Top 20 Most Mysterious People in History

These famous individuals continue to baffle historians. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the most mysterious and secretive people throughout history, not including religious figures. Our countdown of the most enigmatic people in history includes Count of St. Germain, Fulcanelli, Harold Holt, Tommy Wiseau, D.B. Cooper, and more! Do you know any fun facts about these mysterious figures? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Do you know any fun facts about these mysterious figures? Let us know in the comments! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJabqWhomrN4ndk Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

“You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!” will always remain synonymous with Tommy Wiseau. Given the choice between him and William Shakespeare, I’d take the latter. From _Romeo and Juliet_ to _Macbeth,_ which you’d best call _The Scottish Play_ if you want to talk about it if you’re involved with a production of said play to avoid bad luck, to _Much Ado About Nothing,_ Shakespeare’s many plays and sonnets, including “Sonnet 18,” continue to astound us.

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 Well, rest assured, Lisa will never be the last person tearing Mr. Tom anytime soon. OR US (In that matter.)!

[@jsutton0010]

The Victims of Jack The Ripper were not actually sex workers, that's one of the biggest misconceptions and false facts about those poor women. I watched a doco series, that looked into the lives of the women Jack murdered, and through these experts investigations, they revealed not one of these women were infact sex workers.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It WatchMojo.

[@davidyanity9114]

The Babushka Lady who recorded John F. Kennedy's assassination is none other than Philippine de Rothschild.

[@j.r.5931]

The original Poe Toaster was active from the 1930’s into the 1990’s and came in the dark, pre-Dawn hours. He was supposedly rarely seen nor caught on film. (Pre-social media for sure!) Almost like a phantom. The Toaster shown in video is a re-enactor.

[@FUNNY02100]

Wow. Too bad we don't have a video explaining that.

[@bradbobhayhurst8604]

The wearing of black gave it away it wasn’t him

[@kasperjensen2638]

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[@daveschaller9259]

I met Wiseau at the Portland airport. He was exactly like the movie....it was AWESOME!

[@kennyabi3515]

My favorite is Tank Man. He is a hero and he never knew how important he is as a symbol of fighting injustice. That holds true whether he is dead or alive

[@dogsrlcatsdl4524]

I remember that I was in the military and over-seas at the time of the Tank man footage...even then we knew that if this dude survived, he wouldn't for long because of the communism in China... so yeah, they made him disappear pretty quick.

[@joemagnus5085]

I read a biography of Rasputin written by one of his daughters. Definitely a different perspective on the man. Most bios ignore the fact he was married & had children back in Siberia.

[@commanderkorra3316]

I knew Jack would be first, crazy how his identity remains unsolved and probably always will be.

[@jsutton0010]

Well of course Jack the Ripper's identity will never be solved.

[@commanderkorra3316]

@@jsutton0010 It's not impossible, just highly unlikely.

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

@@commanderkorra3316Yeah, DNA evidence has not been very helpful in that regard, surprisingly!

[@jairomy]

He was a smart surgeon with lots of money that paid off all the leads.

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

@@jairomyUh huh, sure he was!

[@annbsirius1703]

Well, we now know from the Loki series that Loki was D.B. Cooper all along!

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 11:50 Nikola Tesla once wrote a letter to his mother about how he was having difficulties in the new world. I learned the details later, and that made me feel sad and upset. May he rest in peace..

[@heather8307]

My grandfather worked with Tesla in Chicago Interesting man

[@Gor85]

@@heather8307 Interesting? :) that's too mild word

[@jackiegillies4165]

Edison offed Tesla, who was the true creator of most things!

[@libbyhobbs4637]

JP. Morgan and Edison stole /hid some of his inventions(Smitsonian) Really NO mystery. Tesla wanted free energy for man. GREED murdered Tesla.Musk is a MORON compared to.Tesla and Edison the fraudulent greedy invention thief!

[@Brown87]

You can take a 'Jack The Ripper' tour in London where the guides leads you to all of the spots where the bodies were found 😄

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

Kinda weird when you think about it

[@Brown87]

@@gerarduspoppel2831 Of course, but it's definitely a real thing; I've seen it advertised 🔪

[@WatchMojo]

[@luis15317]

I did that 😅 at night, kinda spooky.

[@Brown87]

@@luis15317 How long does the tour last?

[@eeb1977]

I forget where I read this, but Rasputin was also called “The Saint Who Sinned.” What a well-earned reputation that was!

