theatrical career with Hughes Royal Circus in...
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