Ringmasters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
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| Year | Edition | Unit | Ringmaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1st | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1872 | 2nd | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1873 | 3rd | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1874 | 4th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1875 | 5th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1876 | 6th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1877 | 7th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1878 | 8th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello |
| 1879 | 9th | P.T. Barnum | James Cook |
| 1880 | 10th | P.T. Barnum | James Cook |
| 1881 | 11th | P.T. Barnum | James Cook |
| 1882 | 12th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| 1883 | 13th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| 1884 | 14th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1885 | 15th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1886 | 16th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1887 | 17th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1888 | 18th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1889 | 19th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1890 | 20th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1891 | 21st | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1892 | 22nd | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1893 | 23rd | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1894 | 24th | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1895 | 25th | Barnum & Bailey | John O'Brien |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1896 | 26th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1897 | 27th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1898 | 28th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1899 | 29th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1900 | 30th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1901 | 31st | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1902 | 32nd | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1903 | 33rd | Barnum & Bailey | Frank Melville |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1904 | 34th | Barnum & Bailey | Frank Melville |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1905 | 35th | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1906 | 36th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1907 | 37th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1908 | 38th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1909 | 39th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1910 | 40th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp |
| Ringling Bros. | William Gorman | ||
| 1911 | 41st | Barnum & Bailey | William Gorman |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1912 | 42nd | Barnum & Bailey | William Gorman |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1913 | 43rd | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1914 | 44th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1915 | 45th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | ||
| 1916 | 46th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | John Agee | ||
| 1917 | 47th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | John Agee | ||
| 1918 | 48th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna |
| Ringling Bros. | John Agee | ||
| 1919 | 49th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1920 | 50th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1921 | 51st | Fred Bradna | |
| 1922 | 52nd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1923 | 53rd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1924 | 54th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1925 | 55th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1926 | 56th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1927 | 57th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1928 | 58th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1929 | 59th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1930 | 60th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1931 | 61st | Fred Bradna | |
| 1932 | 62nd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1933 | 63rd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1934 | 64th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1935 | 65th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1936 | 66th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1937 | 67th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1938 | 68th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1939 | 69th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1940 | 70th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1941 | 71st | Fred Bradna | |
| 1942 | 72nd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1943 | 73rd | Fred Bradna | |
| 1944 | 74th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1945 | 75th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1946 | 76th | Fred Bradna | |
| 1947 | 77th | Arthur Springer | |
| 1948 | 78th | Arthur Springer | |
| 1949 | 79th | Harry Thomas | |
| 1950 | 80th | David Murphy | |
| 1951 | 81st | Count Nicholas | |
| 1952 | 82nd | Count Nicholas | |
| 1953 | 83rd | Count Nicholas | |
| 1954 | 84th | Count Nicholas | |
| 1955 | 85th | Count Nicholas | |
| 1956 | 86th | Preston Lambert | |
| 1957 | 87th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1958 | 88th | Don Forbes | |
| 1959 | 89th | George Michel | |
| 1960 | 90th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1961 | 91st | Harold Ronk | |
| 1962 | 92nd | Harold Ronk | |
| 1963 | 93rd | Harold Ronk | |
| 1964 | 94th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1965 | 95th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1966 | 96th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1967 | 97th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1968 | 98th | Harold Ronk | |
| 1969 | 98th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 99th | Red | Bob Welz | |
| 1970 | 100th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 99th | Red | Bob Welz | |
| 1971 | 100th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 101st | Red | Bob Welz | |
| 1972 | 102nd | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 101st | Red | Bob Welz | |
| 1973 | 102nd | Blue | Tim Holst |
| 103rd | Red | Bob Welz | |
| 1974 | 104th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 103rd | Red | Tim Holst | |
| 1975 | 104th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 105th | Red | Tim Holst | |
| 1976 | 106th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 105th | Red | Tim Holst | |
| 1977 | 106th | Blue | Bill Witter |
| 107th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1978 | 108th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 107th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1979 | 108th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 109th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1980 | 110th | Blue | Harold Ronk |
| 109th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1981 | 110th | Blue | Lawrence Kelly |
| 111th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1982 | 112th | Blue | Dinny McGuire |
| 111th | Red | Kit Haskett | |
| 1983 | 112th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 113th | Red | Dinny McGuire | |
| 1984 | 114th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 113th | Red | Dinny McGuire | |
| 1985 | 114th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 115th | Red | Dinny McGuire | |
| 1986 | 116th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 115th | Red | Kristopher Antekeier | |
| 1987 | 116th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 117th | Red | Kristopher Antekeier | |
| 1988 | 118th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 117th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1989 | 118th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 119th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1990 | 120th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 119th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1991 | 120th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 121st | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1992 | 122nd | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 121st | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1993 | 122nd | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 123rd | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1994 | 124th | Blue | Jim Ragona |
| 123rd | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1995 | 124th | Blue | Dinny McGuire |
| 125th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1996 | 126th | Blue | Dinny McGuire |
| 125th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1997 | 126th | Blue | Dinny McGuire |
| 127th | Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |
| 1998 | 128th | Blue | Jim Ragona
First Latin Ring Master Spanish Shows Roberto Miquel |
| 127th | Red | Robert Tully
Roberto Miquel |
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| 1999 | 128th | Blue | Jim Ragona/David Alan Marshall
Roberto Miquel |
| 129th | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto MIquel |
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| 2000 | 130th | Blue | Michael James McGowan
Roberto Miquel |
| 129th | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2001 | 130th | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
| 131st | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2002 | 132nd | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
| 131st | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2003 | 132nd | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
| 133rd | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2004 | 134th | Blue | Kevin Venardos |
| 133rd | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2005 | 134th | Blue | Kevin Venardos |
| 135th | Red | Tyron McFarlan | |
| 2006 | 136th | Blue | Chuck Wagner |
| 135th | Red | Tyron McFarlan |
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ In 1907, the Ringling Brothers bought the Barnum & Bailey circus, but continued to operate the two circuses separately.
- ↑ In 1919, the circuses were combined to form a single circus.
- ↑ In 1969, the circuses were split into two units that tour eleven months every year for two years. The Blue unit has the even-numbered editions and the Red unit has the odd-numbered editions.
