Ringmasters
| Year | Edition | Unit | Ringmaster | |
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| 1871–1878 | 1st–8th | P.T. Barnum | Dan Castello | |
| 1879–1881 | 9th–11th | P.T. Barnum | James Cook | |
| 1882–1883 | 12th–13th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill | |
| 1884–1889 | 14th–19th | Barnum & London | R. H. Dockrill | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1890–1891 | 20th–21st | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1892–1894 | 22nd–24th | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1895 | 25th | Barnum & Bailey | John O'Brien | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1896–1902 | 26th–32nd | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1903–1904 | 33rd–34th | Barnum & Bailey | Frank Melville | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1905 | 35th | Barnum & Bailey | R. H. Dockrill | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1906 | 36th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1907 | 37th | Barnum & Bailey | William Ducrow | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1908 | 38th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1909 | 39th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1910 | 40th | Barnum & Bailey | Edward Shipp | |
| Ringling Bros. | William Gorman | |||
| 1911 | 41st | Barnum & Bailey | William Gorman | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1912 | 42nd | Barnum & Bailey | William Gorman | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1913–1915 | 43rd–45th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna | |
| Ringling Bros. | Al Ringling | |||
| 1916–1918 | 46th–48th | Barnum & Bailey | Fred Bradna | |
| Ringling Bros. | John Agee | |||
| 1919–1946 | 49th–76th | Fred Bradna | ||
| 1947–1948 | 77th–78th | Arthur Springer | ||
| 1949 | 79th | Harry Thomas | ||
| 1950 | 80th | David Murphy | ||
| 1951–1955 | 81st–85th | Count Nicholas | ||
| 1956 | 86th | Preston Lambert | ||
| 1957 | 87th | Harold Ronk | ||
| 1958 | 88th | Don Forbes | ||
| 1959 | 89th | George Michel | ||
| 1960–1968 | 90th–98th | Harold Ronk | ||
| 1969–1972 | 98th–102nd | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| Red | Bob Welz | |||
| 1973 | 102nd | Blue | Tim Holst | |
| 103rd | Red | Bob Welz | ||
| 1974 | 104th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 103rd | Red | Tim Holst | ||
| 1975 | 104th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 105th | Red | Tim Holst | ||
| 1976 | 106th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 105th | Red | Tim Holst | ||
| 1977 | 106th | Blue | Bill Witter | |
| 107th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1978 | 108th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 107th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1979 | 108th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 109th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1980 | 110th | Blue | Harold Ronk | |
| 109th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1981 | 110th | Blue | Lawrence Kelly | |
| 111th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1982 | 112th | Blue | Dinny McGuire | |
| 111th | Red | Kit Haskett | ||
| 1983–1985 | 112th–115th | Blue | Jim Ragona | |
| Red | Dinny McGuire | |||
| 1986 | 116th | Blue | Jim Ragona | |
| 115th | Red | Kristopher Antekeier | ||
| 1987 | 116th | Blue | Jim Ragona | |
| 117th | Red | Kristopher Antekeier | ||
| 1988–1994 | 118th–124th | Blue | Jim Ragona | |
| Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |||
| 1995–1997 | 124th–127th | Blue | Dinny McGuire | |
| Red | Eric Michael Gillett | |||
| 1998 | 128th | Blue | Jim Ragona
First Latin Ringmaster Spanish Shows Roberto Miquel |
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| 127th | Red | Robert Tully
Roberto Miquel |
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| 1999 | 128th | Blue | Jim Ragona/David Alan Marshall
Roberto Miquel |
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| 129th | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2000 | 130th | Blue | Michael James McGowan
Roberto Miquel |
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| 129th | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2001 | 130th | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
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| 131st | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2002 | 132nd | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
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| 131st | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2003 | 132nd | Blue | Kevin Venardos
Roberto Miquel |
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| 133rd | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2004 | 134th | Blue | Kevin Venardos | |
| 133rd | Red | Johnathan Lee Iverson
Roberto Miquel |
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| 2005 | 134th | Blue | Kevin Venardos | |
| 135th | Red | Tyron McFarlan | ||
| 2006 | 136th | Blue | Chuck Wagner | Jennifer Fuentes (Circus Songstress) |
| 135th | Red | Tyron McFarlan | ||
| 2007 | 136th | Blue | Chuck Wagner | The Ringlettes (backing vocals) |
| 137th | Red | Tyron McFarlan | ||
| 2008 | 138th | Blue | Chuck Wagner | The Ringlettes (backing vocals) |
| 137th | Red | Tyron McFarlan | ||
| 2009 | 138th | Blue | Chuck Wagner | The Ringlettes (backing vocals) |
| 139th | Red | Alex Ramon | ||
| 2010 | 140th | Blue | Johnathan Lee Iverson | The Ringlettes (backing vocals) |
| 139th | Red | Alex Ramon | ||
| 2011 | 140th | Blue | Johnathan Lee Iverson | The Ringlettes (backing vocals) |
| 141st | Red | Brian Crawford Scott | ||
| 2012 | 142nd | Blue | Johnathan Lee Iverson | |
| 141st | Red | Brian Crawford Scott
Jorge Escribano Pelaez (first Hispanic Ringmaster; in Mexican shows) |
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| 2013 | 142nd | Blue | Johnathan Lee Iverson | |
| 143rd | Red | Andre McClain |
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