Charles Blondin

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Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat who achieved international fame in the mid-19th century. Known for crossing the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope, he toured the United States and beyond.

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Image: unknown photographer, picture taken before 1897 (probably 1860s-1870s), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.