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Al Tomaini
Al Tomaini, born as Aurelio Tomaini, he claimed a height of 8' 6½"; however Guinness World Records stated he was really 7'11", but he may have stood 8'3½" at one time.
Al Tomaini, born as Aurelio Tomaini, he claimed a height of 8' 6½"; however Guinness World Records stated he was really 7'11", but he may have stood 8'3½" at one time.
Alex Zander Morrow
Alex Tomaini is a sideshow performer.
Alex Tomaini is a sideshow performer.
Anna Haining Bates
Anna Haining Bates, born Anna Haining Swan, was a Canadian from Mill Brook, New Annan,, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, famed for her great height, believed to be 2.27 m at the peak of her...
Anna Haining Bates, born Anna Haining Swan, was a Canadian from Mill Brook, New Annan,, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, famed for her great height, believed to be 2.27 m at the peak of her...
Annie Jones (bearded woman)
Annie Jones (c. 1860 – 1902) was an American bearded woman, born in Virginia.
Annie Jones (c. 1860 – 1902) was an American bearded woman, born in Virginia.
Baby Bunny Smith
Baby "Bunny" Smith (1898 – 1952) was an American actress and sideshow performer.
Baby "Bunny" Smith (1898 – 1952) was an American actress and sideshow performer.
Black Scorpion (performer)
The Black Scorpion (born August 26, 1979, Austin, TX) also known as a Lobster Boy, is a freak show and sideshow performer, known for his bizarre and surreal stage performances, bandit mask...
The Black Scorpion (born August 26, 1979, Austin, TX) also known as a Lobster Boy, is a freak show and sideshow performer, known for his bizarre and surreal stage performances, bandit mask...
Caroline Crachami
Caroline Crachami (possibly b. 1815— June 1824) is sometimes cited as being the smallest person in recorded history, but as she was nine years old or less at the time of her death, it is unlikel...
Caroline Crachami (possibly b. 1815— June 1824) is sometimes cited as being the smallest person in recorded history, but as she was nine years old or less at the time of her death, it is unlikel...
Celesta Geyer
Celesta Geyer is a woman most famous for being the circus fat lady known as "Dolly Dimples".
Celesta Geyer is a woman most famous for being the circus fat lady known as "Dolly Dimples".
Chang and Eng Bunker
Chang and Eng Bunker were the conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term "Siamese twins".
Chang and Eng Bunker were the conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term "Siamese twins".
Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas, born Angelo Siciliano, was the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program that was best known for a landmark advertising campaign featuring Atlas...
Charles Atlas, born Angelo Siciliano, was the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program that was best known for a landmark advertising campaign featuring Atlas...
Charles B. Tripp
Charles B. Tripp (July 6, 1855–January 26, 1930) was a Canadian-American sideshow performer known as the "Armless Wonder".
Charles B. Tripp (July 6, 1855–January 26, 1930) was a Canadian-American sideshow performer known as the "Armless Wonder".
Charles Byrne (giant)
Charles Byrne or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s.
Charles Byrne or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s.
Commodore Nutt
George Washington Morrison Nutt, better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt, was a 19th century midget who became famous working for P. T. Barnum.
George Washington Morrison Nutt, better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt, was a 19th century midget who became famous working for P. T. Barnum.
Count Primo Magri
Count Primo Magri (1849–1920) and Count Rosebud were the stage names of a 19th century Italian dwarf who married Lavinia Warren, the widow of General Tom Thumb on Easter Monday, April 6, 1...
Count Primo Magri (1849–1920) and Count Rosebud were the stage names of a 19th century Italian dwarf who married Lavinia Warren, the widow of General Tom Thumb on Easter Monday, April 6, 1...
Daisy and Violet Hilton
Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
Dan Meyer (performer)
Dan Meyer (born April 7, 1957) is an American corporate entertainer, performance artist, inspirational/motivational speaker, and professional sword swallower best known for swallowing swords und...
Dan Meyer (born April 7, 1957) is an American corporate entertainer, performance artist, inspirational/motivational speaker, and professional sword swallower best known for swallowing swords und...
Eak the Geek
Eduardo Arrocha, also known as "Eak the Geek" was born in Mexico City on January 12, 1962.
Eduardo Arrocha, also known as "Eak the Geek" was born in Mexico City on January 12, 1962.
Eddy Brothers
The Eddy Brothers were Wiliam and Horatio Eddy, best known in the 1870s, who claimed psychic powers.
