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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)
* [[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
* [[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

==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."
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* [[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]]