List of clowns

This is a list of notable clowns.

Circus-style 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

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 Flint Rasmussen – seven-time winner of Man in the Can award. Johnny Tatum – American rodeo clown Quail Dobbs – American rodeo clown Slim Pickens – American rodeo clown and film actor.

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. Jim Varney - Actor of Ernest P. Worrell

Television Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy Bassie – clown on the Dutch "Bassie & Adriaan" television series, played by Bas van Toor Benny Hill – The Benny Hill Show Milton Berle – Texaco Star Theater, Berle's Buick Hour Blinky the Clown – played by Russell Scott as the star of "Blinky's Fun Club" in Colorado, Denver. Bozo the Clown – franchised character played by many local television performers and on cartoons, based on the character created in 1946 by Alan W. Livingston for Capitol Records' record-reader series Bubbles the Clown – clown doll that appears on BBC test cards F, J & W. Charlie Chalk – main character of the British children's TV series of the same name. Clarabell the Clown – regular character from the Howdy Doody television program, originally played by Bob Keeshan of Captain Kangaroo fame. Der Clown - German TV clown Doink the Clown – gimmick used by several wrestlers in the 1990s. Doink began as a heel wrestler in the evil clown archetype, but later Doinks portrayed the character as a babyface who loved to entertain the children in the crowd. Dink the Clown – midget sidekick of Doink the Clown. Flunky the Clown – Character of comedy writer Jeff Martin on Late Night With David Letterman . Herman the Clown - main character of Finnish series Pelle Hermanni. Homey the Clown – character from the In Living Color television program, whose famous catchphrase was "Homey don't play that (or dat)". John Michael Howson – 'clown' from Adventure Island. Nasse Setä – Character of Finnish comedian Vesa-Matti Loiri Loonette the Clown - main character of Canadian series The Big Comfy Couch. Mr. Noodle – character created by Bill Irwin for the "Elmo's World" segment of Sesame Street Mr Tumble – character on Something Special, played by Justin Fletcher Patati Patatá – Brazilian TV J. P. Patches – Seattle children's television mainstay for decades. Paul Reubens – Pee-wee Herman, Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Peppi & Kokki - Two Dutch clowns who starred in their own children's TV series. Pinky Lee – The Pinky Lee Show Pipo de Clown – main character of the Dutch children's TV series of the same name. Piñón Fijo – Argentine TV Red Skelton – The Red Skelton Show Roberto Gómez Bolaños - Better known as Chespirito, he created and played El Chavo and El Chapulín Colorado Rowan Atkinson – Mr. Bean Jim Allen – Rusty Nails (1957–1972), Pacific Northwest children's television clown, and model (in part) for Matt Groening's "Krusty" character on the television program The Simpsons Sid Caesar – Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour Soupy Sales – The Soupy Sales Show Yucko the Clown – The Howard Stern Show, known for rude observations, obscenities and public intoxication Os Trapalhões - Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias, from the TV show of the same name. Zig and Zag (Australian performers)

Theatrical A. Robins – vaudeville's "The Banana Man" and "One Man Music Shop" Alan Clay – international clown teacher and performer; author of Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide Alex Tatarsky – American vaudeville-style bouffon performer based in New York and Philadelphia Alex the Jester – "King of Jesters," speaks a contemporary version of the medieval gibberish language Grammelot. Andy Kaufman – American comic and practitioner of anti-humor Avner Eisenberg – also known as Avner the Eccentric, a "Broadway" clown Bill Irwin – Tony Award-winning clown known for his new vaudeville-style performances Blue Man Group – trio of silent characters that perform covered in blue paint Clark and McCullough – Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough started as circus clowns and progressed to be stars of stage and screen Sylvester the Jester – The Human Cartoon Dario Fo – Capo Comicio, creator of "Mistero Buffo" and "Accidental Death of an Anarchist"; recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature; uses Arlecchino stage persona, political activist Ed Wynn – The Perfect Fool Eric Davis – Cirque du Soleil clown and creator of Red Bastard Geoff Hoyle – stage clown, started in the Pickle Family Circus with Bill Irwin and Larry Pisoni George Carl – longtime star of the Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris George Washington Lafayette Fox, American stage clown during the 19th century James and Jamesy, Canadian clown duo Jango Edwards – American clown and entertainer in the European cabaret tradition John Gilkey – Cirque du Soleil clown Joseph Grimaldi – credited with being "the first whiteface clown" — in an homage to Grimaldi, circus clowns began referring to themselves and each other as "Joey"s, and the term 'joey' is now a synonym for clown Marceline Orbes (1874–1927) – performed in Europe and for many years at the New York Hippodrome. Morro and Jasp – Canadian clown duo Mump and Smoot – Canadian "clowns of horror" Olsen and Johnson – stars of Broadway's Hellzapoppin''' Puddles Pity Party (Michael Geier) – American traditional popular singer and YouTube celebrity who performs as a whiteface clown. Billed as the "sad clown with the golden voice." Richard Pochinko – founder of "Canadian Clowning" style Richard Tarlton – actor and clown in the Elizabethan theatre in England Richard Usher – 19th-century clown, performed at Astley's Amphitheatre Robert Armin – actor and clown in Shakespeare's company Sergey Pavlov – Russian clown "LALALA", creator of "LALALA SHOW" Slava Polunin – Russian-born clown and creator of "Slava's Snowshow" Spike Jones and his City Slickers – American musical act featuring slapstick circus-style comedy Thomas Monckton – award-winning physical clown Tommy Cooper – British comedy magician W. C. Fields – vaudeville comedy star Will Kempe (fl. c 1589–1600) – actor dancer and clown who worked with Shakespeare; famously jigged his way from Norwich to London in 1600 Wolfe Bowart – stage clown touring internationally with his productions LaLaLuna and The ShneedlesFictional Adam the Clown – from the video game Dead Rising. Equipped with two chainsaws that he juggles, he is a boss in the game. Binky the Clown – from the Garfield comic by Jim Davis. Buggy the Clown – an antagonist of the manga One Piece Buttons the Clown – a central character from the 1952 film The Greatest Show on Earth, played by James Stewart Calvero – clown character played Charlie Chaplin in the film Limelight Captain Spaulding – from the horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects