List of strongmen
This list of strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
Ancient Greeks
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Aleksander Aberg
- Otto Acron
- Jouko Ahola
- Bill Anderson
- Paul Anderson
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Jean-François Caron
- Geoff Capes
- Cees de Vreugd
- Georges Christen
- Ed Coan
- Jon Cole
- Franco Columbu
- Forbes Cowan
- Louis Cyr
- Simone Cascasi
D
[edit]E
[edit]F
[edit]G
[edit]- The Great Gama
- John B. Gagnon
- Karl Gillingham
- Hugo Girard
- Hermann Görner
- Mick Gosling
- Richard Gosling
- Angus Graham
- Mike Greenstein
- Joe Greenstein
H
[edit]- Georg Hackenschmidt
- Eddie Hall
- Boab Hamilton
- Jarno Hams
- Arild Haugen
- Lars Hedlund
- Rauno Heinla
- Mark Henry
- Doug Hepburn
- Graham Hicks
- Manfred Hoeberl
- Mitchell Hooper
- Terry Hollands
I
[edit]J
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Svend Karlsen
- Ervin Katona
- Bill Kazmaier
- Rob Kearney
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Riku Kiri
- Alexander Klyushev
- Dennis Kohlruss
- Mikhail Koklyaev
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
L
[edit]- Vytautas Lalas
- Jimmy Laureys
- Signor Lawanda
- Lee Dong-gook
- Martins Licis
- Georg Lurich
- Louis Latulippe
M
[edit]- Angus MacAskill
- Magnús Ver Magnússon
- Benedikt Magnússon
- Jimmy Marku
- Jesse Marunde
- John Matuszak
- Billy Meeske
- Trey Mitchell
- Tarmo Mitt
- Joseph Montferrand
- Andrus Murumets
- Tom Magee
- Martin Muhr
N
[edit]- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942), Indian bodybuilder
- Pavlo Nakonechnyy
- Kevin Nee
- Konstantin Nerchenko
- Oleksii Novikov
- Ilkka Nummisto
O
[edit]P
[edit]- 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
- Mariusz Pudzianowski
- Ivan Putski
R
[edit]- Stanley Radwan
- Krzysztof Radzikowski
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Jamie Reeves
- Don Reinhoudt
- Luke Richardson
- Joe Rollino
- Glenn Ross
- Lars Rørbakken
S
[edit]- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Darren Sadler
- Frank Saldo
- Monte Saldo
- Magnus Samuelsson
- Eugen Sandow
- Arthur Saxon
- Laurence Shahlaei
- Brian Shaw
- Brad Shepherd
- Mikhail Shivlyakov
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- Manjit Singh
- Evan Singleton
- Richard Skog
- Luke Stoltman
- Tom Stoltman
- Braun Strowman
T
[edit]- Gary Taylor
- Bobby Thompson
- Oli Thompson
- Stojan Todorchev
- Warren Lincoln Travis
U
[edit]- Louis Uni (1862–1928), French strongman also known as Apollon
V
[edit]W
[edit]- Clarence Weber
- Sebastian Wenta
- Martin Wildauer
- Bruce Wilhelm
- Ab Wolders
- Simon Wulfse
- Adam James Wilson
- O.D. Wilson
Y
[edit]- Bob Young (1942–1995), American National Football League player who competed in the 1977 and 1979 World's Strongest Man competitions
- Doug Young
Z
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of strongman competitions
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders
- List of powerlifters
References
[edit]- ^ 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