Albert Fratellini

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

Fangoria's Scream Greats #57

The Chiodo Brothers

George L. Fox (1825-1877)

America's first whiteface clown.

 Famous for his character, Humpty Dumpty, which he created in 1867.

He was known for his pantomime slapstick and topical satire.

During his 1,128th performance as Humpty Dumpty , Fox had to be removed from the stage at Richmond, Indiana's Phillips Opera House. He was put in an insane asylum and ultimately died of poisoning from his lead based white make-up.

It wasn't until 1920 that Max Factor came out with a lead-free 'Safety Clown White'.

Grock
Charles Adrien Wettach  

(1880-1959)

Swiss clown whose blunders with the piano and the violin became proverbial.

  He was the son of a watchmaker and began his performance career by partnering with his father in a cabaret act. He then became an amateur acrobat and was allowed to spend each summer with a circus, where he performed first as a tumbler and then as a violinist, pianist, and xylophonist. He became the partner of a clown named Brick and changed his name to Grock in 1903. Together they appeared in France,North Africa, and South America. When Brick married, Grock joined the celebrated clown Antonet (Umberto Guillaume). At Berlin, appearing on a stage instead of in an arena, they failed at first; but, by mastering the stage technique, they obtained a London engagement in 1911. Two years later Grock perfected those adventures of a simpleton among musical instruments that made many a European audience laugh—for instance, at his wonder as to where the strings had gone when he held his fiddle the wrong side up.

-Encyclopedia Britannica

Francois Fratellini (1879-1951)

The 'poetic clown'.Postcard photo by Studio V. Henry.

Francois Fratellini was a member of the famous French/Italian circus family, The Fratellini Family, who performed in the late 1900s and 1920s. After appearing at the Circus Medrano in Paris, France, after World War I, they became so successful that it sparked a strong resurgence of interest in the circus. By 1923, the Fratellini brothers had become the darlings of the Parisian intellectuals. They were lauded in print and worshiped by adoring fans who would show up at the circus just in time for the Fratellini entree.He also appeared in the 1923 film The Clairvoyant with Sarah Bernhardt.

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
Lon Chaney

Emmett Kelly as the clown "Weary Willie", which he based on the hobos of the Depression era.

Josep Andreu i Lasserre (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as Charlie Rivel, the clown.

Lon Chaney
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

Bozo the Clown