Welcome to Movember, when the beards get shaved and men grow mustaches like every day. Handlebars, Fu Manchus, see hipsters trying, and 'staches donāt stop 'til December comes flying.
Musical parodies aside, here are the 25 greatest mustaches of all time.
Alex Trebek
You really thought the only reason your mom watched Jeopardy every day was to see how well she might do? Trebekās mustache has been wooing Jeopardy fans for decades. Sure, he shaves it on occasion, but thatās just so people donāt take it for granted.
Frank Zappa
One of rock historyās greatest guitarists had one of facial-hair historyās most underrated mustaches. Modern rockers can only hope to achieve the iconic mustachioed greatness of this legend.
Ron Swanson
Nick Offerman might shave his mustache sometimes, but Ron Swanson never would. Itās the type of manly mustache that your dad aspired to have in the '80s and '90s. The only person who could possibly ruin a mustache so great? Tammy.
Wyatt Earp
There are old-school Western mustaches, and then there are old-school Western mustaches. Wyatt Earp is the best of the bunch, and you'd better believe thereās a little Arizona pride on this one. Arguably the finest mustache the state has ever seen.
Mark Twain
Twain probably wouldāve written great books without his fabulous 'stache, but would they have reached Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn levels of greatness? Probably not.
Albert Einstein
Maybe the most intelligent mustache in history. Come on ā you wouldnāt have seen a babyfaced guy coming up with the most famous relativity equation ever. Imagine Einstein without a mustache; heād look super weird.
Rich Uncle Pennybags
How do you judge wealth? By the size and unadulterated whiteness of an old manās mustache, of course. Half the fun of playing Monopoly as a kid was dreaming of one day growing such a magnificent 'stache (the other half was lying about how much your siblings owed you for landing on your spaces).
Snidely Whiplash
Dudley Do-Rightās archnemesis might not be the most effective villain, but he could be the most nefarious. Letās face it ā all he really wants out of life is to watch a lady get run over by a train. His facial-hair game is on point, though. Boris better hope Natasha never wants to improve her quality of mustache ride.
Friedrich Nietzsche
God might be dead, but great mustaches never die.
Yosemite Sam
An avid proponent of the Second Amendment, Sam really canāt be blamed for his freewheeling use of firearms. Anyone with a mustache of that size and quality is probably guilty of a little reckless behavior based solely on confidence.
Sean Connery
The biggest crime James Bond ever committed was not allowing Sean Connery to wear his phenomenal facial hair for his time as the spy. In hindsight, itās a good thing Connery didnāt set a mustached precedent for Bond because we doubt any of the actors who followed would look half as good with that upper lip hair.
Eddie Murphy
Regardless of whether you think Eddie Murphyās done anything funny this century (Shrek was all right), his mustache has always been synonymous with his comedy and will likely be remembered long after the world forgets how bad The Haunted Mansion was.
Ron Burgundy
Veronica Corningstone mightāve had the guts to say San Diegoās most famous news anchorās hair was ugly, but even she couldnāt insult his mustache. Without the amazing 'stache, Ron Burgundy wouldnāt be half the man we all know and love. Heād basically just be Chazz Michael Michaels or Ricky Bobby with a different haircut.
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Billy Dee Williams
We almost went with Lando Calrissian for this spot instead of the actor himself, but it just wouldnāt be fair to the other several decades that this 'stache has graced Williamsā face. Plus, Star Wars has always been woefully short on great facial hair, so hereās hoping Williams gets to bring that back to a galaxy far, far away very, very soon.
The Swedish Chef
You too would mumble incoherently if you were a Muppet with a mustache that awesome.
John Waters
Superthin pencil mustaches are almost never cool, but John Waters rocks one better than anyone. It goes perfectly with his hilarious/creepy/off-putting (depending on whom you ask) vibe, and his look wouldnāt be the same without it. Itās not an easy aesthetic to pull off, but nothing that Waters does is normal ā and we wouldnāt want it any other way.
Freddie Mercury
If thereās ever a rock 'n' roll facial hair hall of fame, Freddie Mercury is undoubtedly getting in on the first ballot. Outside of ZZ Top, Mercuryās mustache might be the most famous facial hair in music history.
Rollie Fingers
These days, baseball is full of beards of all sizes. That wasnāt always the case. Back in the day, there were glorious mustaches to be had in just about every sport, but no mustache was quite as flawless as Aās, Brewers, and Padres pitcher Rollie Fingers. Fingers was a great pitcher, but his stats and career pale in comparison to the icon located just under his nose.
Hulk Hogan
Yes, he sucks and said awful, racist things, but Hoganās mustache game is legendarily strong. Nothing wrong with that, brother.
Tom Selleck
Weād like to think if a mustache could have a mustache, it would want to have Tom Selleckās mustache. Selleck is famous for having the gentlemanās mustache of gentlemanās mustaches, and itās always looked immaculate.
Sam Elliott
Personally, we like Elliottās mustache best in The Big Lebowski, but no matter what style of 'stache you prefer on the actor, his whiskers are always topnotch. Seeing Elliott and Ron Swanson in a room together during Parks and Rec was almost too much for our mustache-loving hearts.
Charlie Chaplin
Yeah, that Hitler guy totally ruined Chaplinās mustache flow, but itās still an iconic look for one of the worldās original comedic film stars. Also, shoutout to Groucho Marx for making a very similar style of mustache all his own.
Salvador Dali
One of historyās craziest painters also had one of historyās craziest mustaches. Hipsters wish they could use enough mustache wax to pull off what Dali was doing for much of the last century. Anyone who has his facial hair curled up to his eyeballs deserves a permanent spot in the mustache hall of fame.
Mario
When you stop to think about it, itās pretty incredible that Mario has the time to perfectly groom his mustache in between whooping Bowser and saving Princess Peach. Heck, he even bails Luigi out of trouble a few times, and weād be willing to bet he gives his brother mustache tips on the reg, too.
Burt Reynolds
Like there was ever any question. Itās the gold standard for mustaches. Period.
Editor's note: This post has been updated from its original version, which first appeared in November 2015.