04 November,2010 08:11 AM IST | | Agencies
Spanish painter Salvador Dali's facial hair has been voted the best-known moustache of all time.
The surrealist's meticulously waxed moustache is the most famous, according to almost a quarter of Britons.
The poll, which surveyed 14,144 British men for MSN Him saw 1990s wrestling star Hulk Hogan's trademark handlebar come second with 18 per cent of the vote.
Albert Einstein came third with 13 per cent, followed by 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and then comic actor Charlie Chaplin. MSN Him is a charity which encourages the growing of moustaches.
The Top Ten
>Salvador Dali (24 per cent)
>Hulk Hogan (18 per cent)
>Albert Einstein (13 per cent)
>Friedrich Nietzsche (12 per cent)
>Charlie Chaplin (11 per cent)
>Freddie Mercury (11 per cent)
>Daley Thompson (4 per cent)
>Bruce Forsyth (3 per cent)
>Jimi Hendrix (3 per cent)
>Ian Botham (1 per cent)
