Freak people. The ugliest people in history

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This list will tell about ten unfortunate people suffering from severe deformities.

Some of them using modern medicine were able to live a more or less normal life.

Some of the stories are tragic, others are encouraging. Here are ten shocking stories:

Human deformation

10. Rudy Santos

Man is an octopus

Attached to Rudy's pelvis and stomach one more pair of arms and legs, belonging to his brother, whom Santos devoured while in the womb. Also on his body there is an extra pair of nipples and an undeveloped head with ear and hair.

Rudy became a national celebrity while traveling as part of a freak show in the 1970s and 1980s. Then he earned about 20,000 pesos per day, being the main "attraction" of the show.

It was then that he got his stage name - "octopus". Rudy was likened to God, and women lined up to just stand by or take a photo with him.

Oddly enough, Rudy disappeared from the screens in the late 1980s and, eventually, has been living in poverty for over ten years. In 2008, two doctors examined him for survival after surgery to remove unnecessary body parts.

9. Manar Maged

Two-headed girl

Less than a year later, Manar herself died due to a brain infection, the development of which was provoked as a result of complications that arose after the operation.

Unusual people of the world

8. Minh Anh

Boy is a fish

Minh Anh is a Vietnamese orphan who was born with an unknown skin condition that causes his skin to peel off and form scales on a massive scale. His fortune, as it should be, was provoked by a special chemical(Agent Orange), which was used by the American military during the Vietnam War.

This condition is associated with constant overheating of the body, so it becomes extremely uncomfortable for a person to "wear" the skin without taking a shower regularly. The same orphans from orphanage nicknamed him "fish".

Ming used to be abused by employees and other children living in orphanage... They tied him to the bed and did not let the boy go to the shower so that "take off" your old skin.

When Min was just a child, he met Brenda, a 79-year-old UK resident. She now travels to Vietnam every year to see him. Over the years, the woman visited the boy and became his good friend.

Brenda helped a lot to improve the boy's life in the orphanage. She convinced the staff not to tie him up when the next seizure began, and she also found him a friend who goes swimming every week, which is now Min's favorite pastime.

7. Joseph Merrick

Elephant man

Probably the most a famous person on this list is Joseph Merrick, the man is the elephant. Born in 1836, the Englishman became a London celebrity and later gained fame all over the world.

He was born with Proteus Syndrome, a condition that causes unusual tissue growth on the skin, causing the bones to become deformed and thickened.

Joseph's mother died when the boy was 11 years old, and his father abandoned him. Thus, he left home as a teenager, then worked in Leicester, and later became a showman. He was extremely popular and at the peak of his popularity got his stage name: "Man - Elephant".

Due to the size of his head, Joseph had to sleep sitting up. His head was so heavy that the man could not sleep lying down. One night in 1890, he tried to escape to the kingdom of Morpheus "like everyone else normal people", and dislocated his neck in the process.

The next morning he was found dead.

The most unusual people

6. Didier Montalvo

The boy is a turtle

Didier was born in Colombian countryside with a congenital melanocytic virus, which contributes to the fact that birthmark in incredible fast pace grows throughout the body.

As a result of this disease, the birthmark has become so huge that covered Didier's entire back. Didier's peers called Didier the "tortoise boy" because of the incredible size "mole" was very similar to a turtle's shell.

Apparently, Didier was conceived during an eclipse, because locals considered it "the work of the devil." For this reason, he was not allowed to communicate with other children and was banned from attending the local school.

When British surgeon Neil Bulstrode learned of Didier's problem, he headed to Bogota, where operated on the child and completely removed the ill-fated "mole".

When the operation was performed, the boy was barely six years old. It was real success, because the specialists managed to remove the entire birthmark. After the operation, Didier was admitted to school, he began to live a normal and happy life.

