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Back Tattoos

The back is an excellent location to get a tattoo, and seeing how it's the largest piece of real estate on the human body, many people choose to get very extensive tattoos on the back.

Many celebrities have tattoo designs on their back, checkout LeBron James who has the phrase "Chosen 1" on his back, rock star Tommy Lee has a tremendous amount of tribal artwork on his back, Jesse James has a 100 dollar bill with flames and David Beckham has several tattoos on his back including a crucifixion scene with the names of his 3 sons.

Checkout some pictures of back tattoos.

Nicole Richie has a cute pair of angel wings tattooed on her back, Megan Fox has a short poem that reads "We will all laugh at the gilded butterflies" on her back, Victoria Beckham has a quote from the Song of Solomon 6:3 "I am my love’s and my love is mine, who browses among the lilies." and rapper 50 Cent has "South Side" and a giant number 50 tattooed on his back.

Other famous people with back tattoos include, Ja Rule with crosses and angel wings, Davey Havok has large angel wings which covers his entire back, Josh Hartnett has a Celtic knot, Brandon Boyd has a pyramid with eye and wings tattooed on his back, basketball player Tim Duncan has a jester tattoo design, NBA player Carlos Boozer has a large archangel on his back, Chester Bennington has two dragons and the name of his band, and David Blaine has the "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" artwork tattooed on his back.

Nicole Arbour Tattoos

Nicole Arbour is a lovely and talented stand up comedian and actress, often referred to as "The World's Sexiest Comedian". Nicole only has one tattoo that we are aware of, and its located on the lower left side of her abdomen, just above her underwear line. The tattoo is very small and rather difficult to see clearly, however it appears to be a single musical note.

Nicole Arbour Tattoos

Ankle Tattoos

The ankle is a very popular area of the body to have a tattoo for both men and women alike, the ankle is a very stylish place to have a tattoo while it is also very easy to conceal, if need be.

Not surprisingly, many famous people have tattoos on their ankles, including the likes of Megan Fox who has a delightful crescent moon and star on her ankle, Ashlee Simpson has a cute pair of cherries, Alyssa Milano has a rose vine and Nicole Richie has a beautiful rosary wrapped around her left ankle.

Checkout these pictures of ankle tattoos.

Here are a few other celebrity women with ankle tattoos: Rihanna has a small musical note, Kelly Clarkson has a nice sunflower tattoo, Penelope Cruz has the number 883 and Hilary Duff has a tiny little anchor tattoo on her ankle.

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Lovely actress Christina Applegate has a tattoo on her ankle, model Gisele Bündchen has a crescent moon and stars, Gillian Anderson has unique tribal turtles, Marc Anthony has a cross tattoo on his ankle, Diora Baird has an arrowhead, Ana Beatriz Barros has a crescent moon and star, Catherine Bell has a small heart design, Alyson Hannigan has tribal dolphins and Jennifer Love Hewitt has the phrase "I am..." tattooed on her ankle.

Tom Araya Tattoos

Tom Araya is an amazingly talented Chilean musician known for being the bass player and vocalist of the thrash metal band, Slayer. Tom Araya has many tattoos on his body, including two nearly complete sleeves, as well as several other designs on his upper arms and shoulders.

Some of the tattoos on his right arm include, a skull on his upper arm, along with two Kanji characters underneath. Plus many designs within his sleeve, including a star and bio-hazard symbol, plus a bracelet of sorts.

Contained within the sleeve on his left arm is the faces of three women, one of which resembles Jackie Onassis. Tom also has a handful of other tattoos on his upper left arm and shoulder area, however they are rather difficult to identify clearly.

Tom Araya Tattoos

Rafael Araújo Tattoos

Rafael Araújo is a professinal Brazilian basketball player who has also spent some time in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz. Rafael has quite a few tattoo designs, mainly on his arms and back. On his left arm is a tattoo of a hand holding a basketball, along with 3 Kanji characters.

On his right arm is a large tattoo of a cartoon style shark with its tongue sticking out, along with a couple more larger Kanji characters, on his bicep and shoulder. Rafael Araújo also has a rather large tribal style tattoo across the top of his back.

Rafael Araújo Tattoos

Lower Back Tattoos

The lower back is perhaps the single most popular location for a woman to get tattooed, and is widely considered the sexiest area to have a tattoo design.

Many celebrity singers and actresses have tattoos located on their lower back, just have a look at these pictures of Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Cheryl Cole, all of which have lower back tattoos.

Here we have even more celebrity women with lower back tattoos, which includes Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore, Eva Longoria and Lindsay Lohan. See the lower back tattoos below.

Many other famous women also have lower back tattoos.

Pamela Anderson has a tribal tattoo design on her lower back, beautiful Victoria Beckham has three shining stars on her lower back, Janet Jackson has a flower design of sorts on her lower back, Natalie Imbruglia has a Sanskrit tattoo, Brooke Hogan the word Redemption with angel wings, Sarah Michelle Gellar has two dragonflies on her lower back, Vivica A. Fox has a vine, Kaley Cuoco has a Kanji symbol tattoo meaning faith, Michelle Branch has Kanji, Brandy has a large lotus flower and even the great singer Robbie Williams has musical notes tattooed on his lower back.

Sleeve Tattoos

Sleeve tattoos are becoming an increasingly popular choice among tattoo enthusiasts. Sleeve tattoos start at the wrist and extend to the elbow or sometimes as high as the shoulder. Checkout this collection of tattoo pictures of various famous people. If you have a sleeve design yourself, feel free to post a picture link in the comment section below.

David Beckham double sleeves.

Ozzy Osbourne on right arm.

Billie Joe Armstrong left arm.

Tyson Beckford on both arms.

Benji Madden.

Knuckle Tattoos

Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo. Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.Also checkout these hand tattoos.