In His Day, P.T. Barnum Was More Popular Than Gates, Musk and Jobs, Combined Posted by December 20, 2017 Leave a comment on In His Day, P.T. Barnum Was More Popular Than Gates, Musk and Jobs, Combined ‘The Greatest Showman,’ starring Hugh Jackman, sets the entrepreneur’s life to music but sidesteps the controversial side of P.T. Barnum’s business dealings.