Henry Alexander Cooper
Henry Alexander Cooper | |
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 Newman, c. 1880 | |
| Born | (1853-01-12)12 January 1853 Norton-on-Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 16 August 1899(1899-08-16) (aged 46) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Other names | The Yorkshire Giant |
| Occupation | Sideshow performer |
| Known for | Billed as the tallest man in the world. |
Henry Alexander Cooper (12 June 1853 – 16 August 1899) born in Norton-on-Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was a 19th-century celebrity billed by P. T. Barnum as The Tallest Man in the World.[1][2]
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External links
- Henry Alexander Cooper at Find a Grave
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P. T. Barnum
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Anna Haining Bates
- Eli Bowen
- Chang and Eng Bunker
- Cardiff Giant
- Circassian beauties
- Henry Alexander Cooper
- Captain George Costentenus
- Nala Damajanti
- John Diamond (dancer)
- Admiral Dot
- Colonel Routh Goshen
- Fiji mermaid
- Joice Heth
- Fedor Jeftichew
- Annie Jones (bearded woman)
- Hannah Battersby
- Jumbo
- William S. Hutchings
- Nellie Keeler
- Jenny Lind
- Count Primo Magri
- Master Juba
- Maximo and Bartola
- Millie and Christine McKoy
- Edmund Newell
- Commodore Nutt
- Isaac W. Sprague
- General Tom Thumb
- Charles B. Tripp
- Lavinia Warren
- Minnie Warren
- Wild Men of Borneo
- Zip the Pinhead
- Barnum (musical)
- The Mighty Barnum
- The Greatest Showman
- The Greatest Show on Earth
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