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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)
* [[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]]
* [[Johnny Depp]], American film 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]]
* [[Joseph Haines]], 17th century actor, singer, dancer, guitar player, fortune teller, and author
* [[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
* [[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]].
* [[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]], Musician, author, visual artist
* [[John McCririck]], English television horse racing pundit 
* [[Russ Meyer]], American cult film director and photographer
* [[Thelonious Monk]], jazz musician
* [[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]]
* [[Lucia Pamela]], American musician
* [[Mike Patton]], singer of [[Faith No More]], [[Mr Bungle]], [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]] and [[Fantomas (band)|Fantomas]], amongst others
* [[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"
* [[Jimmy Savile]], British DJ and television personality
*[[Bon Scott]], original lead singer of [[AC/DC]]
* [[Edie Sedgwick]], model, actor
* [[Vivian Stanshall]], British Musician⏎
* [[Jimmy Savile]], British DJ and television personality
* [[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]]
* [[Frank Zappa]], American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist

(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)

[[Category:Lists of people|Eccentrics, notable, list of]]