Tattoos have had a rich and colourful history in western popular culture for the better part of two centuries and 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. Try Tribal Tattoo Pics Freeware today. MOST POPULAR 25 TATTOOED CELEBRITIES FOR 2006. The 2006 list of the 25 most popular celebrities with tattoos (based on internet searches) has its share of well-known celebrity favorites and a whole new crop of celebrity newcomers - the celebrity flavor du jour. How long their fame will last is anyone's guess. 2006 saw a reversal of gender popularity, the women with tattoos increasing their dominance from eleven of the top twenty-five to fifteen. The men tumbled from fourteen to ten. Check out last years list of the Top Twenty Five Tattooed Celebrities for 2005.