- More details for "Sideshow attraction":
- Find Email
- Hidden Profiles
- Address History
- 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.
- male
- The Enigma (Paul Lawrence) is a sideshow performer and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants and a...
- 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...
- male, deceased (1991)
- Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (August 27, 1911, Baltimore, Maryland - April 28, 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
| |