List of recluses

This is a list of notable people who have been described as recluses, individuals who live in voluntary seclusion from the public and society. Excluded are religious hermits, as well as people who live otherwise normal lives but value their privacy.

People

Bobby Fischer, chess champion
Greta Garbo, actress
Howard Hughes, business magnate
Ted Kaczynski, domestic terrorist and mathematician
J.D. Salinger, novelist
Brian Wilson, musician
Name Year of birth Year of death Description
Devorah Baron[1] 1887 1956 Hebrew author, Reclusion 1922-1956
Syd Barrett[2][3] 1946 2006 English singer-songwriter, former leader of the band Pink Floyd
Marlon Brando[4][5] 1924 2004 American actor
Maria Callas[6][7] 1923 1977 Greek opera singer
Huguette Clark[8][9] 1906 2011 American heiress and philanthropist
John Deacon[10] 1951 English musician, songwriter and former member of the band Queen
Emily Dickinson[11][12] 1830 1886 American poet
Eliza Emily Donnithorne[13][14] 1826 1886 Australian eccentric, rumored model for Miss Havisham in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Enya[15][16] 1961 Irish singer and musician
Rod Evans[17] 1947 English singer who was the original lead singer of the band Deep Purple
Bobby Fischer[18][19] 1943 2008 American former world chess champion
Greta Garbo[20][21][22][23] 1905 1990 Swedish-American actress
Glenn Gould[24] 1932 1982 Canadian pianist
Alexander Grothendieck[25][26][27] 1928 2014 German-French mathematician
Mark Hollis[28] 1955 2019 British singer, instrumentalist and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the band Talk Talk
Howard Hughes[20][29] 1905 1976 American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist
Ted Kaczynski[30][31] 1942 2023 American domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber
Harper Lee[32] 1926 2016 American author, wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Lee Mavers[33] 1962 English singer-songwriter and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The La's
Pordenone Montanari[34][35] 1937 Italian painter, sculptor and philosopher
Richard O'Sullivan[36] 1944 English comedy actor
William Onyeabor[37][38] 1946 2017 Nigerian funk musician
Marcel Proust[39][40] 1871 1922 French novelist of In Search of Lost Time
Thomas Pynchon[32] 1937 American novelist
Tommy Quickly[41] 1945 British singer, known for hit song "Tip of My Tongue"
J. D. Salinger[20][32] 1919 2010 American author who wrote The Catcher in the Rye
Phil Spector[42] 1940 2021 American record producer, songwriter and convicted murderer
Layne Staley[43][44] 1967 2002 American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of the band Alice in Chains
Sly Stone[45][46] 1943 American musician, songwriter and record producer
Patrick Süskind[47] 1949 German writer and screenwriter
John Swartzwelder[48][49] 1949 American comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons
Akira Toriyama[50][51][52] 1955 2024 Japanese manga artist and character designer, creator of Dragon Ball
Bill Watterson[53][54] 1958 American cartoonist and the creator of Calvin and Hobbes
Meg White[55] 1974 American musician best known as the drummer of the rock band the White Stripes.
Brian Wilson[56][57] 1942 American musician, songwriter and record producer who led the Beach Boys
Ida Wood[58] 1838 1932 American socialite who remained in seclusion in a New York City hotel suite with two relatives for decades.
Jocky Wilson[59] 1950 2012 Scottish former world darts champion

Fictional characters

Name Work Author Notes
Miss Havisham[60] Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Lestat de Lioncourt[61] The Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice A recluse for extended periods throughout the series.
Boo Radley[62] To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee A recluse created by a famous recluse.
The Grinch[63] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and its adaptations Dr. Seuss
Shrek[63] Shrek and its adaptations William Steig

References

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