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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

9.0 Excellent

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Dan Leno

Dan Leno was a celebrated British entertainer renowned for his comedic performances in music halls and pantomimes during...

Comedian British Victorian Pantomime

9.0 Excellent

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Little Tich

Little Tich was a British performer active in the late Victorian era. He gained recognition through his elaborate pantom...

British Victorian Pantomime Eccentric

9.0 Excellent

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Dan Rice

Dan Rice was an American circus clown active in the nineteenth century. He gained recognition through his whiteface perf...

American 19TH Century Political Satire Circus

8.9 Great

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Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom is a celebrated British entertainer known for his distinctive physical comedy and portrayal of the hapless...

20TH Century British Physical Comedy Film Comedian

8.9 Great

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George L. Fox

George L. Fox was an American stage performer active in the 19th century. He is notable for developing and popularizing...

Stage American 19TH Century Pantomime

8.8 Great

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Little Tich (Harry Relph)

Harry Relph, better known by his stage name Little Tich, was an English music hall performer and comedian active in the...

19TH Century Historical British Eccentric

8.8 Great

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Coco the Clown

Nicolai Poliakoff, known as Coco the Clown, was a prominent twentieth-century British circus performer. Born in Russia,...

20TH Century British Circus Whiteface

8.7 Great

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Marceline Orbes

Marceline Orbes was a Spanish clown and pantomime performer who achieved prominence in Europe and the United States duri...

Early 20TH Century Circus Whiteface Spanish American

8.6 Great

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Karandash

Karandash was the stage name of Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev, a Soviet and Russian circus clown whose career extended...

Russian 20TH Century Soviet Circus

8.6 Great

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Charly Cairoli

Charly Cairoli was an Italian-born British circus clown and musician associated for four decades with the Blackpool Towe...

Classic 20TH Century British Circus

8.6 Great

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Chocolat (Rafael Padilla)

Rafael Padilla, known by his stage name Chocolat, was a circus performer of Afro-Cuban descent who rose to prominence in...

19TH Century Historical Trailblazer French Circus

8.6 Great

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Coco the Clown (Nicolai Poliakoff)

Nicolai Poliakoff (1900–1974), known professionally as Coco the Clown, was a Latvian-born circus performer who became a...

Historical British Circus Russian Born

8.6 Great

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Footit

George Footit (1864-1921) was an English equestrian clown and acrobat who performed in the late 19th and early 20th cent...

Early 20TH Century Duo Circus Whiteface

8.5 Great

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George Footit

George Footit (1864–1921) was a British circus performer and clown known for his acrobatic and equestrian skills. He bec...

19TH Century Historical British French Circus

8.5 Great

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Felix Adler

Felix Adler was an American circus performer active in the early to mid-20th century, widely recognized by his professio...

American 20TH Century Circus Whiteface

8.4 Great

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Charlie Cairoli

Charlie Cairoli (1910–1980) was an Italian-born clown who achieved significant popularity in the British circus industry...

20TH Century Historical British Circus

8.4 Great

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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

8.3 Great

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Harry Payne

Harry Payne was a British circus and pantomime clown who rose to prominence during the Victorian era. Performing in the...

19TH Century Historical British Pantomime

7.5 Good

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Tom Matthews

Tom Matthews was a 19th-century British clown and pantomimist remembered as one of the principal successors to Joseph Gr...

19TH Century Historical British Pantomime

7.3 Good