Famous Circuses and Circus Owners

Since the staging of the first modern circus in London on January 9, 1768 by Philip Astley, there have been many famous circuses; most of them known by the name of their principal owner. Some of the best-known are listed below.

• Adam Forepaugh
• Annie Fratellini
• Archaos
• The Bertram Mills Circus
• Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
• Big Apple Circus
• Chinese State Circus
• Chipperfield's Circus
• Circus Amok
• Circus Herman Renz (Dutch National)
• Circus Bassie & Adriaan
• Circus Joseph Ashton
• Circus Knie
• Circus of Pepin and Breschard
• Circus Oz
• Circus Royale
• Circus Smirkus
• Cirque du Soleil
• Cirque Eloize
• Dan Rice
• Eroni's circus
• Gerry Cottle's Circus
• Great American Royal Circus
• Great Royal Circus (India)
• Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
• Humboldt Circus
• Albert & Friends Instant Circus
• Jim Rose Circus
• Lennon Bros Circus
• Moscow State Circus
• NoFit State Circus
• P.T. Barnum
• Paul Binder
• Pickle Family Circus
• Ringling Brothers Circus
• Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
• The Royal London Circus
• Shrine Circus
• Silvers Circus
• Stardust Circus
• Tom Arnold
• UniverSoul Circus
• Webers Circus