List of jugglers

A juggler is a person who practices object manipulation for entertainment, sport or recreation. Famous professional jugglers have come from many countries and have performed their skills live in circuses, variety theatres, casinos, cruise ships, festivals, street venues and on television. The following is a list of jugglers who are notable for professional success as a performer, world records, official competition titles or the invention of patterns or tricks.

Australia

Space Cowboy

Austria

Christoph and Manuel Mitasch – as a duo, they hold multiple world records for numbers of clubs passed

Canada

Wilfred Dubois (b. 1892)^[1]

Czech Republic

Alan Šulc – holds multiple world records for numbers in bounce juggling

Germany

Francis Brunn – numerous appearances on stage and television
Lottie Brunn - Known as Fastest Female Juggler
Paul Cinquevalli
Thomas Dietz
Luca Pferdmenges – multiple Guinness World Record holder and TikTok personality

Hungary

Trixie – known as 'the first lady of juggling'. Appearance on stage and film.^[2]^[3]

Italy

Enrico Rastelli – a former holder of multiple world records.

Netherlands

Niels Duinker – comedy juggler and holder of multiple Guinness World Records

New Zealand

Mike the Juggler – Wellington busker

Russia (or the former USSR)

Vova and Olga Galchenko
Sergej Ignatov – former holder of various world records. Many appearances in circuses and on stage.^[4]

United Kingdom

Alex Barron – holds multiple world records for number of balls juggled
Sean Gandini – holds multiple world records for number of rings passed^[5]
Rod Laver – notable for ping pong ball juggling routine. Numerous appearances on stage and television worldwide.^[6]
Haggis and Charlie – juggling performers, teachers and authors. Appearances at festivals, stage and television.^[7]
Erwyd le Föl (real name Russel Erwood) – Originally from Bristol, UK, Erwyd is one of the world's few remaining official jesters and frequently uses juggling in his shows.^[8]

United States

Michael Davis – juggler and comedian who performed on multiple television shows during the 1980s
W.C. Fields – Actor and vaudeville performer^[9]
The Flying Karamazov Brothers – juggling and comedy troupe who have been performing since 1973
Jason Garfield – president of the World Juggling Federation
Anthony Gatto – holds various world records for numbers of balls juggled, considered by many to be the world's greatest juggler.^{[according to whom?]}
Michael Goudeau – former circus clown and frequent collaborator of Penn Jillette.
Ronald Graham - mathematician who published several papers on siteswapping, instructor who taught Steve Mills, and former president of the International Jugglers' Association.
Penn Jillette – half of the duo Penn & Teller, who incorporates juggling skills into their magic act.
Albert Lucas – holds certain world records for number of objects juggled. Club juggling trick 'Alberts' and by association 'Treblas' named after him.
Marcus Monroe – comedian and juggler, 2012 winner of the Andy Kaufman Award^[10]
Bobby May – Vaudeville performer
Steve Mills – inventor of the juggling pattern Mills Mess
Michael Moschen – popularised contact juggling in 1990s

References

^ Alvarez, Francisco. "Juggling – its history and greatest performers". Juggling.org. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ Nizer, Mark. "Trixie – The First Lady of Juggling". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^ "Trixie – Appearance in 'Broadway Melody' with Fred Astaire".
^ "Sergej Ignatov – Career compilation video".
^ Hewitt, Phil (June 13, 2018). "Gandini Juggling join Worthing's Summer of Circus!". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ Gardner, Lyn (March 26, 2014). "CircusFest: meet the jugglers taking the artform to dizzy heights". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Haggis and Chips – Appearance on 'New Faces' TV show".
^ "Bristol juggler to become North Wales town's first official jester in 700 years". Bristol Post. 2015-07-19. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "W.C. Fields – Plate and ball juggling in film 'Her Majesty Love'".
^ "Winners Hall of Fame". The Andy Kaufman Award. Retrieved 24 July 2015.