John Ringling
American businessman
Died when: 70 years 185 days (846 months)Star Sign: Gemini
John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who was the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus.
In addition to owning and managing many of the largest circuses in the United States, he was also a rancher, a real estate developer and art collector.
He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1987.
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