The International Circus Hall of Fame has enshrined some of the greatest circus performers, musicians, promoters, Press agents and show owners the world has ever known. New inductees are nominated, researched and voted upon to be honored during Circus Week in July.
Beginning in 1958 and continuing even today!
Find out who has been inducted into the Circus Hall of Fame
| Year | Name | Category | Country |
| 1958 | Lillian Leitzel | Aerialist | Germany |
| 1960 | W.C.Coup | Management | USA |
| 1960 | James A. Bailey | Clown/Management | USA |
| 1960 | Fred Bradna | Equestrian Director | Germany |
| 1960 | P.T. Barnum | Management | USA |
| 1961 | Bird Millman | High Wire | USA |
| 1961 | John W. Ricketts | Equestrian/Management | United Kingdom |
| 1961 | William “Cap” Curtis | Maintenance | USA |
| 1961 | Charlie M. Sparks | Management | USA |
| 1961 | The Ringling Brothers | Management | USA |
| 1961 | Alfredo Cadona | Flying Trapeze | Mexico |
| 1962 | Thomas Poole | Equestrian/Management | USA |
| 1962 | Philip Lailson | Equestrian/Management | France |
| 1962 | Clarke Family | Bareback Riders | USA |
| 1962 | Jacob Bates | Bareback Rider | United Kingdom |
| 1962 | Lucia Zora | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1962 | Roy T. McDonald | Clown | USA |
| 1962 | James Robinson | Management | USA |
| 1962 | Charles T. Hunt | Management | USA |
| 1962 | Dan Rice | Clown/Management | USA |
| 1963 | Irene Ledgette | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1963 | Roland Butler | Press Agent | USA |
| 1963 | Sig Sautelle | Management | USA |
| 1963 | Adam Forepaugh | Management | USA |
| 1963 | Antoinette Concello | Flying Trapeze | USA |
| 1963 | Henry B. Gentry | Management | USA |
| 1963 | May Wirth | Bareback Rider | Australia |
| 1963 | Victor Pepin | Equestrian/Management | USA |
| 1964 | Isaac Van Amburgh | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1964 | Philip Astley | Equestrian/Management | United Kingdom |
| 1965 | The Lindeman Brothers | Management | USA |
| 1965 | Dexter Fellows | Press Agent | USA |
| 1965 | Albert J. Powell | Aerialist/Contortionist | USA |
| 1965 | Oscar Lowande | Equestrian | USA |
| 1965 | Lalo Cadona | Flying Trapeze | Mexico |
| 1965 | Clyde Beatty | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1966 | Charles Siegrist | Equestrian/Flying Trapeze | USA |
| 1966 | Con Colleano | TightWire | Australia |
| 1966 | Orrin Davenport | Bareback Rider | USA |
| 1967 | Jorgen Christiansen | Equestrian | Denmark |
| 1967 | Ernestine Clarke | Bareback Rider | USA |
| 1967 | Matthew Buckley | Management | United Kingdom |
| 1968 | Ernest Millette | Flying Trapeze | Denmark |
| 1968 | William Heyer | Equestrian | Holland |
| 1968 | Elly Ardeltly | Aerialist | Russia |
| 1968 | “Poodles” Hanneford | Bareback Rider | United Kingdom |
| 1969 | Mabel Stark | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1969 | Rudy Rudynoff | Equestrian | Germany |
| 1969 | The Pallenbergs | Animal Trainers | Germany |
| 1969 | Edna Christenson | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1969 | Charles Bell | Clown | USA |
| 1969 | The Nelson Family | Acrobats | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Billy Smart | Management | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | The Reiffenach Sisters | Equestrians | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Mayme Ward | Flying Trapeze | USA |
