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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)* [[George Francis Train]], US businessman who went around the world four times, then spent his final days handing out dimes and refusing to speak to anyone but children and animals.

==Entertainers==

* [[GG Allin]], American punk rocker
* [[Tori Amos]], American musician
* [[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⏎
* 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]]
* [[Johnny Depp]], American film actor
* [[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
* [[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.
* [[Anton Newcombe]], US rock singer, of the [[Brian Jonestown Massacre]]
* [[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
* [[Jimmy Savile]], British DJ and television personality
* [[Stanley Unwin (comedian)|Stanley Unwin]], [[comedian]] and wordsmith
(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]]