Does the Moustache Make the Man: Men with Famous Moustaches 2

George Harrison

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Harrison was born in the UK from part-Irish ancestry. He had humble, working class beginnings, but became the almost legendary lead guitarist in ‘The Beatles.’ Later in his music career, he embraced Hinduism, a belief which led him to organise a charity concert for Bangladesh in 1971. He is listed in Rolling Stone Magazine as number twenty one of “The Hundred Best Guitarists of All Time.” He also had a very successful career as a solo artist and as a film and record producer. Harrison wore his big, bushy moustache for quite a number of years during his musical career, and if you ever got confused with which Beatle was which, this iconic piece of facial hair always served to distinguish him from the rest of the band.

Freddy Mercury

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As the composer of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Freddy Mercury – born Farrokh Bulsara – was one of the most well-known musicians of his time. He was based in the UK but was of Parsis origin, born in East Africa (Zanzibar). He was schooled in India, but shortly after returning to his home country, his family fled to London when he was only seventeen years old, to escape the revolution. He had a clear, four-octave voice range and sensationally ate up the stage when it came to live performances and television (remember the ‘I Want to Break Free’ video?). He died aged forty-five of AIDS related complications in November of 1991. Freddy Mercury wore his moustache during most of his years as a performer. It started big, got smaller, and increased in size again. He was definitely a musician that could not hide in any disguise whatsoever. His moustache was noticeable regardless of anything else he wore – or didn’t wear.

Salvador Dalí

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Born in 1904, Dali had such a unique moustache that the style was named after him. It was long and pointy, curving upwards, with areas past the corner of the mouth shaved.