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@netto6681]

That photo of Tesla with the electricity around him that is referred to is, famously, doctored. Its a combination of Tesla sat somewhere else superimposed on a different photo of a Tesla coil.

[@nickturcotte12]

When they said toaster I thought they mean the kitchen appliance

[@emiliobello2538]

Thanks for acknowledging the Tank Man I’d like to see a movie about Tiananmen Square one day. If it’s in Mandarin than Ang Lee should make it

[@ArtMysteries135]

Your videos are always so engaging and fun to watch. Your videos always make me feel motivated and inspired.

[@MeliesCinemagician]

Another figure who could be on this list is Sun Tzu, legendary author of The Art of War. We know virtually nothing about who he was or if he was a single individual or multiple people working under a pen name.

[@clarkesmith.]

What are you smoking lol

[@ellemoeeni3007]

Hi mojo❤😊 love your vide guys😍

[@5ftOfRage]

When I was in elementary school there was a teacher that almost every single time you see her she has a different last name

[@FUNNY02100]

And?

[@briandesens144]

@@FUNNY02100 just ignore him because he is just a BOT who likes seeking attention from other people and he has deleted his comment

[@Queenderrik]

Girl probably kept getting married and divorced

[@joshuapegrum9111]

The zodiac killers wife

[@mrlis8131]

A substitute teacher 😅

[@jsutton0010]

Harold Holt's disappearance isn't that mysterious, he probably got caught in a rift, and his body was sent out to sea.

[@landonhudson9726]

Yeah, Sounds about right.

[@CymonTempler]

Just like Eddie Aikau. I forget the exact circumstances but I know he was swimming in the ocean one minute and gone never to be seen the next.

[@wendygreene]

How about the Unknown Soldier in Arlington?

[@midnite_rambler]

Fun Fact. Harold Holt (drowned) has a swimming pool named after him in Melbourne.

[@hypefinn]

Did we ever actually find out that he drowned?

[@midnite_rambler]

@@hypefinn No, it was just assumed he had.

[@madblocksstar388]

The Man of the Hole or the Tanaru Indian. I don't know if he can be considered mysterious but there are a lot of things we don't known about this person.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I remember first seeing the Babushka Lady being referenced was from the cartoon Disney's Recess where the reccuring character Menlo is dressed up as the Babushka Lady.

[@briandesens144]

@@p-__ I SAID STOP SPAMMING THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID OPINIONS 😤

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

@@p-__ Are you even helping?

[@briandesens144]

@@Smeck-gq1rj just ignore him because he is just a BOT who likes seeking attention from other people

[@kenrickeason]

Mojo does everything.. Do top 10 known missing valuables.. and Top 10 Slaves that turned into Slave Owners..

[@briandesens144]

@@p-__ stop spamming that nobody cares about your opinions 😤

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@p-__ do you have anything else to do instead of spamming

[@Reaperguy67]

@@_dr.greenthumb_ spam bot

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

@@Reaperguy67 Are they a bot, though?

[@Reaperguy67]

@@Smeck-gq1rj they aren't but they do act like one. I have seen him spam in time works as well.

[@C2razzy]

the Ax man of new orleans should of been on this list... I always find that story interesting

[@Mithrandir39]

It just struck me that Jack the Ripper killed 5 people and the Zodiac has only 5 confirmed kills. If you like time travel conspiracies or maybe a person that doesn't age conspiracy then it is interesting. *LOL*

[@SamoaVsEverybody814]

I used to be obsessed with Count Germain. What do y'all think of him??

[@5ftOfRage]

How about the top killers that a lot of people don't know about

[@TwesomE]

Mr wiseau had a really strong point i believe by saying those words,that privacy is privacy and let the professional life in with its counterpart! He did what he did weird or funny without asking much about it i believe and draw a line between him and fans and entertainment,because lets face it he knew that some of us are weirdos that loved stuff like he's masterpiece! I believe this man is economically Independent and made this film for having a good time with friends without caring so much about the outcome of his project and that's that! 😉

[@fer619z]

i was kinda expecting Banksy to be on this list

[@Zethonring23]

He's alive, not a historical figure yet

[@carmelmhennessy9738]

I might have included Lord Lucan

[@thomasmcdaniel765]

DB Cooper has to be the coolest dude on the list.😎

[@sandrasausville9103]

Edison is what happened to Tesla. All of his ideas Edison stole for himself.

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

Shakespeare is pretty mysterious!

