Achille Zavatta (1915–1993)
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
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
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
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.
Abbott & 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 & Hardy – comedy duo in film
Martin & 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) – An 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.
Bassie – clown on the Dutch "Bassie & Adriaan" television series, played by Bas van Toor
Benny Hill – The Benny Hill Show
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.
John Michael Howson – 'clown' from Adventure Island.
Loonette the Clown - main character of Canadian series The Big Comfy Couch.
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.
Homey the Clown – character from the In Living Color television program, whose famous catchphrase was "Homey don't play that (or dat)".
J.P. Patches – Seattle children's television mainstay for decades.
Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy
Milton Berle – Texaco Star Theater, Berle's Buick Hour
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
Paul Reubens – Pee-wee Herman, Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Pinky Lee – The Pinky Lee Show
Piñón Fijo – Argentine TV
Red Skelton – The Red Skelton Show
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
Zig and Zag (Australian performers)
Der Clown – German television
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 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
Dan "Sylvester the Jester" Sylvester – 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
Ekaterina Pirogovskaya – Russian Cirque du Soleil clown
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
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 & 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
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 Shneedles
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 – the antagonist of the manga and anime One Piece
Buttons the Clown – a central character from the 1952 film The Greatest Show on Earth, played by James Stewart
Calvero – famous clown character played Charlie Chaplin in the film Limelight
Captain Spaulding – from the horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects
Chuckles the Clown – Mary Tyler Moore Show background character who was trampled to death in an episode
Crackers the Clown, played by Peter Brocco – "bad-guy" clown in the Adventures of Superman episode titled "The Clown Who Cried".
Dodo Delwyn – once a famous Ziegfeld star, is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks in 1953 film The Clown; played by Red Skelton
Dr. Rockso - the Rock & Roll Clown from Metalocalypse
Fatso the Clown – clown statue in The 70s Show episode titled "Fun It"
Frenchy the Clown – character of the national lampoon comic Evil clown comics series.
The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top"
Harley Quinn – The Joker's partner in crime and girlfriend.
Gamzee Makara – clown-like Highblood Troll and one of the antagonists of the webcomic "Homestuck"
I Pagliacci, (The Clowns) – tragic opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo prominently features Arlecchino as a character
Jack – advertising icon for the fast food company, Jack in the Box
Jack Point – from the Judge Dredd Megazine's The Simping Detective series
Jojo – main character on the Disney Channel's Jojo's Circus
The Joker – supervillain often called the "Clown Prince of Crime" created by DC Comics
Kefka Palazzo – main antagonist of Final Fantasy VI
Koko the Clown – from Max Fleischer's Out of the Inkwell series of animated cartoons
Krusty the Clown – television clown on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons
Pennywise – clown monster in the Stephen King book It
Pierrot Bolneze – from Yakitate! Japan, clown, bread judge and master of ceremonies, he's also the crown prince of Monaco according to the series
Rajoo – circus clown and the central character in Raj Kapoor's film Mera Naam Joker
Rollo the Clown – played by William (Billy) Wayne, the "good-guy" clown in the Adventures of Superman episode titled "The Clown Who Cried".
Rollo the clown – from the 1991 film The Little Engine That Could, based on the children's book of the same name.
Ronald McDonald – McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain's advertising clown character, first portrayed by Willard Scott
Shakes the Clown – title character of the film of the same name
Sweet Tooth – sociopathic serial killer who is a primary protagonist/antagonist in theTwisted Metal franchise.
Violator – serial killer and one of the enemies from the Spawn franchise.
Vulgar the Clown – protagonist of the 2000 motion picture Vulgar
Wobble – roly-poly clown from the BBC children's TV show Playbus (later Playdays)
Yorick – court jester who featured as the subject of a lengthy soliloquy in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Stan – clown name of the character Louison in the 1991 French film Delicatessen.
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