People with unusual appearances

5. Mandy Sellars

Mandy Sellars from Lancashire, UK, was diagnosed with the same diagnosis as Joseph Merick - Proteus syndrome. This led to the fact that Mandy's legs became incredibly huge, with a total weight of 95 kg and a diameter of 1 meter.

Her legs are so big that she orders herself specially equipped shoes, which cost about $ 4,000. She also has a personalized car that she can drive without using her legs.

The tumor mass was completely removed after the first operation, the other three were directed to face reconstruction. The operations were successful, and after a few weeks, Jose was already on his way to Lisbon.

People with the most unusual disabilities

2. Dede Koswara

Man is a tree

Dede Coswara is an Indonesian man who most suffers from a fungal infection called epidermodysplasia warty during his life. It encourages the growth of large, tough fungal growths that look very similar to the bark of a tree.

Over time, Dede became extremely uncomfortable to use his limbs, they became so large and heavy. The fungus grows throughout the body, but manifests itself mainly on the arms and legs.

In 2008, Dede underwent a course of treatment in the United States, as a result of which 8 kg of warts were removed from his body. After that, a skin graft was performed on the face and hands. Unfortunately, as a result of the operation, it was not possible to stop the growth of the fungus, so in 2011 another surgical intervention was performed.

There is no cure for Dede's disease.

1. Alamjan Nematilaev

Fetus in fetus is an extremely rare developmental anomaly that occurs once in every 500,000 newborns. The reasons for this anomaly are unknown, but many scientists believe that it occurs in the early stages of pregnancy, when one fetus is literally "enveloped" in another.

In 2003, a school doctor noticed that the child's stomach was swollen and sent him to the hospital. Doctors examined him and concluded that the patient had a cyst. On next week the boy was operated on, and, to everyone's surprise, a child weighing two kilograms and 20 centimeters long was found in Alamyan's stomach.

The doctor who performed the operation noted that the boy looked like he was six months pregnant. The boy's parents believe that the development of such an anomaly was triggered as a result of radiation after Chernobyl disaster, but experts rejected this idea.

Alamyan fully recovered from the operation, but to this day he does not know that his twin was growing inside him.

When a person wants to stand out from the crowd, he is able to radically change his appearance: he dyes his hair in green color, covers the whole body with bright tattoos, makes piercings in unthinkable places, surprises others with abnormal modifications, etc. Of course, any individual must be respected and accepted. In this article, we will tell you about the individuals who have the title of "Most ugly people the world ”(you can see a photo of them below).

Denis Avner

Looking at this person, many are convinced that monsters still exist on the planet. Everyone knows this man under the pseudonym "The Hunting Cat". He ranks first on our list and, by the way, is the winner of the "World's Ugliest Man" competition. What is so extraordinary in his appearance? Almost everything! Denis has such extraordinary modifications as numerous tattoos, sharp claws, sharpened teeth, and implants on his face. However, this is not all. People wonder how a person can decide to undergo surgery in order to radically change the shape of the ears, split the upper lip and make a tiger's tail. Now, hardly anyone will be surprised that Denis is the winner of the "World's Ugliest Man" competition.

Lucky diamond rich

All parts of this person's body are covered with tattoos, even the auricles and gums! Hundreds of artists did this job, and the guy endured over 1000 hours of pain. By the way, he also knows how to swallow swords.

Eric Sprage

Eric was born in 1972, now he is called "the lizard man". Do you know why? He was one of the first to undergo a split tongue operation. And if you believe the stories and rumors around him, then Eric is considered the one who introduced the fashion for such a modification and made it popular. But not only this gives him the right to be on the third step of our list. Even more surprising is the solid green tattoo that covers his entire body! Eric's teeth are sharpened very sharply, and flint implants completely frighten people, because the guy, if necessary, is able to gore!

Pauly unstoppable

This man's pseudonym is "unstoppable." He has the largest nostrils, scars on the neck, head, forked tongue, implants and many other extraordinary elements.

