Famous Recluses

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Syd Barrett

(Singer-songwriter)

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21

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: January 6, 1946

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Cambridge

Died: July 7, 2006

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Bettie Page

(American Model who Gained Notoriety in the 1950s for her Pin-Up Photos)

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16

Listed In: Fashion

Birthdate: April 22, 1923

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, US

Died: December 11, 2008

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Thomas Pynchon

(Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Science fiction writer)

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5

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: May 8, 1937

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Glen Cove

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Ryōkan

(Buddhist Monk)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: November 2, 1758

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Echigo Province, Japan

Died: February 18, 1831

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