John Ringling North II

From the list of elephant persons Family: Ringling

John Ringling North II
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1947 in United States

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	director 2007-2018
Location	at Kelly Miller Circus in United States

Biography details

John Ringling North II, circus director in United States

Ringling was born * 1947 in United States , son of director Henry Ringling North .

At one point in the 1980s, the name was shortened simply to "Kelly Miller Circus."
In 2007, the show was purchased by Ringling North, grandson of Mabel Ringling (sister to the Ringling Brothers).

2017: North, 77, is the last of his famous circus family in the business. His grandmother was the original seven Ringling brother's only sister.

There is nobody to take the show on the road next year after North retires at the end of Kelly Miller's season this year. The show was founded in 1938 as the Al G. Kelly Miller Brothers Circus and would celebrate its 80th anniversary next year if a successor is found.

With many states and cities enacting bans on circus elephants and other exotic animals, North said he wouldn't be able to book Kelly Miller's season next year unless he did it without animals.

John Ringling North IIs ancestral Ahnentafel:
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John Ringling North II Born: 1947	Father: Henry Ringling Born: 1909-11-12	Paternal Grandfather: Harry North Born: 1858	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Harry North Born: 1858	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Ida Ringling Born: 1874	Paternal Great-grandfather:: Heinrich Ringling
		Paternal Grandmother: Ida Ringling Born: 1874	Paternal Great-grandmother: Marie Juliar
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John Ringling North II is mentioned on 1 other person pagesHenry Ringling,

John Ringling North II is mentioned on 2 location pagesRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Red Unit),

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director John Ringling North II in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=505. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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