List of strongmen
This list of strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
Mythical and biblical strongmen[]
- Atlas, Titan condemned by Zeus to hold up the sky for eternity (not the Earth as is commonly depicted)
- Hercules (Roman) or Heracles (Greek)
- Samson, in the biblical Book of Judges
- Badang, legendary Southeast Asian strongman from the Malay world
Ancient Greeks[]
Milo of Croton
- Bybon, early 6th century BC weight lifter
- Milo of Croton, 6th century BC wrestler, reputed to have carried a bull on his shoulders by practicing daily since it was a calf. He saved Pythagoras by supporting the roof of a hall when a pillar collapsed.
A[]
Adverts by Charles Atlas were common in American pulp magazines. This one appeared in Weird Tales in 1941.
- Aleksander Aberg
- Otto Acron
- Jouko Ahola
- Bill Anderson
- Paul Anderson
- Johannes Arsjo
- Don Athaldo
- Charles Atlas, known as the "world's most perfectly developed man", his feats included bending iron bars and pulling a train with his bare hands.[1]
B[]
- Patrik Baboumian
- Gerrit Badenhorst
- William Bankier
- Antonio Barichievich (1925–2003), also known as the Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman, professional wrestler and eccentric
- Matjaz Belsak
- Gerard Benderoth
- Raimonds Bergmanis
- Jason Bergmann
- Nick Best
- Adam Bishop
- Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
- Jerry Blackwell
- Vidas Blekaitis
- Andy Bolton
- Zishe Breitbart
- Mike Burke
C[]
- Jean-Francois Caron
- Geoff Capes
- Cees de Vreugd
- Georges Christen
- Ed Coan
- Jon Cole
- Franco Columbu
- Forbes Cowan
- Louis Cyr
D[]
- Donald Dinnie
- Jarek Dymek
- Mills Darden
- Gerard Du Prie
- Valentin Dikul
E[]
F[]
G[]
- The Great Gama
- John B. Gagnon
- Karl Gillingham
- Hugo Girard
- Hermann Görner
- Mick Gosling
- Richard Gosling
- Angus Graham
- Mike Greenstein
- Joe Greenstein
H[]
- Georg Hackenschmidt
- Eddie Hall
- Jarno Hams
- Arild Haugen
- Lars Hedlund
- Mark Henry
- Doug Hepburn
- Graham Hicks
- Manfred Hoeberl
- Terry Hollands
I[]
- Marc Iliffe
- Konstiantyn Ilin
- Thomas Inch
J[]
- Konstantine Janashia
- Louis-Philippe Jean
- Mike Jenkins — Arnold Strongman champion in 2012.[2]
- Nathan Jones (born 1967), Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler
- Milan Jovanović (born 1970)
K[]
- Svend Karlsen
- Ervin Katona
- Bill Kazmaier
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Riku Kiri
- Alexander Klyushev
- Mikhail Koklyaev
L[]
M[]
- Angus MacAskill
- Magnús Ver Magnússon
- Benedikt Magnússon
- Jimmy Marku
- Jesse Marunde
- John Matuszak
- Trey Mitchell
- Tarmo Mitt
- Joseph Montferrand
- Andrus Murumets
- Tom Magee
- Martin Muhr
N[]
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942), Indian bodybuilder
- Kevin Nee
- Konstantin Nerchenko
- Oleksii Novikov
- Ilkka Nummisto
O[]
P[]
- Ted van der Parre
- Ken Patera
- Jessen Paulin
- Igor Pedan
- Johnny Perry
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
- Phil Pfister
- Ivan Poddubny
- Derek Poundstone
- Wayne Price
jerry pritchett
R[]
- Stanley Radwan
- Krzysztof Radzikowski
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Jamie Reeves
- Don Reinhoudt
- Luke Richardson
- Joe Rollino
- Glenn Ross
S[]
Eugen Sandow
- Darren Sadler
- Frank Saldo
- Monte Saldo
- Magnus Samuelsson
- Eugen Sandow
- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Arthur Saxon
- Laurence Shahlaei
- Brian Shaw
- Brad Shepherd
- Mikhail Shivlyakov
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- Manjit Singh
- Richard Skog
- Luke Stoltman
- Tom Stoltman
- Braun Strowman
T[]
U[]
- Louis Uni (1862–1928), French strongman also known as Apollon
V[]
W[]
Y[]
- Bob Young (1942–1995), American National Football League player who competed in the 1977 and 1979 World's Strongest Man competitions
- Doug Young
Z[]
See also[]
- List of strongman competitions
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders
- List of powerlifters
References[]
- ^ Meghan McCarthy (2007), Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas, A.A. Knopf, ISBN 9780375829406
- ^ a b Randall J. Strossen (March 4, 2012), Mike Jenkins Wins the Arnold Strongman, IronMind
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