The Eddy Brothers were Wiliam and Horatio Eddy, best known in the 1870s, who claimed psychic powers.
Edmund Newell
Edmund Newell (July 27, 1857 – December 23, 1915), better known as General Grant Jr. or Major Edward Newell, was a 19th century dwarf who gained fame as an associate of P.T. Barnum.
Edmund Newell (July 27, 1857 – December 23, 1915), better known as General Grant Jr. or Major Edward Newell, was a 19th century dwarf who gained fame as an associate of P.T. Barnum.
Edouard Beaupré
Edouard Beaupré was a circus and freak show giant, strongman, and a star in Barnum and Bailey's circus.
Edouard Beaupré was a circus and freak show giant, strongman, and a star in Barnum and Bailey's circus.
Eli Bowen
Eli Bowen (October 14, 1844–May 4, 1924) was an American sideshow performer known as the "Legless Acrobat".
Eli Bowen (October 14, 1844–May 4, 1924) was an American sideshow performer known as the "Legless Acrobat".
Elizabeth Green the Stork Woman
Elizabeth Green, also known as Betty Green, was a sideshow performer who was presented to audiences as a human stork during the early 1900s.
Elizabeth Green, also known as Betty Green, was a sideshow performer who was presented to audiences as a human stork during the early 1900s.
Fedor Jeftichew
Fedor Jeftichew, better known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, was a famous sideshow performer who was brought to the United States of America by P.T. Barnum.
Fedor Jeftichew, better known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, was a famous sideshow performer who was brought to the United States of America by P.T. Barnum.
Frances O'Connor (performer)
Frances Belle O'Connor (8 September 1914, Granite Falls, Minnesota, – 30 January 1982, Long Beach, California) was born without arms.
Frances Belle O'Connor (8 September 1914, Granite Falls, Minnesota, – 30 January 1982, Long Beach, California) was born without arms.
Francis Joseph Flynn
Francis Joseph Flynn (6 October 1864 – 5 October 1898), better known as General Mite, was an American little person who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world.
Francis Joseph Flynn (6 October 1864 – 5 October 1898), better known as General Mite, was an American little person who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world.
Frank "Cannonball" Richards
Frank "Cannonball" Richards (Feb. 20, 1887-Feb.
Frank "Cannonball" Richards (Feb. 20, 1887-Feb.
Frank Lentini
Francesco Lentini was born at Rosolini, near Syracuse, Sicily into a family of twelve children.
Francesco Lentini was born at Rosolini, near Syracuse, Sicily into a family of twelve children.
General Tom Thumb
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a little person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a little person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.
George McArthur
George "The Giant" McArthur (born September 19, 1969) is an American actor, and variety artist known for his height.
George "The Giant" McArthur (born September 19, 1969) is an American actor, and variety artist known for his height.
Grady Stiles
Grady Franklin Stiles, Jr. (June 26, 1937 - November 29, 1992) was a freak show performer.
Grady Franklin Stiles, Jr. (June 26, 1937 - November 29, 1992) was a freak show performer.
Harold Covington
Harold Armstead Covington (born 14 September 1953 in Burlington, North Carolina) is an American white supremacist, political activist and novelist.
Harold Armstead Covington (born 14 September 1953 in Burlington, North Carolina) is an American white supremacist, political activist and novelist.
Horace Ridler
Horace Ridler (1892–1969) was a professional freak and sideshow performer, a tattooed man exhibiting himself as The Great Omi or The Zebra Man.
Horace Ridler (1892–1969) was a professional freak and sideshow performer, a tattooed man exhibiting himself as The Great Omi or The Zebra Man.
Isaac W. Sprague
Isaac W. Sprague (May 21, 1841, in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts - January 5, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois) was a famous "human skeleton".
Isaac W. Sprague (May 21, 1841, in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts - January 5, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois) was a famous "human skeleton".
Jack Earle
Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer.
Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer.
Jane Barnell
Jane Barnell (3 January 1871, Wilmington, North Carolina – 26 October 1951, Los Angeles, California) was a US bearded lady who used the stage name Lady Olga.
Jane Barnell (3 January 1871, Wilmington, North Carolina – 26 October 1951, Los Angeles, California) was a US bearded lady who used the stage name Lady Olga.
Jesús Aceves
Jesús "Chuy" Aceves was born in Loreto, Zacatecas, Mexico and is the second person in his family born with a rare condition known as hypertrichosis.
