List of recluses

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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
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Name Year of birth Year of death Description
Devorah Baron[1] 1887 1956 Hebrew author
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
Margaret Clement[10] 1881 1952(?) Eccentric Australian pauper who sensationally disappeared under mysterious circumstances
John Deacon[11] 1951 English musician, songwriter and former member of the band Queen
Eileen Derbyshire 1931 English actress
Emily Dickinson[12][13] 1830 1886 American poet
Steve Ditko[14] 1927 2018 American Comic Book illustrator, best known for being the first artist to draw Spider-Man.
Eliza Emily Donnithorne[15][16] 1826 1886 Australian eccentric, rumored model for Miss Havisham in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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
Gene Hackman[28] 1930 2025 American actor
Setsuko Hara[29] 1920 2015 Japanese actress
Mark Hollis[30] 1955 2019 British singer, instrumentalist and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the band Talk Talk
Howard Hughes[20][31] 1905 1976 American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist
Ted Kaczynski[32][33] 1942 2023 American domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber
Harper Lee[34] 1926 2016 American author, wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Arthur MacArthur IV[35] 1938 Only child of US Army General Douglas MacArthur
Jeff Mangum[36][37][38] 1970 American singer, songwriter, and musician
Lee Mavers[39] 1962 English singer-songwriter and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The La's
Pordenone Montanari[40][41] 1937 Italian painter, sculptor and philosopher
Kentaro Miura[42] 1966 2021 Japanese manga artist, creator of Berserk
Jimmie Nicol 1939 English drummer, fill-in for Ringo Starr on eight Beatles tour dates in 1964
Richard O'Sullivan[43] 1944 English comedy actor
William Onyeabor[44][45] 1946 2017 Nigerian funk musician
Marcel Proust[46][47] 1871 1922 French novelist of In Search of Lost Time
Thomas Pynchon[34] 1937 American novelist
Tommy Quickly[48] 1945 British singer, known for hit song "Tip of My Tongue"
J. D. Salinger[20][34] 1919 2010 American author who wrote The Catcher in the Rye
Phil Spector[49] 1939 2021 American record producer, songwriter and convicted murderer
Layne Staley[50][51] 1967 2002 American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of the band Alice in Chains
Sly Stone[52][53] 1943 2025 American musician, songwriter and record producer
Patrick Süskind[54] 1949 German writer and screenwriter
John Swartzwelder[55][56] 1949 American comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons
Akira Toriyama[57][58][59] 1955 2024 Japanese manga artist and character designer, creator of Dragon Ball
Meg White[60] 1974 American musician best known as the drummer of the rock band the White Stripes.
Brian Wilson[61][62] 1942 2025 American musician, songwriter and record producer who led the Beach Boys
Jocky Wilson[63] 1950 2012 Scottish former world darts champion
Peter Wilson[64] 1947 Australian former footballer
Ida Wood[65] 1838 1932 American socialite who later chose to remain in seclusion in a New York City hotel suite with two relatives for nearly a quarter century
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Fictional characters

More information Name, Work ...
Name Work Author Notes
Miss Havisham[66] Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Lestat de Lioncourt[67] The Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice A recluse for extended periods throughout the series.
Boo Radley[68] To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee A recluse created by a famous recluse.
The Grinch[69] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and its adaptations Dr. Seuss
Shrek[69] Shrek and its adaptations William Steig
Gilliat Toilers of the Sea Victor Hugo
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