"distinctive figure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who stands out or is unique in a certain way. Example: The new CEO of the company is a distinctive figure with his unconventional management style and bold decision-making.
Dillon is a distinctive figure.
Mr. Shils cut a distinctive figure on the street.
In 1940s Paris, Saloua Raouda Choucair cut a distinctive figure.
She shrugged at that: She knew very well that she cut a distinctive figure.
Alex Grey's distinctive figure painting emerged from a combined use of psychedelic drugs and meditation.
Alain Cavalier, a filmmaker who cuts a distinctive figure, is back in competition with "Pater".
And why he took no offense when the golf manufacturer sponsoring him in 1998 thought a great idea would be to poke fun at Furyk's homemade golf swing in a commercial with Johnny Miller doing a telestrator analysis of the distinctive, figure-eight move.
Hashim Amla is already, with his shaven head and bushy black beard, one of the most visually distinctive figures in cricket.
Willis's well-known demeanor had not changed, but, still, he was not the same left-hander who won 68 games in his first five major league seasons and quickly became one of the more distinctive figures in the game with his trademark high leg kick and slightly off-center cap.
The apparent randomness of Anthony's unexpected departure at the age of 43, at the zenith of his career, and the sudden, violent deaths of a talented young photographer, and of Marie, one of the most distinctive figures of her generation with her trademark black eyepatch.
January 29 , 1862Bradford, England June 10 , 1934Grez-sur-Loing, France Frederick Delius, in full Frederick Theodore Albert Delius (born January 29 , 1862 Bradford, Yorkshire, England died June 10 , 1934 Grez-sur-Loing, France) composer, one of the most distinctive figures in the revival of English music at the end of the 19th century.
