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Circus people are people who owned or were employed by a travelling circus, including performers suchs clowns, acrobats, animal trainers, musicians, and other stunt-oriented artists, as well as circus hands, managers, and accountants.

List of notable circus people

Owners

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American circus owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus
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American circus owner
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American circus owner of the Ringling Brothers Circus

Sideshow performers

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American sideshow performer, known for her immense weight
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American sideshow performer, known for his short stature
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American sideshow performer, known for his deforming condition of ectrodactyly, in which the fingers and toes are fused together to form claw-like extremities

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