Cult figure

:This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults of some politicians, or "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice". See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult".

Related Topics:
Cult - Personality cult - Religious practice - Cult (disambiguation)

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A cult figure, like a cult film, cult television and cult radio, attracts a hardy band of aficionados who have diverse opinions of the status of said person.

Related Topics:
Cult film - Cult television - Cult radio

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Some cult figures include:

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• Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf - Baghdad Bob
• Beck- Experimental musician
• William S. Burroughs- Beat author
• Bruce Campbell- Self-proclaimed B-movie actor
• Zbigniew Cybulski- the Polish James Dean
• James Dean- Prematurely dead teen idol
• Dr. Demento- radio DJ known for playing comedic music
• Divine- drag queen
• Pete Doherty - lead singer of Babyshambles
• Vanessa Duriès- Prematurely dead writer and slave
• Elvira- Mistress of the Dark
• Bobby Fischer- Eccentric chess champion
• Crispin Glover- Eccentric actor
• Andy Kaufman- Eccentric stand-up comedian
• Gypsy Rose Lee- Burlesque queen
• Traci Lords- Underage pornstar turned cult film actress
• Linda Lovelace- Adult actress, appeared in Deep Throat
• David Lynch- Surreal filmmaker
• Chuck Palahniuk- Author of Fight Club, Choke, and other novels
• Clara Peller- "Where's the beef?" Wendy's spokeswoman
• Dennis Rodman- basketball player known for his bizarre behaviour and appearance.
• Linda Shear - radical lesbian singer
• Hunter S. Thompson- Gonzo Journalist
• Tiny Tim- Falsetto voiced ukelele player
• Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen- Prematurely dead punk rock couple.
• Dita Von Teese- fetish & burlesque model
• Andy Warhol- Pop artist, filmmaker, and operator of the Factory
• John Waters- Campy filmmaker
• Ed Wood, Jr.- "The worst filmmaker of all time"
• Frank Zappa- Offbeat musician
• Jim Morrison- Lead Singer of The Doors, Poet