List of clowns

Harlequin and Colombina by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Clowns are comical actors who can usually be characterized by grotesque appearances. This selection lists some of the most famous representatives.

Well-known clowns

Alfredo Smaldini (1919-2010)
Andreff (Jean Andreff; 1919–1976)
Annie Fratellini (1932–1997)
Ball-Ricco (R. Meininger; 1925–2009)
Bassie (Bas van Toor; 1935)
Beatocello ( Beat Richner ; 1947-2018)
Bello ( Bello Nock ; * 1968)
Bip ( Marcel Marceau ; 1923-2007)
Buffo ( Howard Buten ; * 1950)
Carequinha ( George Savalla Gomes ; 1915-2006)
Carl Godlewski (1862-1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)
Charlie Rivel (Josep Andreu i Lasserre; 1896–1983)
Clemil ( Clement de Wroblewsky ; * 1943)
Clown Ferdinand ( Jiří Vršťala ; 1920–1999)
Coco ( Michael Polakov ; * 1923)
David Larible (* 1957)
Dimitri (Jakob Dimitri; 1935-2016)
Eugen Rosai (1885–1956)
Francesco Caroli (1922-2004)
Frosty ( Glen Little ; * 1925)
Gaston ( Gaston Häni ; * 1951)
Gensi ( Fulgenci Mestres ; * 1965)
George Carl (1916-2000)
Grock (Adrian Wettach; 1880–1959)
Habakuk ( Arminio Rothstein ; 1927–1994)
Herman van Veen (born 1945)
Jango Edwards (born 1950)
Jean-Baptiste Auriol (1806-1881)
Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837)
Karandasch (Mikhail Nikolajewitsch Rumjanzew; 1901–1983)
Klinsch (Roy Martin; * 1974)
Leo Bassi (* 1952)
Lou Jacobs (1903-1992)
NUK (Georg Spillner; 1908–1998)
Oleg Popov (1930-2016)
Patch Adams (Hunter Adams; * 1945)
Peter Shub (born 1957)
Pic (Richard Hirzel; * 1949)
Pio Nock (1921–1998)
Poppo ( Siegfried Krische ; * 1963)
René Bazinet (* 1955), German-Canadian clown
Spidi (Peter Wetzel; 1966-2018)
Walter Galetti (* 1931)
Juri Nikulin (1921–1997)
Zippo ( Bernhard Paul ; * 1947)

Well-known female clowns

Antoschka (Jekaterina Moschajewa) (* 1954)
Gardi Hutter (born 1953)
Nola Rae
Purple Monti
Laura Herts
Pepa Plana

Well-known clown groups

Carlo e Albero Colombaioni
The Chicky's
Laurel and Hardy ( Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel )
Duo Grigorescu
Illi and Olli (Illi Szekers and Oliver Hauenstein)
Albert , François and Paul Fratellini

Fictional clown characters

Hans Schnier , protagonist from Heinrich Böll's Views of a Clown
Joker (cartoon character) in Batman ; a clown as a villain
Koko the clown , cartoon character by Max Fleischer
Krusty , clown from the animated series The Simpsons
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Pooter-the-Clown , a drunken birthday clown from the movie Alone With Uncle Buck .

Ronald McDonald , advertising character from McDonald’s

Web links

Commons : Clowns - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikiquote: Clown Quotes

Clowns worldwide