[@SS-vm8fv]

Interesting video! 🙂👍

[@kennyboggs3676]

I doubt this is true but some say the Count of Saint Germain is still alive and that supposedly he is either an immortal or a vampire (and for those who may not know this he was also the inspiration for the character in the Castlevania games who has the same name.)

[@lukejohnston7785]

I don't know why Harold Holt was on here because it was only his disappearance was mysterious.

[@PhoenixVEM]

They discovered the identity of DB Cooper. He was someone who works for the plane company in Pittsburgh. I don't remember all the details of the article, but he is dead now.

[@spoonbendingspacemonkey]

Fun fact. None of these people have been in my kitchen. 😁❤

[@Wellch]

Neither in my kitchen.

[@brettbaxter7882]

That you know of.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Cliff Clavin.

[@HouseSanity]

That drawing of jasper houser at 4:12 looks like Jeremy clarkson😅

[@haubenmeisewillow-tit331]

I dont think it qualifies as "fun" but I always understood that Kaspar Hauser was killed by an English Lord, who's ward he bekame. The reason for that murder is complicated!

[@dwsmatos8373]

Rasputin was a scary looking man 😰

[@johnwicked0723]

I've been wondering if Edgar Allan Poe and Fernando Poe is related.😅

[@scottieman2]

Finally an interesting video.

[@Gor85]

Very nice mysteries. Poe Toaster,Babushka Lady,William Shakespeare. Nikola Tesla is absolute pride and joy.And he was a Serb. Greatest genius of all time. That photo of him is amazing! I don't think we will ever know who Jack the Reaper was. It's very possible he was loyalty. Very high possibility. He was extremely close to royal family and the Queen. Great video

[@donei132]

Australia did the most Australian thing following Harold Holt’s disappearance….they named a swimming pool after him.

[@user-sq4jz9up6g]

The Babushka Lady has been identified she opened the umbrella to protect her from the sun!

[@dixondaqua]

Why would someone try to re-create what someone’s friend did for them for over 60 years you can’t just bring in a new person because this man doesn’t even fucking know you

[@ryan42096]

Arthur Leigh Allen was the zodiac for sure

[@chrismeulen8108]

sincerely doubt that, the Zodiac made a phonecall to police, the police woman said Allen's voice did not match, DNA from the letters the Zodiac sent did not match Allen, his handwriting did not match, and a policeman who saw the Zodiac run away from one of the scenes, said Allen was about 100 pounds too heavy than the man he saw, and his face was also too round.

[@GraysonDixon-zq2yl]

Just a couple days ago we read night by Elie Wiesel and it was actually kind of cool I like his book

[@forcewielder2000]

The Original Series of Star Trek even did an episode where they ran into an entity that possessed people and forced them to kill others, as the entity fed off of people's fear. They actually said that this was supposed to have been Jack the Ripper, and was also supposed to be the being behind many other famous unsolved mass murders on various planets over the centuries.

[@meroniyassu2621]

Song name?

[@BurdieFromHell]

4:12 That's Jeremy Clark lol

[@jameswatson8678]

H.H. Holmes is Jack the Ripper

[@chrismeulen8108]

no, he wasn't.

[@FACEBOOKS-WBDS]

With the way the dates line up I am convinced HH Holmes went on vacation and did the Jack the ripper murders then returned to America to open his death hotel

[@christopherharvie8716]

I find Harold Holt being included here a bit odd. Yes his disappearance was infamous but he’s not the first person to have gone missing for Victorian beaches and never be heard of again… He was on the conservative side of politics (wheat we in Australia would refer to a a small l Liberal- a moderate). To think he was a Chinese spy is preposterous, I think this is a twisting of the rumours the Chinese Kidnapped him using a submarine - bit this concept is bizarre as well. The odd thing about him is that after he died, presumably drowned. They named a swimming centre after him. Which when you stop and realise he was a very enthusiastic swimmer (and his belief in his ability probably lead to his death, thinking that the water wasn’t a danger to him. When the currents off Cheviot beach are deadly) so naming a pool after him isn’t that odd. Also Cheviot beach IS in Victoria, it’s NEAR Melbourne.

[@user-sq4jz9up6g]

MK ULTRA..Lee Harvey Oswald

[@NWRefund]

Disembark. Debark is removing the bark from a tree.

[@ariroth1278]

Nicholas Flamel doesn't make the list? I'd put him above a couple of these.

