Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States...

Charles Blondin, most famous for being possibly the first person to go across the Niagara Falls by piggyback on another person, in this case Blondin,...

Blondin is a surname of French origin, literally meaning a person with blond hair. It may refer to: Antoine Blondin, French writer Charles Blondin, French...

Blondins (also known as Henderson Inclined Cableways) were a type of material ropeway; they were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin...

heights, to such an extent that they were nicknamed "Blondins" after the famous acrobat, Charles Blondin. Deal porters wore special leather headgear (backing...

extension dating from 1880. In 1873, the reservoir was crossed by Charles Blondin, on a tightrope. His feat is marked by a 1992 statue on the nearby...

taxing on the bare foot than the harder and more abrasive braided wire. Charles Blondin, a.k.a. Jean-François Gravelet, crossed the Niagara Falls many times...

strength in the town hall. He began issuing tightrope challenges to Charles Blondin, the preeminent tightrope walker. After his hometown debut, Farini...

was the scene of daring feats by acts such as the tightrope walker Charles Blondin. Over the years, many world leaders visited and were accorded special...

the 4D Moving Theater and Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, with a model of Charles Blondin that formerly hung above Clifton Hill and has since been moved to Victoria...