List of ventriloquists

This is a list of notable ventriloquists and their best known characters. It is ordered by nationality or country in which they were notable in an alphabetical order, and then by alphabetical order of surname. It does not include voice-over artists who did not perform with a figure, or "dummy" as it is usually called.

Australia

• Darren Carr
• Dean Atkinson
• Lindi-Jane
• Sarah Jones

India

• Ramdas Padhye
• Satyajit Padhye
• Mimicry Srinivos
• Indushree Raveendra^[1]

Italy

• Pietro Ghislandi - Sergio

Greece

• Katerina Sopidi - Kleon, Tullia

Singapore

• Shawn Chua

Spain

• Señor Wences - Johnny, Pedro

Sweden

• Zillah & Totte

United Kingdom

• Ray Alan - Mickey the Martian, Lord Charles, Tich and Quackers
• Peter Brough - Archie Andrews
• John Bouchier - Charlie, Marina, Andy
• Nina Conti - Monk, Granny, Nina, Killer, Great Uncle John,
• Roger De Courcey - Nookie Bear
• Terry Hall - Lenny the Lion
• Keith Harris - Orville the Duck, Cuddles the Monkey
• Steve Hewlett - Arthur Lager, Pongo, Chii Chii
• Wendy Morgan - Apricot, Michelle, Baby Dinosaur
• Kieran Powell - Dave, Angus, Maurice, Ernie, Rosie,
• Sandy Powell
• Terri Rogers - Shorty Harris
• Fred Russell - Coster Joe
• Saveen - Daisy May
• Ian Saville
• Dennis Spicer - James Green
• Max Terhune - Elmer
• Arthur Worsley - Charlie Brown
• Paul Zerdin - Sam, Baby, Albert, Alasdair Rimmer

United States

• Jim Barber - Barber & Seville, Diva, Chico Pete, Baby, Ventriloquist Karaoke, Strum the Guitar, JR^[2]
• Edgar Bergen - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Effie Klinker^[3]
• Warren Chaney - Danny O'Kaye, Bedford Bulkley, Aunt Minnie
• David Crone Gus, Edna, Eugene, Wilmer
• Tom Crowl - Dangerous Duck
• Shirley Dinsdale - Judy Splinters
• Jeff Dunham - Peanut, Walter, Jose Jalapeño, Bubba J, Sweet Daddy Dee, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Melvin the Super Hero Guy, Diane, Achmed Junior, and Little Jeff.^[4]
• Alyse Eady - Rosie, Molly, Crazy Bird, Rocky
• Terry Fator - Emma Taylor, Ernie, Winston the Impersonating Turtle, Walter T. Airedale, Andy, Julius, Maynard Thomkins, Johnny Vegas, Dougie Scott Walker, Vicky the Cougar, Berry Fabulous and others
• Wayne Federman - Beuford
• Wayland Flowers - Madame (puppeteer, not a ventriloquist)
• Ken Groves - CW, Howard, Joe Mugga, George
• Mark Hellerstein
• Baltimore Jackson
• Daniel Jay - Fuzzball the Cat, Zifferino Loon Pablo Missello, Gill the Bird, Slate Asterisk
• Jay Johnson - Squeaky, Bob, Grits, Darwin
• Kevin Johnson - Clyde, Matilda
• Mallory Lewis - Lamb Chop
• Shari Lewis - Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy
• Ronn Lucas - Buffalo Billy, Scorch, Tillie the Troll
• Taylor Mason - Paco the Pig (Zorcon the Alien Telletubby), Romeo, Juliet, Sumo, Robert the Sheep, Barack Obama, Colonel, Paquito
• Meghan Miller - Kat, Abner Smooch, Shannon, Lexi, Baby
• Angelique Monét - Gracie
• Jimmy Nelson - Farfel the Dog
• Otto Petersen - George
• David Pendleton - Mack Elroy, Buford, Aunt Tilly, Vern
• Carla Rhodes - Cecil Sinclaire
• Robert Smigel - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
• David Strassman - Chuck Wood, Ted E. Bare, Sid Beaverman, Kevin the Alien, Grandpa Fred, A.N.G.E.L., Dinosaurs, Vinny, The Crows, Little Ricky, Mr. Invisible, Guido the Teddy Impersonator, Charley, Mumbles
• Willie Tyler - Lester
• Jules Vernon - Old Maid, George, Nettie, Sailor Joe, Happy
• Mark Wade - Grits, Karl the Alligator
• Lisa Whelchel - Arthur (The Mickey Mouse Club)
• Paul Winchell - Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff
• Rickie Layne - Velvel
• Aaron Williams - "Freddie"

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