Showmen

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)

Tarrare (;  – 1798), sometimes spelt Tarar, was a French showman, soldier, and spy noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him and he was turned out of the family home as a teenager. He travelled around France in the company of a band of prostitutes and thieves before becoming the warm-up act for a travelling charlatan. In this act, he swallowed corks, stones, live animals, and a whole basketful of apples. He then took this act to Paris, where he worked as a street performer.

Naturalist and collector from England (1773-1849)

Scottish proponent of electrical cures and showman (1745-1794)