P. T. Barnum

P. T. Barnum

male, deceased (1891)
circus, Gangs of New York, barnum, broadway musical, entrepreneur, from Bridgeport, Connecticut…RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Circus proprietor, Phineas Taylor Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891), was an American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding...

James Anthony Bailey

male, deceased (1906)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ringling Brothers Circus, p.t. barnum, ringling brother, RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx burials…Circus proprietor, Phineas Taylor Barnum, Fred Harrison Bailey, Cooper and Bailey, circus
James Anthony Bailey (July 4, 1847-April 11, 1906) was a circus manager. He was born James Anthony McGuiness in Detroit, Michigan, and died in...
Steve-O

Steve-O

male, 35 years old
wildboyz, stunt performer, Jackass The Movie, RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Jackass, American school in London
Steve-O (born Stephen Gilchrist Glover on June 13, 1974 in Wimbledon, London, UK to an American father and a Canadian mother) is a daredevil...
Johnathan Lee Iverson

Johnathan Lee Iverson

male, 32 years old
African American, RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, scholarship, ringmaster, graduate school, salsa…Circus performer, circus
Johnathan Lee Iverson (born 1976) became the first African-American ringmaster of a major U.S. circus in 1999 at the age of 22 when he won the...
Lillian Leitzel

Lillian Leitzel

female, deceased (1931)
Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan, strongwoman, breslau, Strongwomen, acrobatics, acrobat…RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Circus performer, circus
Lillian Leitzel (January 2, 1892 - February 15, 1931) born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan in Breslau, Germany, was an acrobat and strongwoman for the...
Karl Wallenda

Karl Wallenda

male, deceased (1978)
magdeburg, Entertainer, Daredevil, gorge, RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Kilometres per hour
Karl Wallenda (January 21, 1905 - March 22, 1978) was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, an internationally known daredevil circus act famous for...
Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

male, deceased (1949)
buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, death by myocardial infarction, Silent film actor, From Kansas City, alcoholism, Best Actor Academy Award winner…RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, ringling brother
Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 - April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Long John Silver in "Treasure Island" (1934)...
Ken Maynard

Ken Maynard

male, deceased (1973)
They Went Thataway, American military, Wild West Show, alcoholism, Columbia Records, World War I veteran…RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, circus, ringling brother
Ken Maynard (July 21, 1895 - March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana he was...

Dessi España

female, deceased (2004)
Accidental death from falls, US$, world record, prison, net, American…circus, RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Dessi España was an American performer with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She died after a fall while performing aerial a...
Ludger Sylbaris

Ludger Sylbaris

male
circus, volcanic eruption, martinique, barnum & bailey, From Martinique, St. Pierre…RinglingBrothersandBarnumandBaileyCircus
Ludger Sylbaris, born either August Cyparis or Louis-Auguste Cyparis, was an Afro-Caribbean man who travelled with the Barnum & Bailey circus. He...