Famous People From Leicester, England & Celebs Born In Leicester
Matthew Shields environment
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.