Kala kawai

This man is ranked fifth on our list of "The Ugliest Man in the World." It all started when Kala opened his own piercing and tattoo studio in Hawaii. Apparently, things were not going very well, so he decided to advertise his business in a peculiar way. For this, Kala covered 75% of his body with tattoos. If this can still be understood and accepted, then his cut tongue, silicone implants, numerous piercings and horns repel many people and even intimidate. As Kala himself says, but it attracts crowds of people to his studio.

Elaine Davidson

This is the first woman on our list of "10 ugliest people in the world", but not the last. How is this native of Brazil different from the rest of the women? Yes, because she has 2500 tattoos all over her body and numerous piercings. Only her face has about 3 kilograms excess weight! Now Elaine lives in Edinburgh, she really misses her native land. And she is scared to return to her homeland, because there not only they will not understand this, but they can also beat her.

Julia Gnuse

This woman occupies the seventh position in the list of "The ugliest person in the world." In her case, it all started with a terrible congenital disease - porphyria. It is accompanied by the appearance of blisters on the skin after exposure sunlight... And they already, as a rule, are transformed into scars. In order to somehow hide these flaws, Julia made numerous tattoos, and today she is called the "woman-painting".

Rick Jenest

This place belongs to a man with the strange nickname "skeleton", which he received because of the tattoos on his body, which fully reflect the human anatomy. So it turns out that Rick is a real skeleton. At the same time, it is quite famous person... He starred with Lady Gaga in her video, advertised tone cream... Today Rick has fan clubs, and he himself is a popular model. The man is not ashamed of his tattoos, he is proud of them and uses them to gain even more fame.

Etienne Dumont

The literary critic lives in Geneva. Why was he included in the list of "The ugliest people on the planet"? His body is completely covered from head to toe with an intricate tattoo. However, this is far from all that Etienne can boast of. There are silicone implants under his skin that make him "horny", and in his ears and under his lower lip there are five-centimeter rings! All this, together with the classic ones, makes him look like some kind of movie maniac.

Tom Leppard

The tenth position belongs to a 67-year-old man who is 99% covered in tattoos. On the one hand, he enjoys reading, and on the other, he takes walks in the woods. What's so strange about that? Yes, the fact that he walks exclusively on four limbs!

The ugliest people in history

If we talk not about the present, but about the past, then here we can also single out people who are unique for one reason or another. These include, for example, Fyodor Evtishchev, who lived in the 19th century. He suffered from hypertrichosis - profuse hairiness, which violently covered not only the whole body, except for the feet and palms, but also the face. He performed in the circus as a humanoid dog.

Here you can also mention Priscilla Lother, who lived in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. Long hair black covered her entire body, and her mouth had 2 rows of teeth.

History knows many people with similar and other flaws. Someone was born with two heads, someone with a tail, someone with four legs. Some cases are explained by genetic diseases, while others remain mysterious and incomprehensible.

Everyone knows the canons and generally accepted indicators of the ideal human appearance. At the same time, there have long been recognized norms among people that specific parts of the body must meet biometrically and visually. People with proportions as close as possible to ideals are considered the most beautiful and attractive.

But there is also a downside to the coin - when people are so unusual, especially, and sometimes just look scary, which arouses a certain interest in society. This can be caused by artificial changes in appearance, which a person can deliberately make for various reasons. And perhaps - the natural development of human deformity, occurring due to mutations.

Mutation as a natural process

Scientists have proven that mutations are generated by freely drifting genes and develop as a result of intrauterine abnormalities. In this case, the mutation is considered to be a part of evolutionary development, bearing the form of a one-time, conditioned deviation.

Mutations can wear bright pronounced character, affecting the appearance, limbs and other parts of the human body. Variants are possible when the level of mental development in such cases is not affected, and consciousness remains full. But it often happens that mutations affect not only the appearance of external signs of deformity, but also directly affect the internal development. Such children show dementia, significantly lag behind in development from their peers.

