Sri Lankan reincarnation case of a boy who recalled being an alcoholic bootlegger of arrack, whose personality and characteristic behaviours he displayed as a toddler.

Lebanese reincarnation case from the 1960s in which the child experienced most of his memories of the previous life between the ages of eleven and thirteen, not as an infant, as is more typical.

Highly unusual Indian case of a woman who appeared to die and then revived, but having lost all awareness of her former personality, and instead showing the knowledge, literacy, behaviours and personality traits of a recently-deceased woman.

Indian case of a boy who remembered details of a previous life as a wealthy businessman in Budaun, in the north of India.

Indian reincarnation case in which the past life was identified after the child's statements were published in a newspaper. 

Indian child reincarnation case that was investigated independently three times, with the first investigator making a written record of the child's statements before identifying the person she remembered having been.

Lebanese woman who is said to be notable in reincarnation research for having recalled the greatest number of names of people she had known in a previous life, along with many other details.

Indian reincarnation case of a girl who remembered many facts and people from the previous life, and who could perform dances accompanied by songs in a language she had never learned.

In reincarnation cultures, children who claim to remember a past life are often set tests to try to establish the truth, by means of recognitions of people, places or objects. 

Nineteenth century case of a New York jeweller who found himself spontaneously driven to produce high quality paintings in the style of a recently deceased landscape painter, despite a lack of artistic skill.