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Historically, moustaches have been worn by military men and the number of nations, regiments and ranks were equalled only by the number of styles and variations. Generally, the younger men and lower ranks wore the smaller and less elaborate moustaches. As a man advanced in rank, so did his moustache become thicker and bushier, until he ultimately was permitted to wear an ever fuller beard. For a glimpse into this colourful and noble past, refer to the works of famous military artists.

An English moustache was formerly used in melodramas, movies and comic books as a shorthand indication of villainny. Snidely Whiplash, for example, was characterized by his moustache, his cape, and his habit of kidnapping women and then tying them to train tracks, in order to foreclose on their mortgageIntro A mortgage is a device used to create a lien on real estate by contract. The mortgage is an instrument that the borrower (called the mortgagor) uses to pledge real property to the lender (called the mortgagee) as security for a debt, also called hyps.

1 Men known for their Moustaches

• Charlie ChaplinFor the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). Sir Charles "Charlie" Spencer Chaplin ( April 16, 1889 December 25, 1977) was the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and later also a notable director. His pri
• Georges ClemenceauGeorges Clemenceau ( September 28, 1841 November 24, 1929) was a French doctor, journalist and statesman. Clemenceau was born in Mouilleron-en-Pareds, in the departement of Vendee, in France. In his early years in Paris, he was a political activist, publi
• Jim CroceJim Croce ( January 10, 1943 September 20, 1973) was an American singer and songwriter. He began playing music in college, finally signing to ABC/Dunhill in 1973, releasing Life and Times later that year. You Don't Mess Around with Jim Bad, Bad Leroy Brow
• Salvador DalíCarl Van Vechten Salvador Domenec Felip Jacint Dali Domenech ( May 11, 1904 January 23, 1989) was an important Spanish- Catalan painter, best known for his surrealist works. Dali's work is noted for its striking combination of bizarre dreamlike images wit, whose moustache was influenced by that of Diego VelázquezFor the Spanish Conquistador who invaded Cuba in 1511, see Diego Velazquez de Cuellar. Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez ( 1599 August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville ea
• Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein ( March 14 1879 April 18 1955) was a theoretical physicist who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. He proposed the theory of relativity and also made major contributions to the development of quantum mechanics
• Rollie FingersRoland Glen "Rollie" Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics ( 1968- 76), San Diego Padres (1977-80) and Milwaukee Brewers ( 1981- 85). In addition to his pitching ability, he was noted
• Errol Flynn - known for his Pencil moustache
• Clark Gable
• David Lloyd George
• Adolf Hitler
• Saddam Hussein
• Horatio Kitchener
• Groucho Marx - for many years wore a fake moustache of greasepaint on stage and film, then grew a real one later in life
• Friedrich Nietzsche - famous for his Walrus moustache
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Joseph Stalin
• Mark Twain
• Veerappan - Indian bandit
• John Waters
• Wilhelm II of Germany
• Frank Zappa
• Emiliano Zapata - Mexican revolutionary