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Henry Wilson
Henry Lemoine, 18th century London hack-writer and publisher
Berholde, a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy
Jimmy Gordon, an eccentric character of Cambridge, 1762-1825
Chevalier d'Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810
Peter Williamson or Indian Peter, 18th century showman
Itinerant cake-seller with baskets of cakes, 18th century
George Romondo, an eccentric mimic, 18th century
Francis Trovillou, the Horned Man, 16th century
Sir Harry Dimsdale, foolish muffin seller, 1807
George Morland, the celebrated painter, 1763-1804
Thomas Laugher, commonly called Old Tommy, 1700-1812
Eve Flegen, the Maiden of Meurs, 17th century
Matthias Buchinger, German artist and performer, 1674-1722
Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century
John Broughton, famous 18th century boxer
Thomas Hills Everett, the enormous baby, 18th century
Joseph Clark, famous contortionist in London, 17th century
Elizabeth Woodcock, who was buried in snow nearly 8 days
Henry Constantine Jennings, eccentric antiquarian, 1731-1818
Miss Hawtin, born without arms, 18th century
Margaret McAvoy, an extraordinary blind girl, 1800-1820
John Elwes, the Remarkable Miser, 18th century
Matthew Lovat, crucified himself at Venice, July 1805
Elizabeth Brownrigg, executed for cruelty and murder
Thomas Parr, famous aged man of Shrophire, 1483-1635
Foster Powell, the astonishing 18th century pedestrian
Thomas Cooke, famous 18th century miser with his wife
Daniel Lambert, famous obese man, 1770-1809
Miss Sarah Whitehead, the Bank Nun
Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761
Old Boots, boot-cleaner of Ripon, Yorkshire, 1692-1762
Henry Jenkins, who lived to the amazing age of 169 years
Madame Teresia, the Corsican Fairy, 1743-1790
John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter
Thomas Hudson, 18th century London vagabond
Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller, 1719-1783
Joanna Southcott, religious fanatic and prophetess
Portrait of Toby, a famous Regency London beggar
Thomas Britton, the musical small coal-man, 1644-1714
Sam House, the Patriotic Publican or Liberty Boy, died 1785
Floram Marchand, the Water Spouter. 17th century
Jacob Hall, famous Restoration tight-rope performer
Barbara Urslerin, the hairy-faced woman, 17th century
John Valerius, born without hands or arms, 18th century
Portrait of Elias Hoyle, aged 113
Miss Harvey, the Beautiful Albiness, Regency era
Nathaniel Bentley, the well-known Dirty Dick, 1735-1809
Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars, 18th century
Rhynwick Williams, the London Monster, 1790
The Pig-Faced Lady, famous in London circa 1815
Chevalier Desseasau, remarkable for his vanity, died 1775
Peter the Wild Boy, famous German feral child, 18th century
Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf and his wife
Baron d'Aguilar of Starvation Farm, 18th century
Matthew Robinson Morris, 2nd Baron Rokeby, 1712-1800
Jeffery Dunstan, Mayor of Garratt, 1759-1797
Francesco Battalia, the Stone Eater, 17th century
Stowlangtoft Hall, Suffolk, England
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