| 1970 | Ira Millette | Balancing | USA |
| 1971 | Karl L. King | Musician | USA |
| 1972 | Jules Jacot | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1972 | Felix Adler | Clown | USA |
| 1972 | Pat Valdo | Clown & Management | Lebanon |
| 1972 | John Genter (Bonvaita) | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1972 | George A. Hamid, Sr. | Performer/Management | Lebanon |
| 1973 | Hans Jahn | Equilibrist | Germany |
| 1973 | Otto Griebling | Clown | Germany |
| 1973 | Damoo G. Dhotre | Cat Trainer | India |
| 1974 | “Buffalo Bill” Cody | Management & Cowboy | USA |
| 1974 | Karl King | Bandmaster | USA |
| 1974 | Arthur Konyot | Equestrian | Hungary |
| 1974 | Tom Mix | Management & Cowboy | USA |
| 1975 | Tosca Canestrelli | Bounding Rope | Italy |
| 1975 | Merle Evans | Bandmaster | USA |
| 1975 | The Zacchini Brothers | Daredevils | Italy |
| 1975 | Alfred Court | Animal Trainer | France |
| 1975 | Winnie Colleano | Solo Trapeze | Australia |
| 1977 | William P. Hall | Management | USA |
| 1977 | Charles Morczkowsky | Animal Trainer | Poland |
| 1977 | Massimiliano Truzzi | Juggler | Poland |
| 1977 | Floyd L. King | Management | USA |
| 1977 | George Hanneford, Sr. | Equestrian | United Kingdom |
| 1978 | Dorothy Herbert | Equestrian | USA |
| 1978 | Terrell Jacobs | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1978 | Justino Loyal | Bareback Rider | Italy |
| 1978 | Andres Atayde | Management | Mexico |
| 1979 | The Wallenda Troupe | High Wire | Germany |
| 1979 | Jack & Jake Mills | Management | Russia |
| 1979 | Stewart Craven | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 1979 | Janet May | Aerialist | USA |
| 1980 | Henrietta Kries | Aerialist | Germany |
| 1980 | Mollie Bailey | Management | USA |
| 1980 | The Holland Family | Equestrians | United Kingdom |
| 1980 | Mac MacDonald | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1981 | Albert Hodgini Troupe | Equestrians | United Kingdom |
| 1981 | “Cheerful” Gardner | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1981 | Roberto de Vasconcellos | Equestrian | Hungary |
| 1983 | Beverly Kelley | Press Agent | USA |
| 1986 | Hugo Schmitt | Elephant Trainer | Germany |
| 1986 | William B. (Bill) Woodcock, Sr. | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1986 | John Ringling North | Management | USA |
| 1986 | Jerry Mugivan | Management | USA |
| 1986 | Arthur “Hardtimes” Leonard | Maintenance | USA |
| 1986 | Charlie Rooney | Boss Hostler | USA |
| 1987 | Bette Leonard | Equestrian | USA |
| 1987 | Micky King | Aerialist | Canada |
| 1987 | Irvin Feld | Management | USA |
| 1987 | Bertram Mills | Management | USA |
| 1987 | Karl Ahnert | Maintenance | USA |
| 1987 | Cyrill Mills | Management | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | Harry L. Thomas | Equestrian Director | USA |
| 1988 | Ed Millette | Flying Trapeze | USA |
| 1988 | The Loretta Twins | Aerialists | USA |
| 1988 | Bert Bowers | Management | USA |
| 1988 | Ed Ballard | Management & Owner | USA |
| 1989 | Lou Jacobs | Clown | Germany |
| 1989 | Peggy MacDonald | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1989 | Jack Smith | Management | USA |
| 1989 | Noyelles Burkart | Management | USA |
| 1990 | Catherine Hanneford | Equestrianne | United Kingdom |
