Nicolai Poliakoff

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Nicolai Poliakoff OBE
Poliakoff reading his fan mail
Born	Russian: Николáй Петрóвич Полякóв (1900-10-02)2 October 1900 Dvinsk, Russian Empire
Died	25 September 1974(1974-09-25) (aged 73) Peterborough, England
Citizenship	Russian Empire → Soviet Union → United Kingdom[1]
Known for	Coco the Clown
Spouse	Valentina Novikova
Children	Helen Michael Nadia Sascha Olga Tamara
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Nicolai Poliakoff OBE (2 October 1900 – 25 September 1974; Latvian: Nikolajs Poļakovs; Russian: Николáй Петрóвич Полякóв) was the creator of Coco the Clown, arguably the most famous clown in the United Kingdom in the mid-20th century.