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==Definition of eccentricity==
[[Eccentricity (behavior)|Eccentricity]] is necessarily defined relatively. For the purposes of this article, an eccentric is someone whose behaviour, beliefs and/or hobbies deviate in a significant way from the accepted norms of their society, but otherwise can function largely as normal in society. He or she may be regarded as strange, odd or at least unconventional, irregular and erratic. Other people may regard the eccentric with apprehension but also(contracted; show full)
* [[Björk]], Icelandic singer, recently voted most eccentric celebrity of all time by the ''[[BBC]]''
*[[Marc Bolan]], 1970s [[British]] rock musician who claimed to have lived with a wizard in Paris
* [[David Bowie]], British singer, musician, whose creativity often goes to the point of eccentricity
* [[Buckethead]], guitarist who never performs without wearing a kabuki mask and KFC chicken bucket as a hat.

* [[Tim Burton]], film director⏎
* The [[Cherry Sisters]], whose performances were typically met with a barrage of thrown [[vegetable]]s
* [[Les Claypool]], frontman of the alternative funk-metal band, [[Primus (band)|Primus]].
* [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], leader of [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] bands [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]]
* [[Robert Coates (actor)|Robert Coates]], "Worst actor on Earth"
* [[Kurt Cobain]], singer of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
* [[Jarvis Cocker]], singer of [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]
*[[Alice Cooper]], 70s shock-rock musician, claimed to be reincarnation of 17th century witch, hence [[stage name]]
* [[Daddy Kev]], underground hip-hop producer
* [[Johnny Depp]], American film actor
* [[Pete Doherty]], singer of [[The Libertines]]
* [[Andy Dick]], actor
* [[Walt Disney]], American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator.
* [[Roky Erickson]], US rock singer
* [[Flavor Flav]], rap artist and member of [[Public Enemy]].
* [[Long Gone John]], US label owner [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]], art collector, and writer 
[[Image:Michaeljacksonm.jpg|thumb|[[Michael Jackson]]]]
* [[Kinky Friedman]], American musician, author, candidate for Governor of [[Texas]]
* [[John Frusciante]], US rock musician⏎
* [[Crispin Glover]], actor
* [[Glenn Gould]], Canadian classical pianist, [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] interpreter
* [[Joseph Haines]], 17th century actor, singer, dancer, guitar player, fortune teller, and author
* [[Moondog|Louis T. Hardin]], street musician called ''Moondog''
* [[Gibby Haynes]], singer of [[Butthole Surfers]]
* [[Screamin' Jay Hawkins]], musician whose works are centered on morbid and cannibalistic themes, prolific sire
* [[Antony Hegarty]], singer and frontman of [[Antony and the Johnsons]] ⏎
* [[Werner Herzog]], German film director, walked to [[Paris, France|Paris]] from [[Munich]] and describes chickens as demonic
* [[Michael Jackson]], US pop singer
* [[Jandek]], reclusive musician
* [[Andy Kaufman]], American "song and dance man" known for his bizarre [[anti-humor]] and many elaborate hoaxes.
* [[Klaus Kinski]], German actor
* [[John Lennon]], musician, member of The Beatles⏎
* [[Courtney Love]], singer of the rock band [[Hole (band)|Hole]], widow of [[Kurt Cobain]]
* [[David Lynch]], film director
* [[John Lydon]] (aka 'Johnny Rotten'), former lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) - also an Irish [[individualist]] and [[anarchist]].
* [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], musician, changed her name to Esther after converting to Kabalah.  Released a book called "Sex" with her in different sexual positions.⏎
* [[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]], Musician, author, visual artist
* [[John McCririck]], English television horse racing pundit 
* [[Freddie Mercury]], singer of the rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]].
* [[Russ Meyer]], American cult film director and photographer
* [[Thelonious Monk]], jazz musician
* [[Keith Moon]], drummer for [[The Who]]⏎
* [[Patrick Moore]], English tv astronomer and writer.
* [[Morrissey]] (Steven Patrick Morrissey), former lead singer of the highly influential English indie band [[The Smiths]] and is now a successful solo artist. 
* [[Anton Newcombe]], US rock singer, of the [[Brian Jonestown Massacre]]
* [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]], US [[rapper]] famous for a series of bizarre public actions and legal trouble
* [[Lucia Pamela]], American musician
* [[Mike Patton]], singer of [[Faith No More]], [[Mr Bungle]], [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]] and [[Fantomas (band)|Fantomas]], amongst others
* [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]], developer of [[dub music]]
* [[Elvis Presley]], visited morgues and cemeteries at night, "The King"'s most prized possession was said to be his bag of sheriff badges that he collected from around the country.
* [[Prince (artist)|Prince]], American musician, also formerly known as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince"
* [[Sun Ra]], American jazz musician⏎
* [[Jimmy Savile]], British DJ and television personality
*[[Bon Scott]], original lead singer of [[AC/DC]]
* [[Edie Sedgwick]], model, actor
* [[Edward Askew Sothern]], British actor
* [[Phil Spector]], producer
* [[Vivian Stanshall]], British Musician
* [[Tiny Tim]], US musician⏎
* [[Stanley Unwin (comedian)|Stanley Unwin]], [[comedian]] and wordsmith
* [[Sid Vicious]], [[punk rock]] musician, member of the [[Sex Pistols]]
* [[Captain Beefheart|Don Van Vliet]], musician known as ''Captain Beefheart'', visual artist
* [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]], American film director
* [[Brian Wilson]], songwriter and former member of [[The Beach Boys]]
* [[Steven Wright]], comedian⏎
* [[Frank Zappa]], American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist

==Inventors==
* [[Alex Chiu]], "discoverer" of "immortality rings"
* [[Lyman Gilmore]], inventor, possibly the first man to fly a plane. He did not bathe, and carried a pair of pistols.
* [[Troy Hurtubise]], an obsession with bears led him to invent a suit that could protect him from grizzly bears. He claims his latest invention "can make blind men see and lame men walk."
(contracted; show full)* [[Impostor]]
* [[Mad scientist]]
* ''[[Fantastic Architecture|Fantastic Architecture: Personal and Eccentric Visions]]'' by [[George R. Collins]] et al. ISBN 0810909146

==Bibliography==
* ''Le livre des bizarres'' (in French) - Guy Bechtel and Jean-Claude Carrière, Robert Laffont, Paris (1981)

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