List of strongmen
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This list of strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
Ancient Greeks
- 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
- Aleksander Aberg
- Otto Acron
- Jouko Ahola
- Vladislav Alhazov
- Bill Anderson
- Paul Anderson
- Austin Andrade
- Johannes Arsjo
- Evans Aryee
- 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
- Gavin Bilton
- Adam Bishop
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
- Jerry Blackwell
- Vidas Blekaitis
- Maxime Boudreault
- Andy Bolton
- Zishe Breitbart
- Mike Burke
- Samuel Burmister
C
- Jean-François Caron
- Geoff Capes
- Cees de Vreugd
- Georges Christen
- Ed Coan
- Jon Cole
- Franco Columbu
- Forbes Cowan
- Louis Cyr
- Robert Cyrwus
- Simone Cascasi
D
E
- Gregor Edmunds
- Patrick Eibel
- Johan Els
- Thomas Evans
- Elgrando (Fahad)
F
- Kevin Faires
- László Fekete
- Mark Felix
- Dominic Filiou
- Shane Flowers
- Andrew Flynn
- Ondřej Fojtů
- Kane Francis
G
H
I
J
- Konstantine Janashia
- Louis-Philippe Jean
- Mike Jenkins — Arnold Strongman champion in 2012.[2]
- Bryce Johnson
- Nathan Jones (born 1967), Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler
- Milan Jovanović (born 1970)
K
L
- Vytautas Lalas
- Jimmy Laureys
- Signor Lawanda
- Lee Dong-gook
- Martins Licis
- Georg Lurich
- Louis Latulippe
M
N
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942), Indian bodybuilder
- Pavlo Nakonechnyy
- Kevin Nee
- Rayno Nel
- Konstantin Nerchenko
- Oleksii Novikov
- Ilkka Nummisto
O
P
R
S
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- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Darren Sadler
- Frank Saldo
- Monte Saldo
- Magnus Samuelsson
- Eugen Sandow
- Arthur Saxon
- Jaco Schoonwinkel
- Laurence Shahlaei
- Brian Shaw
- Brad Shepherd
- Mikhail Shivlyakov
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- Manjit Singh
- Evan Singleton
- Richard Skog
- Aivars Šmaukstelis
- Jordan Steffens
- 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
