CA-K413Culture & sport

Louis Cyr, the strongest man in the world

Louis Cyr, strongman, before 1900. Louis Cyr, homme fort · Anonymous (photographer unidentified) · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Louis Cyr, born Noé-Cyprien Cyr at Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec, was a champion strongman of the late 19th century, reputed in the early 1890s to be the strongest man in the world. He performed in England and with the largest North American circuses, and in 1895 in Boston he lifted a platform holding 18 men, weighing 1,967 kilograms in all.

Scope & context

Cyr’s career as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Louis Cyr National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text