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Enrico Rastelli

Italian juggler and clown Enrico Rastelli (1896–1931) is widely regarded as one of the greatest jugglers in history, ren...

Italian Historical Early 20TH Century Circus

9.28 Excellent

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Charlie Rivel (Josep Andreu Lasserre)

Born Josep Andreu Lasserre, Charlie Rivel was a Spanish clown whose work brought him international recognition across Eu...

Spanish 20TH Century Historical Circus

9.18 Excellent

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Karandash (Mikhail Rumyantsev)

Under the stage name Karandash, Mikhail Rumyantsev became an influential figure in Soviet circus clowning, with a career...

20TH Century Historical Soviet Circus

9.05 Excellent

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Grock

Under the stage name Grock, Swiss performer Charles Adrien Wettach developed a musical clown act that became widely know...

Swiss European Early 20TH Century Eccentric

8.97 Great

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Lou Jacobs

Lou Jacobs was an American circus clown who performed with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey for sixty years. He is not...

American 20TH Century Circus Auguste

8.37 Great

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Tom Belling

Tom Belling was a German circus performer active in the 1880s. He developed a style of clowning characterized by deliber...

German 19TH Century Pioneer Circus

8.23 Great

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Tweedy the Clown (Clive Webb)

Clive Webb, known professionally as Tweedy, is a British contemporary circus clown recognized for his work in the United...

Contemporary UK British Circus

8.12 Great

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Achille Zavatta

Achille Zavatta was a French circus performer and actor renowned for his work as an Auguste clown. Born in 1915 to a fam...

French 20TH Century Veteran Circus

7.96 Good

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Barry Lubin

Barry Lubin is an American circus performer and clown who is best known for his character "Grandma the Clown." He gained...

American Contemporary Auguste Big Apple Circus

7.73 Good

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Antonet

Antonet was a prominent French circus clown who gained significant popularity in Europe during the early 20th century as...

Italian European Early 20TH Century Circus

7.64 Good

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Gardi Hutter

Gardi Hutter is a Swiss actress and cabaret performer born in 1953, widely recognized for her contributions to the art o...

Swiss Contemporary European Physical Theater

7.64 Good

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Pep Bou

Pep Bou is a Catalan theater artist and performer known for creating stage productions centered on soap bubbles. His per...

Contemporary European Catalan Bubbles

7.54 Good

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Bello Nock

Bello Nock is an American circus performer and comedic daredevil, widely recognized by his distinctive tall, flat-topped...

American Contemporary Daredevil Circus

7.45 Good

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Tortell Poltrona

Tortell Poltrona, born Jaume Mateu Bullich, is a prominent contemporary clown from Catalonia, Spain. In 1993, he founded...

Contemporary European Catalan Circus

7.27 Good

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Zippo the Clown (Martin Burton)

Martin Burton, known by his stage name Zippo the Clown, is a British circus performer who founded Zippos Circus in 1986....

Contemporary UK British Circus

7.24 Good

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Peggy Williams

Peggy Williams is an American clown who became the first female graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown...

American Contemporary Circus Female Clown

7.18 Good

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Johnny Peers

Johnny Peers is an American clown and animal trainer famous for creating the Muttville Comix, a celebrated slapstick dog...

American Contemporary Comedy Circus

7.08 Good

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Rhum

Rhum, born Georges Saugnard, was a highly popular French circus clown who achieved significant fame in the mid-20th cent...

Classic Early 20TH Century Circus Italian French

6.99 Fair

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Greg DeSanto

Greg DeSanto is an American professional clown and circus performer who worked for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ci...

American Contemporary Circus Ringling Bros

6.72 Fair

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Victor Fratellini

Victor Fratellini was a French circus performer from the Fratellini family, a clowning dynasty of Italian origin. He wor...

French Early 20TH Century Circus Auguste

6.62 Fair