# William Leonard Hunt

> William Leonard Hunt, 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. He also published under the name Guillermo Antonio Farini.

*Canadian circus performer (1838-1929)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1838-06-10
- **Died:** 1929-01-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 20.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [O Grande Farini](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Grande_Farini)
- [Farini](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farini)
- [ويليام ليونارد هنت](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AA)
- [William Leonard Hunt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Hunt)
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- [William Leonard Hunt](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Hunt)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8014494)

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