P. T. Barnum

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businessperson entertainer human politician showman

P. T. Barnum was a 19th-century American showman, businessman, and entertainer best known for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus and popularizing modern mass entertainment and spectacle.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
American showman P. T. Barnum	1
P. T. Barnum and his family	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson ⓘ entertainer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ showman ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
coFounded	Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1810-07-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1891-04-07 ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
familyName	Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	circus management ⓘ entertainment industry ⓘ museum exhibition ⓘ
founded	Barnum's American Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ P. T. Barnum's Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Phineas Taylor Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ
givenName	Phineas NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldPosition	Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
knownFor	American Museum in New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ popularizing mass entertainment and spectacle ⓘ
marriageEndTimeWithCharityHallett	1873 ⓘ
marriageStartTimeWithCharityHallett	1829 ⓘ
marriageStartTimeWithNancyFish	1874 ⓘ
middleName	Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	The Prince of Humbugs NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	innovative advertising and publicity stunts ⓘ
notableWork	The Life of P. T. Barnum, Written by Himself NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ businessperson ⓘ entertainer ⓘ impresario ⓘ politician ⓘ showman ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Bethel, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalParty	Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeldEndTime	1876 ⓘ
positionHeldStartTime	1875 ⓘ
promoted	Fiji mermaid hoax NERFINISHED ⓘ General Tom Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Lind NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Universalism ⓘ
residence	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Charity Hallett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedMotto	There’s a sucker born every minute (attributed) ⓘ

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Elisha Bliss Jr. → notableAuthorPublished → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

Barnum (1980 Broadway production) → character → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus → foundedBy → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

P.T. Barnum’s Iranistan (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → owner → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

P.T. Barnum’s Iranistan (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → commissionedBy → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

P.T. Barnum’s Iranistan (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → builtFor → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

this entity surface form: P. T. Barnum and his family

P.T. Barnum’s Iranistan (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → associatedWith → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

this entity surface form: American showman P. T. Barnum

The Mighty Barnum → about → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

The Mighty Barnum → hasMainCharacter → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

The Mighty Barnum → portrays → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

The Greatest Showman → inspiredBy → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

The Greatest Showman → portrays → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

The Greatest Showman → leadCharacter → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

Barnum → mainSubject → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

Anne Wheeler → associatedWith → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

P. T. Barnum statue (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → mainSubject → P. T. Barnum ⓘ

P. T. Barnum statue (Bridgeport, Connecticut) → depicts → P. T. Barnum ⓘ