Lucky Diamond Rich: The most tattooed man on Earth

Covered in layers of ink from head to toe, flaunting 100% of his body covered in colorful ink, performer and artist Lucky Diamond Rich is one of the most distinct-looking record holders in the Guinness World Records family.
Meet the most tattooed man on earth.

Nationality: New Zealand

Inducted: 2024

Notable Record(s):

  • Most tattooed person living (male)

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With an impressive 100% of his body covered in ink, Lucky Diamond Rich holds the Guinness World Records title for the most tattooed person living (male).

Born Greg Paul McLaren, he chose his stage name because of its meaning: "Diamond came about because my friends call me a bit of a rough diamond, and Rich because I’m rich in spirit."

After getting his first bodysuit tattoo at 28, Lucky took his inking journey to never-seen-before lengths: he layered tattoos over tattoos, and spent over 1,000 hours having his body modified by hundreds of tattoo artists.

It's not only Lucky's skin that is covered in ink: he also injected ink into his eyelids and gums, the thin skin between the toes and even down into the ears.
He took tattooing to the next level as he's added white designs on top of the black ink, and layering coloured arts on top of that.

On top of being the most tattooed man on Earth, he also swallows swords, juggles with a chainsaw and rides a ten-foot unicycle.

Most tattooed man ever

What other people think of me is none of my business. I don’t get my self-esteem from what others think of me. I like myself today.

- Lucky Diamond Rich

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