Who is often associated with the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute"? A - Al Capone
B - P. T. Barnum
C - Charles Ponzi
D - John D. Rockefeller
Answer: B - P. T. Barnum P. T. Barnum was a showman best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Barnum is often credited with having coined the phrase “there’s a sucker born every minute” in reference to his gullible customers, yet there is no proof of him ever saying it. The quip’s precise origins are unclear, but Barnum always maintained that his patrons were not “suckers” but willing participants in his pranks and hoaxes. “The people like to be humbugged,” he once said.