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The Mighty Atom

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Joseph Greenstein, better known as The Mighty Atom, was a strongman from Poland born in 1893. He weighed only 4 pounds at birth, born prematurely with additional health issues which made doctors believe he won’t live longer than a couple of hours. Against all odds, Greenstein survived this ordeal, only …

Harry Griffin

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Not much is known about Harry F. Griffin, as he wasn’t that famous around the world, but only locally. Harry was a firefighter from Los Angeles and well-known throughout the west coast and especially his home town. He was a great firefighter, but he often performed as a strongman. Harry …

Siegmund Breitbart

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Siegmund Breitbart was born in 1883 in a Jewish family and he is best known for his strongman acts as a circus performer. He had a strong background as a blacksmith which was a perfect fit for many feats of strength, including breaking horseshoes in half, bending iron bars & …

Milo Barus

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Milo Barus was a German strongman most famous for numerous feats of strength, including but not limited to: Wrestling bulls to the ground Phonebook tearing Car pulling with teeth Horse lifting Steel bendingĀ  Nail driving and much more He won the “Strongest Man in the World” title as well as …