Jesús "Chuy" Aceves was born in Loreto, Zacatecas, Mexico and is the second person in his family born with a rare condition known as hypertrichosis.
John Trunley
John Trunley (14 October 1898 – 30 September 1944) was known during his lifetime as The Fat Boy of Peckham.
John Trunley (14 October 1898 – 30 September 1944) was known during his lifetime as The Fat Boy of Peckham.
Johnny Eck
Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (27 August 1911, Baltimore, Maryland – 5 January 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show performer born with the appearance that he ...
Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (27 August 1911, Baltimore, Maryland – 5 January 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show performer born with the appearance that he ...
Johnny Fox (performer)
Johnny Fox (born 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional sword swallower and sleight of hand expert.
Johnny Fox (born 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional sword swallower and sleight of hand expert.
Joseph Merrick
Joseph Carey Merrick, sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man.
Joseph Carey Merrick, sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man.
Josephine Joseph
Josephine Joseph (born 1913) was a Polish Austrian whose body was supposedly split down the middle, one side female and the other male.
Josephine Joseph (born 1913) was a Polish Austrian whose body was supposedly split down the middle, one side female and the other male.
Julia Pastrana
Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman born with hypertrichosis who took part in 19th-century exhibition tours in Europe.
Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman born with hypertrichosis who took part in 19th-century exhibition tours in Europe.
Koo-Koo the Bird Girl
Koo Koo, the Bird Girl was born Minnie Woolsey in 1880.
Koo Koo, the Bird Girl was born Minnie Woolsey in 1880.
Lillian La France
Lillian La France was a motorcycle stunt rider in the 1920s and 1930s.
Lillian La France was a motorcycle stunt rider in the 1920s and 1930s.
Lucia Zarate
Lucia Zarate (1864-1890) was born in San Carlos, today the area encompassing the town of Ursulo Galvan, Veracruz, and settled on the Agostadero, now Cempoala, Veracruz, Mexico.
Lucia Zarate (1864-1890) was born in San Carlos, today the area encompassing the town of Ursulo Galvan, Veracruz, and settled on the Agostadero, now Cempoala, Veracruz, Mexico.
Martin Laurello
Martin Joe Laurello, originally Martin Emmerling, was born in Germany around 1886.
Martin Joe Laurello, originally Martin Emmerling, was born in Germany around 1886.
Mary Ann Bevan
Mary Ann Bevan (born Mary Ann Webster, 20 December 1874–26 December 1933) was named as "the ugliest woman in the world" in the early 20th century after developing acromegaly.
Mary Ann Bevan (born Mary Ann Webster, 20 December 1874–26 December 1933) was named as "the ugliest woman in the world" in the early 20th century after developing acromegaly.
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.
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.
Millie and Christine McCoy
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy were American conjoined twins who went by the stage names "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World".
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy were American conjoined twins who went by the stage names "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World".
Minnie Warren
Huldah Pierce Warren Bump (June 2, 1849 – July 23, 1878), better known as Minnie Warren, was a 19th century dwarf who gained fame as an associate of P.T. Barnum.
Huldah Pierce Warren Bump (June 2, 1849 – July 23, 1878), better known as Minnie Warren, was a 19th century dwarf who gained fame as an associate of P.T. Barnum.
Myrtle Corbin
Josephene Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee – May 6, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas) was born a dipygus, meaning that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the wa...
Josephene Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee – May 6, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas) was born a dipygus, meaning that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the wa...
Oofty Goofty
Oofty Goofty was the stage name of a sideshow performer who lived in San Francisco in the late 19th century.
Oofty Goofty was the stage name of a sideshow performer who lived in San Francisco in the late 19th century.
Pasqual Pinon
Pasqual Pinon, known as The Two-Headed Mexican, was a performer with the Sells-Floto Circus in the early 1900s.
Pasqual Pinon, known as The Two-Headed Mexican, was a performer with the Sells-Floto Circus in the early 1900s.
Patrick Cotter O'Brien
Patrick Cotter O'Brien was the first of only twelve people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet or more.
Patrick Cotter O'Brien was the first of only twelve people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet or more.
Peter Robinson (sideshow artist)
Peter Robinson (April 16, 1874 – 1956) was an American actor and sideshow performer.
Peter Robinson (April 16, 1874 – 1956) was an American actor and sideshow performer.
