•
Lulu Adams - early 20th century British female clown •
Albert Alter - American clown • António Branco –
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 Bell – American clown,
Ringling Bros. circus •
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 •
Frankie Saluto – American clown,
Ringling Bros. circus • The
Fratellini Family – family of French clowns •
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. •
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 with clowns Charlie Frye and
Skeeter Reece in 1980 •
Paul Hunt – gymnast clown •
Pierre Étaix (1928–2016), French clown, comedian and filmmaker •
Pogo the Clown - American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who volunteered as a clown at hospitals •
Rafael Padilla – Cuban-born clown, performing in France as "Chocolat" •
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 •
Skeeter Reece – American clown •
Steve Smith – "T.J. Tatters", longtime director of Ringling
Clown College •
Tiririca - Brazilian clown who started his career in the circus, later becoming a singer, gaining fame on TV and becoming a politician •
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==