John Bill Ricketts

Ricketts' Circus Historical Marker at 12th and Market Sts. Philadelphia PA
Ricketts and his horse, Cornplanter, performing

John Bill Ricketts (1769–1802)[1] was an English[2] equestrian who brought the first modern circus to the United States.

  1. ^ John Bill Ricketts Circopedia
  2. ^ Jando, Dominique (2018). Philip Astley and The Horsemen Who Invented The Circus. Circopedia. p. 95. ISBN 978-1984041319.