Joseph Merrick

Joseph Merrick

male, deceased (1890)
Joseph Carey Merrick, known as "The Elephant Man", gained the sympathy of Victorian era Britain because of the extreme deformity of his body.
The Enigma

The Enigma

male
The Enigma (Paul Lawrence) is a sideshow performer and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants and a...
Zip The Pinhead

Zip The Pinhead

male, deceased (1926)
Zip the Pinhead, born William Henry Johnson (b. 1842 in Liberty Corners, New Jersey – d. April 28, 1926 in New York, New York), was an American fr...
Johnny Eck

Johnny Eck

male, deceased (1991)
Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (August 27, 1911, Baltimore, Maryland - April 28, 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show...
Julia Pastrana

Julia Pastrana

female, deceased (1860)
Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a Mexican-born woman with hypertrichosis who exhibited herself in 19th-century Europe. Julia Pastrana was born a...
Charles Atlas

Charles Atlas

male, deceased (1972)
Charles Atlas, “self-made man”, trained himself to develop his body from that of a “scrawny weakling”, eventually becoming the most popular musclema...
Prince Randian

Prince Randian

male, deceased (1934)
Prince Randian (b. 1871-d. December 19, 1934), also billed as "The Living Torso", was a successful side show performer in the 1930s, starring...
Saartjie Baartman

Saartjie Baartman

female, deceased (1815)
Saartjie Baartman (1789 - December 29, 1815) was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as sideshow attractions in 19th...
Charles Sherwood Stratton

Charles Sherwood Stratton

male, deceased (1883)
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a midget who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Stratton was...
Frank Lentini

Frank Lentini

male, deceased (1966)
Francesco Lentini (1889 - 22 September 1966) was born at Rosolini, near Syracuse, Sicily into a large family of twelve other children. He was born...