Mutations can be both congenital and conditional. The main reasons for such interference of nature in the natural processes of fetal development can be considered:

• Hereditary congenital diseases;
• Taking “wrong” medications during pregnancy;
• Abuse by the expectant mother of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and chemical substances;
• When the body of the mother or the fetus itself was exposed to radioactive radiation.

In addition, the likelihood of the birth of an inferior, mutating organism in people who are closely related to each other is quite high. It has been proven that incest directly leads to the development of mutations in the body.

Is the desire to turn into a "freak" a perversion or self-expression?

And yet, despite any canons of beauty and attractiveness, some prefer to approach the issue from a different angle. People who do not stand out for beautiful features of the face or body strive to be the first with back side list - turning into real freaks and mutants.

There are many people in the world who chose to change their appearance to a frightening spectacle around them. For example, this is "Cat Man" Denis Anver, who, thanks to his non-standard appearance and the many manipulations done on his face and body, was recognized as the most terrible person in the world. Among the actions that he performed on his poor body, one can single out surgical operations, various tattoos, piercings and much more.

No less famous all over the world are "Lizard Man" Eric Sprague with his tattoos and a forked tongue, or a resident of Brazil Elaine Davidson, only on whose face you can count about 3 kilograms of piercing jewelry.

It is worth noting that most people, even in Everyday life strive to stand out from the gray mass, either decorating, or disfiguring themselves. External and inner beauty depends only on ourselves, and everyone's personal choice is to create an image that is close to a person and his inner peace... But do not overdo it with in unusual ways"Self-expression", so that in pursuit of the attention of others not to become this very freak with kilograms of metal, ruthlessly piercing the whole body. Or a bunch of meaningless tattoos that leave no living space on the skin.

Are you dissatisfied with something about your appearance? Just look at these people, and you will instantly forget about some non-existent flaws in your own body. Today we will talk about those who are in modern society usually called freaks.

1. Ulas family

The Ulas family lives in Hatay province in Turkey. Of its 19 members, five brothers and sisters move on all fours. Scientists have concluded that they all suffer from a rare type of disability. They cannot master upright posture simply because they lack balance and stability. Interestingly, scientists still cannot give an exact explanation of why this is happening. Professor Nicholas Humphrey notes that this vivid example strange violation human development... Moreover, some scientists believe that the problem of the family is proof that people can devolve, while others are of the opinion that the poor fellows suffer from some kind of hereditary disease, for example, Juner Thane's syndrome or cerebellar hypoplasia.

2. The Aceves family

This Mexican family is also called the hairiest in the world. All of its members suffer from a rare disease - congenital hypertrichosis. People with such genetic mutation have an extra piece of DNA that affects neighboring genes that are responsible for hair growth. This pathology manifests itself in the fact that not only the whole body, but also the face becomes hairy. In the Aceves family, about 30 people - both women and men - suffer from this disease. It is difficult to imagine how much bullying from the side of society fell on the fate of these unfortunate people ...

3. Jose Mestre

The face of this poor fellow from Portugal "swallowed" a tumor weighing 5 kg. Moreover, he lived with her for 40 years. It all started when Mestre was born with a vascular malformation, also called hemangioma. It grew uncontrollably until the age of 14. These types of tumors tend to enlarge during puberty and distort all facial features. The simple meal cost Jose bleeding on his tongue and gums. The tumor literally engulfed his face and completely destroyed his left eye. To date, the man has undergone a number of operations. While his face looks like it is covered with burns. But despite this, Jose is overjoyed that he finally got rid of the ill-fated tumor.

4. Unknown with a horn

Often we joke about the fact that someone has grown horns there, but we don’t even guess that there are people in the world with whom they actually grew. It turns out that cutaneous horn is a rare disease formed from horny cells. To date, the exact cause of the formation of the cutaneous horn has not been named. Both internal (endocrine pathology, tumors, viral infection) and external (ultraviolet, trauma) factors can provoke the development of such a process. Fortunately, this can be remedied with surgery.