[@dougosullivan7111]

They did geographical profiling on Jack the Ripper, which is very accurate, and they traced him to an area where there were two potential apartment style buildings he possibly lived in

[@OussamaBenjilali-mk3jc]

Soundtrack pleas

[@alisipra19]

the last video i saw before i decided to go to sleep. now i am thinking of staying awake

[@BurdieFromHell]

Isn't there a picture of after tank man, where they did actually drive over him?

[@thadsexington2567]

What if reincarnation is real?!?! What if, in another life, "Jack the Ripper" came back as "The Zodiac"?!?! Never caught and never will with all certainty. Scary world

[@Jonnys_Adventrues]

The zodiac one has actually been solved!

[@chrismeulen8108]

no, it has not.

[@Jonnys_Adventrues]

@@chrismeulen8108 Actually it is! Look it up.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

America 🇺🇸 has Tesla's missing notes 📝 and use them to advance their military weaponry

[@traver1965]

The Poe fan must be Reddington (TV serie)

[@jaredquinney204]

Interesting

[@lja57msncom]

This photo was taken in 1989. The clip has a date of 1983.

[@danielwallsten332]

Im surprised Satoshi Nakamoto the developer of Bitcoin wasnt on this list

[@andy91091]

No Wallace d fard?

[@spookyrob3367]

Not to be gross, but I saw a video of a man being eaten by a shark in Australia. He was gone in two bites. So you can definitely disappear w/out a trace while swimming in Australia. Reference to #11

[@jimbrentar]

Richard Simmons didn't make your list?

[@scottieman2]

Leo is the man in the iron mask.

[@BorneoViking]

Piers Morgan is Casper Hauser

[@SirsasthNigam.]

Poe Toaster to Jack the Ripper

[@shaunbaseby2981]

You forgot the Somerton Man

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

#2: the people responsible for the Pornography bots.

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

@@p-__ You stink, and that's putting it lightly at this point. Prove your "farts" are better by helping us take out these porno bots.

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

@@p-__ Nice.

[@candiceperry9803]

The mysterious people have hidden secrets

[@KaTKeLlYD]

now i see why elon musk picked his company name after a mad man 😅

[@AuntieMamies]

Elon Musk isn't the founder of Tesla. He bought it from under the founders

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I knew ir was Vic Reeves

[@ituC1008]

I thought Michael Scofield solved the DB Cooper mystery.

[@TruePluto]

Scary

[@tombassi]

what about "Banksy"?

[@Mark.Andrew.Pardoe]

Fun facts about Jack the Ripper! For Goodness sake!

[@TigressNess007]

Cheviot Beach is in Victoria, not near Victoria …

[@Leghornsanji]

Are we supposed to pretend that the tank man didn't get run over along with many others?

[@markwoods3689]

do you know what the final result of MK Ultra is? Influencers.

[@fall9stand10]

Forget baboshka, can anyone tell how the "discuised" Jerrry Seinfeld doing time traveling in the first seat, in front of the First Lady?? @8:28 how's that for conspiracy?? :)))))

[@Caitnop77]

Here is an honorable mention The pictures of Christopher Columbus is not him because he never sat down for a portrait. So no one knows what Christopher Columbus looks like

[@ericshrader8073]

"Does he look like a bitch?"

[@BrianLamar-es3my]

Rasputin was not responsible for the dynasty being wiped out the romanovs family were the ones who brought their own downfall and Rasputin was not the cause matter of fact he protected the family when he was killed that's when the downfall begin because we're out west being there to protect them they were open targets they were like sitting ducks

[@Argeaux2]

There’s nothing mysterious about a liar.

[@spookyrob3367]

A lot of mystery coming out of France.

[@sweettooth1620]

Can you imagine living most your life behind a mask… and no I’m not talking about you ladies

[@prydera2553]

Number 18. "In Soviet Russia, meat chokes you" 😂 lol jk. Much love to Russia & America. ❤ i wish u 2 would just be nice to each other. Play nice...Jeeze! 😢

[@bobday2868]

Banksy? Satoshi Nakamoto?

[@daxleone]

YAY REBECCA!!!

[@Smeck-gq1rj]

DA WATCHMOJO LADY

[@daxleone]

@@Smeck-gq1rj Yep ... she is the best!!!

[@40ozmangi]

no black dahlia ? amelia earnhart ???

[@chrismeulen8108]

earNheart? LOL

[@Aaron-nd9ms]

Who else was gonna be no. 1 besides our murderous pal jack.