Famous Comb Overs
- The Emperor Constantine combed his hair forward to disguise his receding hairline.
- In the UK, two people noted for comb overs were the former chairman of Call My Bluff, Robert Robinson (known as the "king of the comb over") and World Cup winner Bobby Charlton.
- Former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson had his combover style termed the "Lou-do" by ESPN announcer Dick Vitale. Earlier in his career, when Henson was a coach at New Mexico State University, he sported a close-cropped hairstyle that did not conceal his baldness.
- In Spain, the Basque nationalist politician Iñaki Anasagasti is noted for his comb over, giving his name to comb overs ("hairstyle a la Anasagasti").
- Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika is known for his comb over in Algeria and neighbouring countries.
- Gen. Douglas MacArthur wore a comb-over. His GI Joe action figure also has a comb-over.
- Real estate promoter Donald Trump has been lampooned for his comb-over. Vanity Fair described it as a two-directional double combover, made visible in harsh lighting, and the Daily Mail called it an "astonishing coiffure".
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—Maureen Dowd, U.S. journalist. The New York Times, “Giant Puppet Show,” (September 10, 1995)
“And still we wear our uniforms, follow
The cracked cry of the bugles, comb and brush
Our pride and prejudice, doctor the sallow
Initial ardor, wish to keep it fresh.
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