5. Bree Walker

An American TV presenter from Los Angeles lives with a congenital defect called ectrodactyly ("pincer hand"). The defect is the underdevelopment of one or more fingers on the hands or feet.

The personality of this young man is capable of inspiring many. He is the one who managed to turn his rare disease and unusual physique into a special effect, into something that will bring him fame and financial independence... Being 2 m tall and weighing a little over 50 kg - the Spanish actor Javier got a lot of alien, horror roles. At the age of 6, Botet was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that is accompanied by lengthening of the fingers and limbs, as well as tall combined with extreme thinness. Now he can be seen in "Crimson Peak" (where he played ghosts), in "Mama" (Javier in the role the main character), "The Conjuring 2" (The Hunchback) and many other films.

7. Petero Byakatonda

This boy is from an African village in Uganda. He suffers from a genetic disorder called Cruson's syndrome, which results in abnormal fusion of the bones of the skull and face. In Crouzon syndrome, the bones of the skull and face grow together too early and the skull is then forced to grow in the direction of the remaining open sutures. This leads to an abnormal shape of the head, face and teeth. Usually this disease is treated for several months after birth, but the 13-year-old baby lived in isolation and it is still a miracle that he survived. Today he is undergoing treatment. The basic operations have already been done, thanks to which the guy's head has the usual shape for all people.

9. Harry Eastleck

During his lifetime, this man was nicknamed " stone man". He suffered from ossifying fibrodysplasia, a very rare disease characterized by the transformation of connective tissue into bone. Eastleck died at the age of more than forty years, before that he bequeathed his skeleton to the Mutter Museum of Medical History (Philadelphia, USA).

In 2013, at the age of 62, Paul Carason died of a heart attack, known throughout the world as “ blue man"Or" Papa Smurf ". And the cause of his rare disease was ... the usual self-medication. The American tried to fight dermatitis at home, which he treated for about 10 years with colloidal silver. After 1999, drugs based on it were banned in the United States. It turns out that when silver is taken internally, the likelihood of argyrosis, a disease characterized by irreversible skin pigmentation, is high. Blue skin prevented Karason from living, and he moved from state to state (he had to leave his native California largely because of the curious looks that were thrown at him by locals and tourists), looked for doctors and understanding, went to various talk shows. talked about himself, smoked a lot.

11. Dede Cosvara

"Tree Man", Indonesian Dede Koswara suffered from a rare disease - his immunity was not able to fight the growth of warts. His arms and legs resembled tree roots, and all as a result of a mutated papilloma virus, which science has never been able to cope with. This virus is not contagious, but his wife left Dede, taking the children away, passers-by turned away. Despite the fact that at first the doctors cut off the growths on his body, over time they reappeared. As a result, in 2016, alone and with heartache at the age of 42, Dede Kosvara left this world.

12. Didier Montalvo

And this baby was previously called a turtle. Fortunately, in 2012, doctors freed a 6-year-old boy from a creepy shell that occupied 45% of his body. A Colombian child suffered from a rare form of congenital disease called melanocytic virus. Fortunately, the doctors removed the tumor on time, and it did not have time to become malignant.

Tessa suffers from aplasia - a congenital absence of any part of the body or organ, in this case, the nose. In addition to aplasia, the girl suffers from heart and eye problems. At 11 weeks old, she underwent surgery to remove a cataract on her left eye, but complications left her completely blind in one eye. Today, the baby is preparing for a number of nose prosthetics operations, although it is already known in advance that she will not be able to smell smells anyway.

14. Dean Andrews

In appearance, this Briton can be given at least 50 years, but in fact, the unfortunate one is only 20. He suffers from progeria. This is one of the rarest genetic defects that results in premature aging of the body. By the way, the world famous American motivational speaker Sam Burns, who died at the age of 17, had this disease. Unfortunately on this moment there is no effective treatment for the disease, and patients affected by it die very quickly.

