- The Human Cannonball: David Smith Jr. is known as the world's only human cannonball and has been launched out of a cannon in over 6,000 shows across 25 countries. He holds the Guinness World Record for the longest human cannonball flight, traveling a distance of 102 feet and 9 inches.
- The Enigma: Marcel Duchamp was a French artist known for his unusual and innovative approach to art. He is best known for his "readymades," which were ordinary objects that he declared to be art. He is also credited with creating the first conceptual artwork in 1913, which was a urinal signed with a pseudonym and titled "Fountain."
- The Living Doll: Valeria Lukyanova is a Ukrainian model who has gained popularity for her doll-like appearance. She has undergone numerous plastic surgeries to achieve her desired look and has even claimed to be able to survive on light and air alone.
- The Real-Life Barbie: Sarah Burge is a British woman who has spent over $1 million on plastic surgery to look like a Barbie doll. She holds the Guinness World Record for having the most cosmetic procedures and has even given her daughter plastic surgery gift vouchers for her 16th birthday.
- The Human Lizard: Tom Leppard is a British man who has covered his entire body in tattoos of leopard spots. He has lived in a hut on the Isle of Skye for over 30 years and is known as the "human lizard."
- The Real-Life Spider-Man: Alain Robert is a French rock climber who has gained fame for his unauthorized free solo ascents of skyscrapers and other tall structures. He is known as the "real-life Spider-Man" and has climbed over 100 buildings worldwide.
- The Man with the Enormous Beard: Sarwan Singh is a Canadian man with the longest beard in the world, measuring over 17 feet in length. He has not cut his beard in over 50 years and uses it to raise money for charities.
- The Human Pincushion: Elaine Davidson is a Brazilian-Scottish woman who holds the Guinness World Record for having the most body piercings. She has over 9,000 piercings on her body and even has a pierced tongue, face, and genitalia.
- The Woman with the Longest Fingernails: Ayanna Williams is an American woman who holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest fingernails on a pair of hands. Her nails measure a combined length of over 18 feet and she has not cut them in over 20 years.
- The Man with the World's Largest Collection of Navel Lint: Graham Barker is an Australian man who holds the Guinness World Record for having the largest collection of navel lint in the world. He has been collecting his own navel lint for over 20 years and has over 100 samples in his collection.
These individuals have certainly gained fame for their unique and unusual characteristics, making them some of the most strange and unusual people in the world.