Barnum (disambiguation) explained

P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) was an American businessman and circus founder.

Barnum may also refer to:

Places

United States

• Barnum, Iowa, a small city
• Barnum, Minnesota, a small city
• Barnum Township, Carlton County, Minnesota
• Barnum, Texas, an unincorporated community
• Barnum, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Barnum, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

People with the surname

• George S. Barnum (1819–1893), Wisconsin pioneer and state legislator
• Gertrude Barnum (1866–1948), American social worker and labor organizer
• H. B. Barnum (born 1936), American songwriter
• Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (born 1940), retired decorated US Marines officer and namesake of USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
• Henry A. Barnum (1833–1892), US Civil War general from New York
• Marcus H. Barnum (1834–1904), American politician

Other uses

• Barnum effect, a cognitive bias named after P. T. Barnum
• Barnum (musical), a Broadway musical based on P.T. Barnum's life
• Barnum's American Museum, New York City, US
• Barnum, the largest coprolite from a carnivore, located at the Poozeum

See also

• Barnham (disambiguation)