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Schlitze “Schlitzie” Surtees (birth name unknown, possibly Simon Metz)
is one of the most famous ‘pinhead’ sideshow performers in history. Born with a condition known as microcephaly, which is a developmental disorder that causes the skull and brain to be undersized, he was severely mentally disable and was only four feet tall.
![]() Louise “The Leopard Girl” was also often referred to as the “White Negro” due to Vitiligo — a harmless skin disorder that effects the pigmentation of the skin Barbara Kettlebell, the 1920s strong woman |
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Grace McDaniels (March 17, 1888–March 14, 1958) was known as the "Mule-Faced Woman" |
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Rosa Lee Plemons |



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Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins |
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Fedor Adrianovich Jeftichew better known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy was a famous Russian sideshow performer who was brought to the United States of America by P.T. Barnum |

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Robert Melvin, The Man with Two Faces (afflicted with Neurofibromatosis) |

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Another capture of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man |
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Horace Leonard Ridler, The Great Omi or The Zebra Man |

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The conjoined sisters Rosa and Josepha Blažek were born in Skrejšov, Bohemia on January 20, 1878 |
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