Tattoos have had a rich and colorful history in Western popular culture for the past two centuries. Nowhere is this better illustrated than by the rather extraordinary number of historical figures and modern day celebrities who have sported or currently have body art.

See pictures of some of the hottest permanent ink tattoos on some of the biggest stars and find out what our forumites have to say about them.

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