| 1990 | Pinito del Oro | Aerialist | Spain |
| 1990 | Cliff Vargas | Management | USA |
| 1990 | Ben Wallace | Management | USA |
| 1991 | Harold Alzana | High Wire | United Kingdom |
| 1991 | W.W. Wilno | Daredevil | Germany |
| 1991 | Jess Adkins | Management | USA |
| 1991 | Zack Terrell | Management | USA |
| 1992 | John August Strong | Management | USA |
| 1992 | James M. Cole | Management | USA |
| 1992 | Victor Julian Yelding | Animal Trainer | United Kingdom |
| 1992 | Felix Modesto Morales | High Wire | USA |
| 1993 | Reuben Frances Carl Castang | Animal Trainer | United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Charles Nock | Swaypole | Switzerland |
| 1993 | Benjamin C. Davenport | Management | USA |
| 1994 | Emmett Kelly | Clown | USA |
| 1994 | John Robinson | Management | USA |
| 1994 | Cristiani Troupe | Performers | Italy, USA |
| 1995 | Lotti Brunn | Juggler | Germany |
| 1995 | Walter L. Main | Management | USA |
| 1995 | Lewis Sells | Management | USA |
| 1996 | Albert Rix | Animal Trainer | Germany |
| 1996 | Robert “Smokey” Jones | Elephant Trainer | USA |
| 1996 | Jerome Medrano | Management | France |
| 1996 | Knie Family | Equestrians, Animal Trainers, Management | Switzerland |
| 1997 | Annie Oakley | Sharp Shooter | USA |
| 1997 | Dr. Charles W. Boas | Management | USA |
| 1997 | Thomas Taplin Cooke | Management | United Kingdom |
| 1999 | Gunther Gebel-Williams | Animal Trainer | Germany |
| 2000 | D.R. & Isla Miller | Management | USA |
| 2001 | Heinz “Charly” Baumann | Animal Trainer | Germany |
| 2001 | Elvin Bale | Daredevil | United Kingdom |
| 2001 | L. B. “Hoxie” Tucker | Management | USA |
| 2002 | Rudi & Suzie Lenz | Animal Trainers | Netherlands/UK |
| 2003 | William Woodcock, Jr. | Elephant Trainer/Historian | USA |
| 2003 | Hugo Zacchini | Daredevil | Italy |
| 2004 | Harold Ronk | Ringmaster | USA |
| 2004 | Albert Schumann | Equestrian/Management | Denmark |
| 2004 | Stephenson Family | Animal Trainers/Acrobats | United Kingdom |
| 2005 | Gerard Soules | Aerialist/Animal Trainer | Canada |
| 2005 | Edwin Trevor Bale | Animal Trainer | England |
| 2005 | John Milton Herriott | Animal Trainer | USA |
| 2005 | Miles White | Designer | USA |
| 2006 | Kenneth J. Feld | Management | USA |
| 2006 | Francis Brunn | Juggler | Germany |
| 2007 |
None selected
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| 2008 | Thomas “Tommy” Hanneford | Bareback Rider/Management | USA |
| 2008 | Unus (Franz Furtner) | Hand-Balancer | Austria |
| 2009 | Cecil B DeMille | Movie producer | USA |
| 2009 | Paul Binder | Juggler/Management | USA |
| 2010 | John Pugh | Management | USA |
| 2010 | Henry Ringling North | Management | USA |
| 2011 | Jack Ryan | Press Agent/Writer | USA |
| 2011 | Norman Barrett | Ringmaster | United Kingdom |
| 2012 | Charles Coronas | High Wire | Czechoslovkia |
| 2012 | Mathis Coronas | High Wire | Czechoslovkia |
| 2012 | Freddie Freeman | Clown | United Kingdom |
| 2013 | Jacqueline N. Zerbini | Aerialist/Animal Trainer | France |
| 2014 | Terry Cavaretta | Aerialist | USA |
| 2014 | Yasmine Smart | Equestrian, Ringmistress | United Kingdom |
| 2015 | Maria Campos Papadopoulos (aka Miss Mara) |
Aerialist | Spain |
| 2015 | Gertrude “Struppi” Hanneford | Aerialist, High Wire Artist, Animal Trainer, Circus Owner | Germany |
| 2016 | Barry Lubin | Clown | USA |
