List of clowns

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This is a list of notable clowns.

Circus-style
  • Angus Oblong – "Angus Oblong" from United States (1976–), creator of the animated series "The Oblongs", only appears as Angus Oblong
  • António Melo – Batatinha (literally Little Potato), from Portugal
  • Arthur Vercoe Pedlar – "Vercoe", an English clown
  • Barry Lubin – "Grandma", star clown of the Big Apple Circus
  • Bim Bom – clown duo of early 20th Century Russia
  • Carequinha – Brazilian clown and actor, born in a circus to a circus family Brazil
  • Cepillín – Mexican clown
  • Cha-U-Kao - French clown, performer at the Moulin Rouge
  • Charlie Cairoli – Italian-born British clown
  • Pinto Colvig - American clown who later became famous as the voice of Goofy.
  • Daniel Rice (1823–1901) – American clown of the 19th century and principal inspiration for Uncle Sam.
  • David Shiner – Tony Award-winning American born mime and circus clown who has appeared on Broadway and with several European circuses
  • Demetrius Nock – "Bello Nock," star clown in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
  • Dimitri – Swiss clown and mime
  • Emmett Kelly – American tramp clown
  • Ernie Burch – Blinko (c. 1944–1995), host of 1950s TV show. Ringling Bros. circus. The Greatest Show on Earth film. Named by Cecil B. DeMille
  • The Fratellini Family – family of French clowns
  • Fumagalli – European star clown, Big Apple Circus
  • George Carl – American clown who performed mainly in Europe.
  • Glen "Frosty" Little – America's last living Master Clown and longtime "Boss Clown" with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
  • Greg and Karen DeSanto – husband and wife clown/comedy team
  • Grock – Charles Adrien Wettach (1880–1959), Swiss clown
  • Joe Jackson Sr. and Jr. – tramp clown entree with a breakaway bicycle
  • Johann Ludwig Jacob Lou Jacobs (1903–1992) – American Master Clown. Credited with inventing the clown car gag.
  • John Wayne Gacy – "Pogo", a painter and serial killer
  • Josep Andreu i Lasserre – Charlie Rivel European clown
  • Jose de Jesus Medrano – Chuchin (1953–1984), Mexican clown and performance star
  • José Vega Santana – Remi (1958–) – "Puerto Rico's Greatest Clown"
  • Michael Halvarson – Swedish clown and star pickpocket entertainer who has appeared in Cirque du Soleil Kooza
  • Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev – Karandash (1901–1983), Soviet Clown and clowning teacher.
  • Nicolai Poliakoff – Coco the Clown longtime star clown of the Bertram Mills Circus
  • Oleg Popov (1930–2016), Russian clown, student of Karandash
  • Otto Griebling – (1896–1972), American Master Clown with the Cole Bros. and Ringling circuses
  • Paul Hunt – gymnast clown
  • Pierre Étaix (1928–2016), French clown, comedian and filmmaker
  • Reeve J. Porter (1989–Present), American clown, professional pagliacco and market joker
  • Roly Bain (1954 – 2016) English priest and clown who preached and performed as Holy Roly. He helped set up the organisation Holy Fools.
  • Sergey Pavlov – "Lalala", Russian clown, director and actor
  • Steve Smith – "T.J. Tatters", longtime director of Ringling Clown College
  • Tom Bolton – American clown and juggler living in Germany
  • Vicki Gabereau – Rosie Sunshine, ran as a candidate in the 1974 Toronto mayoral election
  • Yuri Nikulin – Russian clown and actor
  • Jack Perry and Doug McKenzie – Zig and Zag Australian television clowns

Rodeo

Film
  • Abbott and Costello (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897–1974; Louis Costello, 1906–1959) – American comedy duo specializing in the white clown (straight man)/red clown (comic) relationship
  • Ben Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) – cross-eyed comedian, best remembered for his work in silent films
  • Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) – "The Great Stoneface"
  • Charlie Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) – British born comedian. His principal character was "The Little Tramp"
  • Chester Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) – American comedian and actor
  • Harry Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) – American silent film comedian and mime
  • Jacques Tati (October 9, 1908 – November 5, 1982) – French comedian, mime and filmmaker; played the socially inept Monsieur Hulot
  • Keystone Cops – incompetent group of policemen created by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917
  • Laurel and Hardy – comedy duo in film
  • Martin and Lewis – American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin (as the "straight man") and comedian Jerry Lewis (as his stooge)
  • The Marx Brothers – team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television
  • Peter Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980) – English comedian and actor; played Inspector Clouseu
  • Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) – actor, was involved in the "Fatty Arbuckle scandal"
  • Shaggy 2 Dope – DJ of the Insane Clown Posse, Detroit-based hip-hop group with a fan army of "schizophrenic wizards" called the juggalos and star of underground film Big Money Hustlaz
  • Slim Pickens – rodeo clown and film actor
  • Snub Pollard (November 9, 1889 – January 19, 1962) – silent film comedian, popular in the 1920s
  • The Three Stooges – slapstick comedians
  • W.C. Fields (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) – American comedian and actor
  • Violent J – leader of the Insane Clown Posse, a Detroit-based hip-hop group and star of Big Money Hustlaz underground film.
  • John P. O’Hara - Big Ronnie, Star of Clownado movie, American actor

Television

Theatrical

Fictional

See also

References
  1. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm
  2. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mantovi_primaggio.htm
  3. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/steinigans_william.htm
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