▲ | yahoozoo 3 days ago | |
Is there a Wikipedia page that contains a list of interesting, real people like this? | ||
▲ | farrelle25 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
This mightn't be exactly what you're looking for - but Leatherman seems an example of a class of people called 'Holy Fools'. (maybe because Leatherman carried a little prayer book) The Holy Fools were semi-religious figures who acted strangely or pretended to be mad to challenge social norms and express spiritual truths. They were common in Russia at one time and called: "yuródivyy" In the West, some examples would be Francis of Assisi and Benedict Joseph Labre. edit: In the USA I'd nearly call Johnny Appleseed one of the 'Holy Fools' and even Chris McCandless (Into the Wild) | ||
▲ | MereInterest 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Not an official list, but there’s a few I’m aware of, each interesting in a different way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Chapman |