Pick any 19th century President.
Frida Kahlo
Abraham Lincoln. ![]()
And a monobrow!
Jim Croce.
Did S. Morgenstern have a mustache?
Inigo Montoya did, and it was glorious.
Zebedee
A buddy of mine, Greg Anderson, is a helluva photographer. He has done calendars, books, etc featuring beards/mustaches and has gained some fame in the niche. Some examples of his work, from a recent contest in New Orleans.
Much as I admire Groucho, having a painted-on mustache rules you out of the Mount Rushmore/Hall of Fame of mustaches.
On the other hand, Andrew Volstead (author of the Volstead Act (Prohibition)) deserves consideration. How that guy ever ate an ice cream cone defies the imagination.
There is also a parade of Civil War officers who could contend for the honor.*
And of course, me. ![]()
*for instance, George Armstrong Custer.
Robin Olds, USAF Triple Ace who flew in World War II and Korea, and is probably more famous for his glorious (entirely out of regs) waxed handlebar mustache than he is for being the mastermind behind Operation Bolo, one of the biggest USAF victories of the Vietnam War.
The kicker is, he evidently didn’t even like the mustache. He just grew it and kept it because it amused the men who served under him in Vietnam.
Handlebar—one of the greatest mustached cartoon alien bartenders of all time.
Terry Jones. (Who??? Oh, Terry Jones! Pastor of Dove World Outreach in Florida, famous :dubious: for promoting mass Koran burnings.)
(Actually, I came here to nominate Salvador Dali and Snidely Whiplash, but of course others have beat me to them.)
He does t have it anymore, but Dean Koontz’ 'stache used to be pretty epic.
To which Groucho would replay:
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.
How did the thread get this far without mention of John Waters?
I’ll see your Mad Hungarian and raise you pro wrestler Ox Baker.
Otto von Bismark
I was also thinking Ambrose Burnside, but where does his mustache start and the beard end?