Zach Galifianakis

It's about time I paid tribute to one of the funniest comics around who actually uses his own material and isn't a complete tool (see this guy). I first saw Zach in one of my favorite London brothers movies, Out Cold as Luke, the hilarious bearded guy who gets his junk stuck in a jacuzzi. He hasn't been in a whole lot of movies lately which has made me pretty sad, but that's ok since his standup is absolutely hilarious.
Here is the biography from Zach's website: "I enjoy tractors and red wine. I feel that living your life in contradiction keeps one confused and happy. Sometimes I like to go to the zoo and ride on the backs of bison. I dream of Iceland from time to time. I like walking over bridges and hate Donald Trump or anything like him. The entertainment business is both poison and honey. I drive a Subaru. It is an automatic. I cry sometimes in that car."
That pretty much sums him up, he's completely insane and different than almost every other person in the public light, there is nothing this guy does that isn't flat out funny. Even without a beard, this guy would be fantastic, but the beard is definitely a 10 out of 10 on the awesome scale. Thanks Zach

Yosemite Sam

I still can't figure out if it's just a mustache or if there's a beard under there. Either way, he is one of the greatest cartoon characters of all time. The likes of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd get all the attention, but it is Yosemite Sam who made tiny people with big beards and even bigger hats a mainstay in American pop culture. So thank you for paving the way for cartoon beards everywhere.

Brian Winters

It is the middle of the NBA season. So to follow up my wonderful posts about the Gasol brothers, I thought it was only fitting to go old school NBA and go with Brian Winters. Sure, he played before I was born, but I do have ESPN classic. I remembering watching an old Bucks game from the late 70's and I was completely captivated by this bearded legend. He may not be a hall of gamer, but he was a solid player. He was a two-time all star and averaged almost 20 points a game from 1975-1979. Also, the portrait of him is truly fantastic and I would buy it in a heart beat it I was able to. A true legend in the bearded sporting wold, I really wish I would have been alive in the 70's, I think I would have fit in magnificently.

Pau Gasol

Yeah, i know. I recently posted about Marc Gasol, the bear like brother of Pau Gasol. So why do Pau? It's simple, he was the original bearded Gasol. Without Pau paving the way for bearded Spaniards everywhere, the legendary beard of Marc Gasol could not exist. Marc has started out in the NBA with a giant man like beard. Whereas Pau started out cleanshaven until he showed how awesome he was and then to extend his awesomeness, he grew out a sweet beard. He spent a few year toiling around in Memphis when no one cared. Then all of a sudden he was traded to the Lakers and he was all over the place. He was the greatest import from Canada in over a hundred years. Yeah yeah, he played in Memphis, still no one cares about that franchise. Having started out cleanshaven, you can almost follow his career based on how big his beard is. Every year it seemed that his beard began to grow in awesomeness. The best thing about Pau, may be the fact that his wife is incredibly good looking and I stand by the fact that it's the beard that got him the girl, not the fact he makes millions of dollars a year putting a ball in a net. I still left that the Grizzlies brought in Pau's best friend, and he still was completely unhappy. Wow that must be a terrible place to play basketball. Pau definitely joins his brother Marc as a definite member of the all NBA bearded team. Congratulations to you Pau.