# Vidow's Peak **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 4, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336 "2014-10-04T01:59:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/1 "2014-10-04T01:59:54Z")
[Roland Gift, most famous as singer for Fine Young Cannibals in the 90s](http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/Then_FineYoungCannibals_R-481937.jpg). Is there any more pronounced vidow’s peak in history, that was not obviously cosmetically enhanced? I look forward to anyone’s contributions. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/2 "2014-10-04T03:06:01Z")
My contribution is _ **w** idow’s peak._ ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/3 "2014-10-04T03:32:10Z")
I was under the impression it was a combo of widow’s peak, male pattern baldness, and music star styling. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/4 "2014-10-04T05:28:12Z")
He could be a [werewolf.](https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pMbhS9UdwYAx1uJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIyM24ybDgwBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAM0NTQxNTYwYzBkMjUyYTIyMWIwOWZkZjM1OWFlNjU0NARncG9zAzMEaXQDYmluZw--?back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dwerewolf%2Bof%2Blondon%26fr%3Dymyy-t-999%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D3&w=1247&h=1600&imgurl=1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-bxDk8pUM0qE%2FUncHHGZUc2I%2FAAAAAAAABA4%2FW8OBCWLilwg%2Fs1600%2Fwerewolf_of_london_01.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcrazyfilmguy.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F11%2Fwerewolf-of-london-1935.html&size=205.1KB&name=%3Cb%3EWerewolf+of+London%3C%2Fb%3E+%281935%29&p=werewolf+of+london&oid=4541560c0d252a221b09fdf359ae6544&fr2=piv-web&fr=ymyy-t-999&tt=%3Cb%3EWerewolf+of+London%3C%2Fb%3E+%281935%29&b=0&ni=21&no=3&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=1251ucp6m&sigb=13dvjs2mc&sigi=1320a01fh&sigt=110fbfnh0&sign=110fbfnh0&.crumb=eHCamWSnCMh&fr=ymyy-t-999&fr2=piv-web) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/5 "2014-10-04T06:11:07Z")
Colin Powell, around the time of Desert Storm anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/6 "2014-10-04T22:51:00Z")
We need to get our terms straight here. For purposes of comparison, [the actor Robert Taylor had a widow’s peak.](http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/johnny-eager-robert-taylor-1942-everett.jpg) What Roland Gift has is a “[receding hairline.](http://www.belgraviacentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Receding-Hairline31.jpg)” Of course it doesn’t have to be a career-killer. [Jack Nicholson](http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img0925.jpg) has been rocking the look for more than 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidows-peak/700336/7 "2014-10-04T22:59:58Z")
> [@susan](#): > > My contribution is _ **w** idow’s peak._ I suppose I should have spelled it right at least once, just so it would be obvious I was joking. I’ve pronounced it “vidow’s peak” for years, just because it looks like a movie vampire. 🙂