# List of people known for extensive body modification

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

## A

* Nina Arsenault, (born 1974) Canadian performance artist
* Amir Tataloo
* Aydin Mod

## 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
* The Black Alien, real name Anthony Loffredo has his whole body tattooed and multiple body parts removed such as his nose, some of his fingers, and his ears.

## D

* Elaine Davidson, Brazilian the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.
* Lucky Diamond Rich, holds the Guinness world record as "the world's most tattooed person" as of 2006

## E

* The Enigma

## F

* Farrah Flawless
* 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")
* Matt Gone

## H

* Neil Harbisson has an antenna implanted in his skull and a compass implanted inside his knee.
* Steve Haworth
* Victor Hugo Peralta and his wife Gabriela were, as of November 2012, the most modified married couple.

## J

* Cindy Jackson, (born 1956) had more cosmetic surgery procedures than anyone else in the world
* María José Cristerna
* Cathie Jung, (born 1937) has the smallest waist in the world as a result of corsetry

## K

* Katzen ("Tiger lady")

## L

* Tom Leppard, (born Tom Wooldridge 1935–2016) formerly considered by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's most tattooed man.
* Anthony Loffredo, (born France, c. 1988) creator of The Black Alien Project, using his body as the medium
* Hao Lulu, (born 1979) 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"), (1882–1965) tattooed in 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

* Shawn O'Hare (Body Modification artist)
* Erik Sprague, "The Lizardman", (born 1972) with 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.
* Stalking Cat ("Cat man") born Dennis Avner; 1958–2012)
* Stelarc, (born; Stelios Arcadiou, 1946) got a cell-cultivated ear implanted into his left arm

## T

* Sahar Tabar, (born Fatemeh Khishvand; 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.

## 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.
* Jocelyn Wildenstein ("Lion Queen/Cat Woman") (born 1940), Swiss socialite
Body modification hoax:
* Jasmine Tridevil (real name Alisha Jasmine Hessler), implanting of a third breast