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.
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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.
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
Mills Darden
Kelvin de Ruiter
Wesley Derwinsky
Valentin Dikul
Donald Dinnie
George Dinnie
Gerard Du Prie
Jarek Dymek
E
Gregor Edmunds
Patrick Eibel
Johan Els
John Evans
Thomas Evans
Elgrando (Fahad)
F
Kevin Faires
László Fekete
Mark Felix
Dominic Filiou
Raul Flores (strongman)
Shane Flowers
Andrew Flynn
Ondřej Fojtů
Kane Francis
G
The Great Gama
John B. Gagnon
Reza Gheitasi
Karl Gillingham
Hugo Girard
Hermann Görner
Mick Gosling
Richard Gosling
Angus Graham
Mike Greenstein
Joe Greenstein
Nick Guardione
H
Georg Hackenschmidt
Eddie Hall
Boab Hamilton
Jarno Hams
Lucas Hatton
Arild Haugen
Paddy Haynes
Lars Hedlund
Rauno Heinla
Mark Henry
Doug Hepburn
Graham Hicks
Tristain Hoath
Manfred Hoeberl
Mitchell Hooper
Terry Hollands
I
Marc Iliffe
Konstiantyn Ilin
Thomas Inch
J
Konstantine Janashia
Louis-Philippe Jean
Mike Jenkins — Arnold Strongman champion in 2012.
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