Cool question Theo! One barnstormer that definitely is a local legend here in Ohio was Emerson "Red" Stewart, there's a private grass strip / flying club in Waynesville, OH named Red Stewart (40I) field which was started by him in 1946 and which his family still owns and operates.

Here's an excerpt from the website for the airfield regarding Red:

Many people are born to live a normal life, work a normal job. Red Stewart was not one of these people. Red was the last of a dying breed - he was a Barnstormer.

To Red Stewart the Piper Cub would become an extension of his personality. He went beyond what any factory test pilot at Piper thought possible and did what many would never dare. In-flight he would disconnect the control stick, throw it out of the door, and land the airplane with power, trim, and rudder. While in flight he would sit on the wing strut outside of the airplane, flying the aircraft from there. When doing loops, he would touch his landing gear on the ground at the bottom of the loop. While working for Frigidaire in the mid 40’s, Red would fly to work and land in the parking lot instead of drive.

There are many other similar feats that were testaments to Reds’ prowess with the yellow Piper. These feats are not just myths, either. There is actual news footage of some of these "maneuvers". His famous statement was "Don’t ever do this,……….but if you do, here’s how".

I highly recommending visiting the airfield! I had the opportunity back in 2005 to go with my flying club for a day trip and we had a blast flying their vintage Piper Cubs and doing aerobatics in the Decathlon owned and operated by Red's grandson, Emerson III.