Prince Randian
Prince Rardion or Prince Rardion, also known as The Snake Man, The Living Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names was a famous limbless sideshow perform...
Prince Rardion or Prince Rardion, also known as The Snake Man, The Living Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names was a famous limbless sideshow perform...
Riley Schillaci
Riley Schillaci is recognized internationally as one of the few Female Sword Swallowers in the world.
Riley Schillaci is recognized internationally as one of the few Female Sword Swallowers in the world.
Robert Earl Hughes
Robert Earl Hughes was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.
Robert Earl Hughes was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon are two American conjoined twins, who hold the current record for the oldest living conjoined twins.
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon are two American conjoined twins, who hold the current record for the oldest living conjoined twins.
Roslyn Walker
Roslyn Walker is an escape artist and stuntman famous for recreating Harry Houdini's most technically challenging escape stunts including the suspended straitjacket escape and the world famous M...
Roslyn Walker is an escape artist and stuntman famous for recreating Harry Houdini's most technically challenging escape stunts including the suspended straitjacket escape and the world famous M...
Rudy Santos
Rudy Santos, born 1953 and known by his stage name Octoman, is a man from the Philippines who suffers from a rare condition known as parasitic twin, and he is the oldest recorded person in...
Rudy Santos, born 1953 and known by his stage name Octoman, is a man from the Philippines who suffers from a rare condition known as parasitic twin, and he is the oldest recorded person in...
Sarah Baartman
Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus—"Hottentot" ...
Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus—"Hottentot" ...
Sarah Biffen
Sarah Biffen (October 1784 – October 2, 1850) was a Victorian English painter born with no arms.
Sarah Biffen (October 1784 – October 2, 1850) was a Victorian English painter born with no arms.
Schlitzie
Schlitzie (alternatively spelled "Schlitze" or "Shlitze"; September 10, 1901 (or c. 1892) – September 24, 1971), possibly born Simon Metz, and legally Schlitze Su...
Schlitzie (alternatively spelled "Schlitze" or "Shlitze"; September 10, 1901 (or c. 1892) – September 24, 1971), possibly born Simon Metz, and legally Schlitze Su...
Space Cowboy (performer)
The Space Cowboy (real name: Chayne Hultgren) is a world record-breaking sideshow, street, and freak show performer born in Byron Bay in Australia on 13 April 1978.
The Space Cowboy (real name: Chayne Hultgren) is a world record-breaking sideshow, street, and freak show performer born in Byron Bay in Australia on 13 April 1978.
Stephan Bibrowski
Stephan Bibrowski (1891–1932), better known as Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer.
Stephan Bibrowski (1891–1932), better known as Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer.
Sword swallowing
Sword swallowing is an ancient performance art in which the performer passes a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach.
Sword swallowing is an ancient performance art in which the performer passes a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach.
The Doll Family
The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s.
The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s.
The Enigma
The Enigma, born Paul Lawrence, is a sideshow performer, actor, and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants, ear reshaping, multiple body piercings,...
The Enigma, born Paul Lawrence, is a sideshow performer, actor, and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants, ear reshaping, multiple body piercings,...
The Lizardman
Erik Sprague better known as The Lizardman, is a freak show and sideshow performer, best known for his body modification, including his sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, b...
Erik Sprague better known as The Lizardman, is a freak show and sideshow performer, best known for his body modification, including his sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, b...
Wild Men of Borneo
The Wild Men of Borneo, Waino and Plutano, were a pair of exceptionally strong dwarf brothers who were most famously associated with P. T. Barnum and his freak show exhibitions.
The Wild Men of Borneo, Waino and Plutano, were a pair of exceptionally strong dwarf brothers who were most famously associated with P. T. Barnum and his freak show exhibitions.
William Bradley (giant)
William Bradley, known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant, is the tallest recorded British man that ever lived, measuring 7 feet 9 inches.
William Bradley, known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant, is the tallest recorded British man that ever lived, measuring 7 feet 9 inches.
William S. Hutchings
William S. Hutchings, (Born in New York, Jan.
William S. Hutchings, (Born in New York, Jan.
Zamora the Torture King
Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer.
Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer.
Zip the Pinhead
Zip the Pinhead, real name William Henry Johnson, was an American freak show performer famous for his oddly tapered head.
Zip the Pinhead, real name William Henry Johnson, was an American freak show performer famous for his oddly tapered head.