P. T. Barnum
1810–1891
American showman and businessman who co-founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) was a showman, born in Bethel, United States and died in Bridgeport, United States.
- Known as
- Showman
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1810, Bethel, United States
- Died
- 1891, Bridgeport, United States
Alive at the same time as P. T. Barnum
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- Victor Hugo 1802–1885, writer
- Thomas Cook 1808–1892, travel entrepreneur
- Franz Liszt 1811–1886, composer
- Alfred Krupp 1812–1887, industrialist
- Giuseppe Verdi 1813–1901, composer
- Otto von Bismarck 1815–1898, statesman
- Baháʼu'lláh 1817–1892, religious leader
- Frederick Douglass 1818–1895, abolitionist
- Louis Vuitton 1821–1892, trunk maker
- Levi Strauss 1829–1902, entrepreneur
- Gottlieb Daimler 1834–1900, automobile pioneer
Portrait: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain.
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