Beard/Catalogs

Throughout history, many people - usually men - have grown beards. What follows is a list of notable people who have, had or have had beards at some point in their lives; it includes some fictional or mythical characters. False beards have also appeared in past ages and contemporary society - for example, Egyptian pharaohs were known to wear them - but these are beyond the scope of this article.

Science and nature

• David Bellamy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Charles Darwin [r]: (1809 – 1882) English natural scientist, most famous for proposing the theory of natural selection. ^[e]
• Sigmund Freud [r]: (1856 – 1939) Pioneering psychiatrist who developed psychoanalysis. ^[e]

Art

• Claude Monet [r]: A French painter who was one of the founders of Impressionism ^[e]
• Vincent van Gogh [r]: Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist school (1853–1890); noted for intense emotional involvement in his work. ^[e]

Politics

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [r]: (1956–) President of Iran since 6th August 2005. ^[e]
• Che Guevara [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vladimir Lenin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents. ^[e]
• Karl Marx [r]: 19th century philosopher and economist. Creator of a theoretical foundation for Communism. ^[e]
• Salman Rushdie [r]: Indian-born novelist and essayist, best-known for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses (born 1947). ^[e]

Philosophy

• Confucius [r]: (551-479 BCE) was the essence of the ancient Chinese sage, a social philosopher, an educator, and the founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. ^[e]

Religion

• Jesus [r]: Traveling preacher in first century CE, foundational figure in Christianity. ^[e]
• David Koresh [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Zeus [r]: chief-god in the ancient Greek Mythology ^[e]

Good guys

• Santa Claus [r]: Add brief definition or description

Bad guys

• Osama bin Laden [r]: Radical jihadist who, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, founded a group known as al-Qaeda, which is credited with a series of terrorist attacks. ^[e]
• Harold Shipman [r]: Add brief definition or description

Internet

• Jimmy Wales [r]: (1966–) Internet entrepreneur and co-founder and head of Wikipedia, and co-founder of Wikia. ^[e]

Entertainment

• Richard Attenborough [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Brian Blessed [r]: Add brief definition or description
• David Tennant [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Noel Edmonds [r]: Add brief definition or description
• John Lennon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Steven Spielberg [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Dave Lee Travis [r]: Add brief definition or description

ZZ Top

• ZZ Top [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Dusty Hill [r]: Add brief definition or description