title: Barnum (disambiguation)
text: # Barnum (disambiguation)
  
  P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) was an American businessman and circus founder.
  
  Barnum may also refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  ### United States
  
  * Barnum, Iowa, a small city
  * Barnum, Minnesota, a small city
  * Barnum Township, Carlton County, Minnesota
  * Barnum, Texas, an unincorporated community
  * Barnum, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
  * Barnum, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  
  ## People with the surname
  
  * George S. Barnum (1819–1893), Wisconsin pioneer and state legislator
  * Gertrude Barnum (1866–1948), American social worker and labor organizer
  * H. B. Barnum (born 1936), American songwriter
  * Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (born 1940), retired decorated US Marines officer and namesake of USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
  * Henry A. Barnum (1833–1892), US Civil War general from New York
  * Marcus H. Barnum (1834–1904), American politician
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Barnum effect, a cognitive bias named after P. T. Barnum
  * Barnum (musical), a Broadway musical based on P.T. Barnum's life
  * Barnum's American Museum, New York City, US
  