This article is about the circus performer who created Coco the Clown. For his son, who performed under that name in the US, see Michael Polakovs. For the cartoon character, see Koko the Clown.
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Nicolai Poliakoff
OBE
Poliakoff reading his fan mail
Born
Russian: Николáй Петрóвич Полякóв
(1900-10-02)2 October 1900
Dvinsk, Russian Empire
Died
25 September 1974(1974-09-25) (aged 73)
Peterborough, England
Citizenship
Russian Empire → Soviet Union → United Kingdom[1]
Known for
Coco the Clown
Spouse
Valentina Novikova
Children
Helen
Michael
Nadia
Sascha
Olga
Tamara
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Nicolai Poliakoff OBE (2 October 1900 – 25 September 1974; Latvian: Nikolajs Poļakovs; Russian: Николáй Петрóвич Полякóв) was the creator of Coco the Clown, arguably the most famous clown in the United Kingdom in the mid-20th century.
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