Famous People From Leicester, England & Celebs Born In Leicester

Birthdate: August 5, 1862

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: April 11, 1890

Joseph Merrick was an English man with several physical deformities, including a lump on his forehead, caused by Proteus syndrome and neurofibromatosis type I. He initially went around England, as a freak-show exhibit, nicknamed “The Elephant Man” and eventually joined a circus. Filmmaker David Lynch made a movie on him.

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