15. Unknown woman with Treacher Collins syndrome

As a result of this disease, craniofacial deformity is observed in patients. As a result, squint occurs, the size of the mouth, chin and ears changes. Patients have trouble swallowing. Hearing loss is not uncommon. In some cases, these defects can be corrected with plastic surgery.

16. Declan Hayton

Declan lives with his parents in Lancaster, UK. This baby has been diagnosed with Moebius syndrome. Until now, science has not been able to fully find out the causes of the development of the disease, and, unfortunately, the possibilities of its treatment are limited. People with such a rare congenital anomaly lack facial expressions, which is explained by facial paralysis.

This man has pituitary dwarfism, in other words, dwarfism. His height is only 80 cm.But this did not prevent him from realizing in life, revealing his creative potential... Today, Verne acts in films, and he is also a famous stand-up comedian and stunt performer. By the way, he became famous for his role in the film "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Seduced Me", where Verne Troyer played the role of Mini-We, a clone of Dr. Evil.

18. Manar Maged

19. Sultan Kesen

This man from Turkey is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tall man in the world. His height is 2 m 51 cm. It is associated with a pituitary tumor. This young man never finished high school... As a result, he works as a farmer, and moves exclusively on crutches. Since 2010, Sultan has been receiving radiotherapy in Virginia. Fortunately, the course of therapy was able to normalize the hormonal activity of the pituitary gland. The doctors managed to stop the constant growth of the Turk.

The Elephant Man was the name given to this man who lived in Victorian England. He lived only 27 years. Due to the deformed body, Merrick could not get a job. In addition, he had to run away from home for the reason that he was constantly humiliated by his stepmother. Soon, Joseph got a job at a local circus to participate in a freak show (freak show). During his 27 years, this young man did so much ... So, he was a gifted person. He wrote poetry, read a lot, visited theaters, collected a collection of wild flowers. With only one left hand he collected models of cathedrals from paper, one of which is still kept in the Royal London Museum. He was taken into his care by the surgeon Frederick Reeves, thanks to whom Joseph received a room at the Royal London Hospital. In his memoir, Dr. Reeves wrote:

“When I met this guy, I thought he was weak-minded from birth, but later I realized that he was aware of the tragedy own life... Moreover, he is smart, very sensitive and possesses a romantic imagination. "

Joseph Merrick suffered from a genetic disease called Proteus syndrome, which causes unusual growth of the head, skin, and bones. On April 11, 1890, Joseph went to bed with his head resting on the pillow (due to the growths on his back, he always slept sitting up). As a result, his heavy head bent over a thin neck, and he died of asphyxiation.

21. Unidentified Chinese Boy

Polydactyly is an anatomical abnormality characterized by more than normal number of fingers or toes. In addition, it can be not only in humans, but also in cats and dogs. And in the photo you see the arms and legs of a boy who was born with 5 extra fingers and 6 on his feet. Doctors were able to remove extra fingers so that the child could live a full life and not feel like an outcast in society.

22. Mandy Sellars

The 43-year-old British woman, like the elephant-man Joseph Merrick (# 20), has Proteus syndrome. During her life, she underwent many operations, and she had to amputate one leg to the knee. Now her legs weigh 95 kg. The girl notes that she is proud of herself, that she managed to love her body, to accept herself for who she is. Moreover, Mandy is a big smart girl. Despite her ailment, she graduated from college with a BA in Psychology.

23.27-year-old unidentified Iranian

Did you know that there is a person on Earth with hair growing on his pupil? And the reason for this is the tumor. Fortunately, the doctors managed to cut it out.

24. Min An

This Vietnamese boy is called a fish, and all because he was born with unknown disease, as a result of which his skin is constantly peeling and forming a semblance of scales. That is why he takes a shower several times a day. And swimming is his favourite hobby... Doctors believe that Agent Orange could be the cause of the disease. This is the name for a mixture of defoliants and artificial herbicides. It was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.