juggler Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object ...

is a person who practices

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for entertainment, sport or recreation. Famous professional jugglers have come from many countries and have performed their skills live in

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es, variety theatres, casinos, cruise ships, festivals, street venues and on television. This list shows notable jugglers for reasons of success as a professional performer,

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, official competition winner or inventor of patterns or tricks.

Australia

* Space Cowboy

Austria

* Christoph and Manuel Mitasch - hold multiple club passing numbers juggling world records

Canada

*Wilfred Dubois (b. 1892)

Czech Republic

* Alan Šulc - holds multiple bounce numbers juggling world records

Germany

Francis Brunn Francis Brunn (15 November 1922 in Aschaffenburg, Germany – 28 May 2004 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) was a German juggler. Brunn took up juggling in 1939, joining a traveling show that played all over Europe. He moved to America to join the Rin ...

- numerous appearances on stage and television. * * Paul Cinquevalli * Thomas Dietz * * Luca Pferdmenges - multiple Guinness world record holder and

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personality

Hungary

* Trixie - known as 'the first lady of juggling'. Appearance on stage and film.

Italy

Enrico Rastelli Enrico Rastelli (19 December 1896 – 13 December 1931) was an Italian juggler, acrobat and performer. Biography Rastelli was born in Samara, Russia into a circus family. Both his parents were performers and it did not take long before the you ...

- a former holder of multiple world records.

Netherlands

* Niels Duinker - comedy juggler and holder of multiple Guinness World Records.

Russia (or the former USSR)

* Vova and Olga Galchenko * Sergej Ignatov - former holder of various world records. Many appearances in circuses and on stage.

United Kingdom

* Alex Barron - holds multiple ball numbers juggling world records *Sean Gandini - holds multiple ring passing numbers juggling world records *Rod Laver - notable for ping pong ball juggling routine. Numerous appearances on stage and television worldwide. *Haggis and Charlie - juggling performers, teachers and authors. Appearances at festivals, stage and television.

United States

W.C. Fields WC or wc may refer to: * Water closet or flush toilet Arts and entertainment * ''W.C.'' (film), an Irish feature film * WC (band), a Polish punk rock band * WC (rapper), a rapper from Los Angeles, California * Westside Connection, former h ...

- Actor and vaudeville performer. *

The Flying Karamazov Brothers The Flying Karamazov Brothers (FKB) are a juggling and comedy troupe that has been performing since 1973. They learned their trade busking as street artists starting in Santa Cruz, California, eventually going on to perform nationally and internat ...

- juggling and comedy troupe who have been performing since 1973. *

Jason Garfield Jason Garfield (born August 9, 1974) is a juggler and entertainer from Norfolk, Connecticut, United States. He is the founder and president of the World Juggling Federation (WJF). Sport Juggling, TV & Event Production Jason Garfield has been produ ...

- president of the World Juggling Federation *

Anthony Gatto Anthony Gatto (born Anthony Commarota on April 14, 1973) is an American juggler who holds several juggling world records. He began performing in Las Vegas at the age of ten. Early years Born in ManhattanGatto, From Vaudeville Acro-Cat to the K ...

- holds various number juggling world records, considered by many to be the world's greatest juggler. *

Michael Goudeau Michael Carey Goudeau (born May 11, 1959) is a juggler and an ex-circus clown who graduated from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He is a writer and was an executive producer for the Showtime series '' Penn & Teller: Bullsh ...

- ex-circus clown and frequent collaborator of Penn Jillette. *

Penn Jillette Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured i ...

- half of the duo Penn & Teller, who incorporates his juggling skills into their magic act. * Albert Lucas - holds some number juggling world records. Club juggling trick 'Alberts' and by association 'Treblas' named after him. *

Marcus Monroe Marcus Monroe (born May 2, 1985) is an actor/juggler/TV personality currently living in New York City. Marcus was born in 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He moved to New York in 2004 to pursue a career in entertainment. Marcus has appeared on ...

- Comedian and Juggler, Winner of the Andy Kaufman Award *

Bobby May Bobby May (born Ludwig Theodore Mayer, February 20, 1907–November 7, 1981) was a vaudeville-era juggler. He is considered one of the best American jugglers. Biography Bobby May was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Bobby May performed his first pro ...

- vaudeville performer * Steve Mills - inventor of the juggling pattern

Mills Mess In toss juggling, Mills' Mess is a popular juggling pattern, typically performed with three balls although the props used and the number of objects can be different. The pattern was invented by and named after Steve Mills. It is a well-known tr ...

* Michael Moschen - popularised

contact juggling Contact juggling is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in contact with the body. Although often used in conjunction with "toss juggling", it differs in that it involves the rolling of one or mo ...

in 1990s