List of people known for extensive body modification

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This is a list of individuals known for extensive body modification.

A

• Nina Arsenault, (born 1974) Canadian performance artist
• Amir Tataloo

B

• Martina Big
• Pete Burns, (1959–2016) had extensive polyacrylamide injections into his lips, along with cheek implants, several nose re-shapings, and many tattoos.

D

• Elaine Davidson, the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records ^[1]
• Lucky Diamond Rich holds the Guinness world record as "the world's most tattooed person" as of 2006 ^[2]

E

• The Enigma

F

• Lolo Ferrari
• Vladimír Franz

G

• Rick Genest "Rico" (The Zombie Boy/Rico the Zombie), Canadian artist and fashion model featured on Lady Gaga's album Born This Way. Had his entire head and torso tattooed so as to appear like a decaying cadaver.
• Julia Gnuse ("The Illustrated Lady")

H

• Neil Harbisson has an antenna implanted in his skull and a compass implanted inside his knee. ^[3]
• Steve Haworth

J

• Cindy Jackson (born 1956) has had more cosmetic surgery procedures than anyone else in the world.
• María José Cristerna ^[4]

K

• Katzen ("Tiger lady")
• King Of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink - Ite (born 1979) as of 2016 held the record for the most simultaneous tattoos.

L

• Tom Leppard, (born 1935) formerly considered by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's most tattooed man ^[5]
• Anthony Loffredo, (born 1988) creator of The Black Alien Project, using his body as the medium
• Hao Lulu (born 1979) had extensive cosmetic surgery in 2003 to alter her appearance, tagged "The Artificial Beauty"

M

• Heidi Montag (born 1986), TV personality, had ten plastic surgeries in one day
• Fakir Musafar, The father of the modern primitive movement, having exposed himself to body piercing, tightlacing, scarification, tattooing and suspension

O

• Orlan (born 1947), French performance artist

R

• Horace Ridler ("The Great Omi") (born 1882), has tattoos of a pattern of curved black stripes, often described as zebra-like
• Roland (Japanese host), whose extensive plastic surgeries have cost over 10 million yen, with 200,000 per month in upkeep costs

S

• Erik Sprague, "The Lizardman", (born 1972), has sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, bifurcated tongue and green-inked lips
• The Scary Guy, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body ^[6]
• Stalking Cat ("Cat man") (born 1958)
• Stelarc, (born 1946) got a cell-cultivated ear implanted into his left arm ^[7]

T

• Sahar Tabar (born 2001), Iranian artist, used makeup and photoshop to post distorted images of herself. In December 2020, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for these activities ^[8]

W

• Kevin Warwick (born 1954), a British scientist, in 1998 became the first human to experiment with an RFID implant. He followed that up in 2002 by having a 100 electrode array implanted in his nervous system ^[9]
• Jocelyn Wildenstein ("Lion Queen/Cat Woman") (born 1940), Swiss socialite

References

1. "Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Most Pierced Woman". Guinness World Records. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
2. Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
3. Stix, Madeleine (2 September 2014). "World's first cyborg wants to hack your body". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
4. Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. The Jim Pattison Group. pp.  47. ISBN   978-1-908843-15-9.
5. Lucky Diamond Rich is now acknowledged as the world's most tattooed person. Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
6. Windrow, John. (September 1, 1998) Star Tribune. The Scary Guy brings a message of the spirit. Section: Variety; Page 1E.
7. Performer gets third ear for art BBC News. Last Updated: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 14:49 GMT 15:49 UK
8. Wintour, Patrick (11 December 2020). "Iranian teenager who posted distorted pictures of herself is jailed for 10 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
9. Warwick, K.; Gasson, M.; Hutt, B.; Goodhew, I.; Kyberd, P.; Andrews, B.; Teddy, P.; Shad, A. (2003). "The Application of Implant Technology for Cybernetic Systems". Archives of Neurology. 60 (10): 1369–73. doi:10.1001/archneur.60.10.1369. PMID   14568806.