# Showman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Showman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Showman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showman > Source revision: 1346665341 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Person who runs amusement shows}} {{redirect|Showmen|the village in Iran|Showmen, Iran}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2009}} {{Wiktionary}} The term '''showman''' has multiple meanings, but generally refers to an individual involved in the [entertainment industry](/source/entertainment_industry). thumb|Showman == Australia == Travelling [showmen](/source/Funfair) ("showies") are people who run amusement and side show equipment at regional shows, state capital shows, events and festivals throughout [Australia](/source/Australia). In the past, the term has also been used for the people who organized [freak show](/source/freak_show)s, [sideshow](/source/sideshow)s, [circus](/source/circus)es, travelling theatre [troupe](/source/wiktionary%3Atroupe)s and boxing tents. In Australia, there are around 500 travelling show families, Australian travelling show families in the Eastern states have a travelling School that has approximately 90 children. == Ireland == Family names associated with funfairs in Ireland include Fox-McFadden, Cassells, Cullen, McFadden, Murray, Bird, Perks and Bell. Turbetts, Hudsons, McCormacks, McGurk, Wilmots and Grahams are associated with coastal amusements, particularly in the west of the country.{{cite web|title=Irish Arks and Waltzers Part 1 - 1990 to Present Day|url=http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/miscellaneous_articles/article1.html|publisher=The University of Sheffield – National Fairground Archive|accessdate=1 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222003251/http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/miscellaneous_articles/article1.html|archivedate=2011-12-22}} == Turkey == "Showman" ({{lang|tr|şovmen}} in [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language)) refers to a [talk show host](/source/talk_show_host) in [Turkey](/source/Turkey). == United Kingdom == thumb|Robert Edwards, a seventh generation British showman, running his Ring and Blocks stall In the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), showmen are a community intrinsically linked to the businesses they operate, such as funfairs and circuses. The [Showmen's Guild of Great Britain](/source/Showmen's_Guild_of_Great_Britain) is the most dominant [trade association](/source/trade_association), with a membership of around 4,700 and a total collective of 25,000 showmen and -women in the industry. The head of the family is the President.[http://www.showmensguild.co.uk/ Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Central Office]. For example, the Guild co-organizes [St Giles' Fair](/source/St_Giles'_Fair) in [Oxford](/source/Oxford) with [Oxford City Council](/source/Oxford_City_Council) each September, alongside a number of other fairs and events across the UK. A large amount of major events in the UK have a fairground element incorporated, such as the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, Leeds Festival and Edinburgh's Festive offering, to name a few. They are considered a cultural or ethnic group in the UK on censuses or application settings{{Cite web |title=List of ethnic groups |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/style-guide/ethnic-groups/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk |language=en}}, due to their distinct, separate lifestyle and intermarriage over many generations, and unique cultural elements such as historically speaking [Parlyaree](/source/Polari). Whilst the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (SGGB) stands as the largest trade association, there are other, smaller industry bodies such as the Association of Independent Showmen (AIS) and Society of Independent Roundabout Proprietors (SIRPS). == United States == Those of the traveling circus ([traveling carnival](/source/traveling_carnival))—''[carnies](/source/Carny)'' are comparable to Showmen but in the [United States](/source/United_States), the term ''showman'' primarily refers to male dancers ([showgirl](/source/showgirl)s being the female equivalent). The term ''showman'' or ''show people'', can also be meant as a superlative or complimentary term, sometimes as an accolade or quasi-title, such as in the documentary name ''[Harry Saltzman: Showman](/source/Harry_Saltzman%3A_Showman)''. == See also == * [Carny](/source/Carny) == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:19th-century establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Entertainment occupations Category:Fairs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Showman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.