Captain George Costentenus
Captain George Costentenus | |
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Poster advertising Captain Costentenus as a side show for the Great Farini or P. T. Barnum circus. | |
| Born | April 17, 1833 Albania (then part of the Ottoman Empire) |
| Died | 1894 or later |
| Other names | "The Arvanite Greek", "The Tattooed Greek Prince", Djordgi Konstantinus, Georgius Constantine |
| Citizenship | Ottoman (1833–1883) American (December 22, 1883) |
| Occupation | entertainer |
| Years active | October 1874–1894 |
| Employer | P. T. Barnum (1876–1880) |
| Known for | having 388 tattoos on his body |
Captain George Costentenus, also known as "The Greek Albanian" or "The Tattooed Greek Prince", (April 17, 1833 – ?) was a circus performer in the late 1800s. A man who was tattooed over his entire body, he was a famous traveling attraction who claimed to have been kidnapped by Chinese Tartars and tattooed against his will. His surname was sometimes spelled as Constantenus and Constantinius. He was also known as Djordgi Konstantinus and Georgius Constantine.