The 55 Best Mustaches in History

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With Movember now over we thought we would take a look at some of the most famous mustaches of all time. Some are handsome and well styled, while others are somewhat over-the-top! Learn about the top mustaches of all time then tell us which ones you like the most.

1. Salvatore Dali

“Since I don’t smoke, I decided to grow a mustache – it is better for the health. However, I always carried a jewel-studded cigarette case in which, instead of tobacco, were carefully placed several mustaches, Adolphe Menjou style. I offered them politely to my friends: “Mustache? Mustache? Mustache?” Nobody dared to touch them. This was my test regarding the sacred aspect of mustaches.”

2. Tom Selleck

famous moustache Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck’s mustache has taken on a life of it’s own. Tom is quoted as saying “My mustache now has its own representation in Hollywood.” Could that mean that this iconic mustache is more recognizable then Selleck himself?

3. Charlie Chaplin

The similarity between Charlie Chaplin’s mustache and Hilters’ mustache is obvious. In fact, scholars think that the public image of Hitler was softer because of the similarity between the dictator’s mustache and the beloved “Tramp”.

Author Ron Rosenbaum explored the connection between the two mustached men. “Chaplin’s mustache became a lens through which to look at Hitler. A glass in which Hitler became merely Chaplinesque: a figure to be mocked more than feared, a comic villain whose pretensions would collapse of his own disproportionate weight like the Little Tramp collapsing on his cane. Someone to be ridiculed rather than resisted.”

4. Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan’s Mustache an icon that still inspired many mustache homages on the internet. Although he has rarely been seen without the “bleached horseshoe” look, he recently talked about cutting it off for upcoming movie auditions.

To his surprise, after this announcement, he was offered a 2 million dollar sponsorship deal: “When I talked about it everyone went crazy. Loads of people began jumping on it and the next thing I knew people were like, ‘Oh my god he’s shaving his mustache off!’ The next thing I know is I had one of my sports agents calling me saying, ‘Don’t shave it off!’ I’ve heard from Gillette, Right Guard. They said we may have a deal, so I said I’d wait for a while.”

5. John Waters

The famous artist and filmmaker has one of the most unusual and famous mustaches of our time.

“When I was 19 I wanted to be Little Richard, and so I grew it in homage to him really. I wanted to be the only white man in America who had one, and I still might be” and on how he takes care of it, “you just shave it every day. I don’t even realize I have a mustache anymore, I’ve done it for so long. I just shave it from the top every day, clip it about twice a week from the bottom, and if I miss I just draw it on!”

6. Prince

Prince’s neatly groomed, thin pencil mustache is as much a part of his “look” as the color purple. Although other musicians such as Sammy Davis Jr., and Little Richard wore a similar mustache, Prince’s is styled slightly differently.

Unlike the typical pencil style, Prince’s mustache has a thin strip leading up to his nose. This gives it a really different look from other thin ‘staches such as John Waters.

7. Frank Zappa

Here’s another musician who’s signature look depends on their uncommon facial hair.

Frank Zappa’s thick mustache and wide goatee are so recognizable that a species of spider with a similar appearance has been named after him: the Pachygnatha zappa.

Trivia: Zappa also has a type of fish, a species of jellyfish, and an asteroid named after him (but not because of his mustache).

8. Borat

Sasha Baron Cohen’s “Borat mustache” was enough to disguise his true identity, but it also makes him look extra awkward.

This long bushy mustache probably isn’t real but it certainly adds a lot of character to Borat’s appearance.

9. Albert Einstein

Einstein’s disheveled hair and matching bushy walrus mustache are so well known that anyone dressing up as a mad scientist for halloween only needs to get a wig and a fake bushy mustache.

Although this fuzzy style of mustache isn’t in style nowadays, could you imagine Einstein without it?

(Hint: it looks really weird — see what it looks like when these famous mustaches are removed)