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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)
* [[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
* [[Patrick Moore]], English tv astronomer and writer.
* [[Anton Newcombe]], US rock singer, of the [[Brian Jonestown Massacre]]
(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]]