Circus

Discover a captivating world of renowned entertainers and trailblazers in the captivating realm of the circus. Explore the lives and legacies of legendary performers, acrobats, clowns, and ringmasters who graced the grandest stages and ignited audiences with their unparalleled skills and charismatic presence.

American clown and showman

Vyacheslav Polunin

Clown-mime (Asisyai from 'Litsedeev')

Swiss musical clown

Joseph Grimaldi

English clown and mime, <the greatest clown in history>

American magician, comedian and writer

David Copperfield

Circus performer

Trainer, circus performer

Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin

French magician

Illusionist, honored artist, circus veteran

Russian animal trainer and circus performer

Nikolay Shulgin

Vladimir Deryabkin

Clown, trainer, poet, writer, bard

Alibek Kantemirov

Circus performer

British entertainer, illusionist and professional regurgitator

Professional doctor, clown and social innovator.

American magician

Arthur Kurzweil

American writer, editor, publisher, educator and illusionist.

The famous clown

English illusionist

Howard Thurston

Famous magician, talented magician and wizard

William Ellsworth Robinson

American illusionist

American illusionist and inventor

Vladimir Komarov

Ukrainian comedian, actor, former member of the comedy troupe "Maski".

Famous American illusionist

Nataliya Durova

Israeli illusionist

Famous pianist, jazzman

Marina Mayatska

Mikhail Bagdasarov

Famous Soviet and Russian circus artist - trainer of predatory animals, People's Artist of Russia

Canadian illusionist, specialist in soap bubbles.

A circus and fairground performer who vomited what he had swallowed.

Famous American clown

Canadian-American illusionist and skeptic

Dmitriy Alperov

Russian Soviet circus artist, clown

Oleg Gerasimenko

Konstantin Gerasimenko

Circus performer, carpet performer

American magician, actor and producer

American magician, comedian, illusionist, juggler, musician and writer

Floyd Creekmore

Nicolas Luisetti and John Pful Olhaberry

Chilean illusionists and magicians

Vitaliy Lazarenko

Circus performer, satirical clown, acrobat-jumper.

Margarita Nazarova