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William Leonard Hunt
Hunt with Krao Farini, 1883
Born(1838-06-10)June 10, 1838
Lockport, New York
DiedJanuary 17, 1929(1929-01-17) (aged 90)
Port Hope, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Other namesThe Great Farini
Guillermo Antonio Farini
Signor Farini
Enrico Farino
The Athlete of the World
OccupationEntertainment promoter

William Leonard Hunt (June 10, 1838 – January 17, 1929), also known by the stage name The Great Farini, was a well-known nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Canadian funambulist, entertainment promoter and inventor, as well as the first known white man to cross the Kalahari Desert on foot and survive.[citation needed] He also published under the name Guillermo Antonio Farini.

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