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P. T. Barnum

American showman who co-founded the world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus

Did you know?He did not enter the circus business until he was sixty years old, having previously worked as a shopkeeper and newspaper publisher.

Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with James Anthony Bailey.

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Age at death: 80
Years since death: 135

Born: July 5, 1810 · Bethel, United States
Died: April 7, 1891
Cause of death: Stroke
Nationality: American
Known for: Politics, Business, Literature

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Father: Philo Barnum
Mother: Irene Taylor
Spouses: Charity Hallett, Nancy Fish

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Anti-apartheid revolutionary who spent 27 years in prison and became South Africa's first Black president.

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