List of strongmen
This list of strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
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
- Maxime Boudreault
- Andy Bolton
- Zishe Breitbart
- Mike Burke
- Samuel Burmister
- Ben Westlake
C
D
- Donald Dinnie
- Dylan Scott Hill
- George Dinnie
- Jarek Dymek
- Daniel Fajuyitan
- Mills Darden
- Davis Diley
- Derek DeVaughn
- Gerard Du Prie
- Valentin Dikul
F
- Kevin Faires
- Mark Felix
- Dominic Filiou
G
H
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
- Rob Kearney
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Riku Kiri
- Alexander Klyushev
- Mikhail Koklyaev
- Kyriakos Kapakoulak
L
- Vytautas Lalas
- Lars Rørbakken
- Jimmy Laureys
- Signor Lawanda
- Martins Licis
- Dan Littlewood
- Georg Lurich
M
N
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942), Indian bodybuilder
- Kevin Nee
- Konstantin Nerchenko
- Oleksii Novikov
- Ilkka Nummisto
P
R
S
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Zydrunas Savickas, the winner of many world championships, competing in 2007[2]
- Darren Sadler
- Frank Saldo
- Monte Saldo
- Magnus Samuelsson
- Eugen Sandow
- Dimitar Savatinov
- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Arthur Saxon
- Laurence Shahlaei
- Brian Shaw
- Brad Shepherd
- Mikhail Shivlyakov
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- Manjit Singh
- Richard Skog
- Aivars Smaukstelis
- Kumar Somesh
- Luke Stoltman
- Tom Stoltman
- Braun Strowman
U
- Louis Uni (1862–1928), French strongman also known as Apollon
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
- Wout Zijlstra
- Peter Zebić
See also
References
- Meghan McCarthy (2007), Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas, A.A. Knopf, ISBN 9780375829406
- Randall J. Strossen (March 4, 2012), Mike Jenkins Wins the Arnold Strongman, IronMind
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