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Joseph Merrick

1862 - 1890

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Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English man known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "The Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, after meeting the surgeon Sir Frederick Treves. Despite his challenges, Merrick created detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings, and became well known in London society. Merrick was born in Leicester and began to develop abnormally before the age of five. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Merrick is the 18th most popular celebrity (down from 17th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Celebrity.

Joseph Merrick, also known as "The Elephant Man," was born in 1862 and died in 1890. He was born with a rare genetic condition called Proteus Syndrome. This condition caused him to have a severely deformed body and a large, lumpy head. He was exhibited as a human curiosity in freak shows across England and Europe.

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Among celebrities, Joseph Merrick ranks 18 out of 265. Before him are Millvina Dean, Buffalo Bill, Jon Brower Minnoch, Blanche Monnier, Don King, and Geli Raubal. After him are Tollund Man, Roy Sullivan, Empress Michiko, Monica Lewinsky, Anna Anderson, and Rosalia Lombardo.

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Among people born in 1862, Joseph Merrick ranks 13. Before him are Allvar Gullstrand, William Henry Bragg, Hilma af Klint, O. Henry, Aristide Briand, and Arthur Schnitzler. After him are Niko Pirosmani, Pyotr Stolypin, Victoria of Baden, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Emilio Salgari, and Helene Schjerfbeck. Among people deceased in 1890, Joseph Merrick ranks 10. Before him are Sitting Bull, César Franck, Amadeo I of Spain, William III of the Netherlands, Gyula Andrássy, and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. After him are Carl Bloch, Henri Nestlé, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Richard Francis Burton, William Kemmler, and Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Merrick ranks 462 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Grant (1960), George Porter (1920), Nigel Mansell (1953), Richard Cromwell (1626), James Fox (1939), and William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146). After him are Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Joan Clarke (1917), Ken Miles (1918), Llywelyn the Great (1173), George Shaw (1751), and G. K. Chesterton (1874).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United Kingdom

Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Joseph Merrick ranks 3. Before him are Mary Mallon (1869), and Millvina Dean (1912). After him are Albert Pierrepoint (1905), Mary Ann Bevan (1874), Alice Keppel (1868), Daisy, Princess of Pless (1873), Christine Keeler (1942), Jane Morris (1839), Louise Brown (1978), Rosemarie Frankland (1943), and Brooklyn Beckham (1999).

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