Chin curtain

Abraham Lincoln wearing a chin curtain beard.

The chin curtain beard (also called a Donegal or Lincoln) is a particular style of facial hair that grows along the jaw line and covers the chin completely. This is not to be confused with the chinstrap beard—a style of beard that also grows along the jaw line but does not fully cover the chin like the chin curtain beard does. In addition, many chin curtain beards do not extend that far below the jawline, if at all, whereas all chinstrap beards generally do.

This style of facial hair was made famous by individuals such as Abraham Lincoln.

In Spain, it could be largely associated with 1970s progres and other cultural icons, such as writer Alvaro Pombo.

Famous or notable chin curtains

• Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
• Brigham Young, who led the Mormon pioneers to the Utah Territory.
• C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General of the United States.
• Daisuke Jigen, trigger man for Lupin III.
• Zé Povinho, Portuguese everyman created in 1875 by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.
• Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Van Hohenheim from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Wayne Static, an American musician, and the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and programmer for industrial metal band Static-X.
• Ganondorf of The Legend of Zelda series also sports a Chin Curtain
• Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series has a chin curtain throughout Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
• Sattar an Iranian pop and traditional/classic singer. Chin curtain is called Sattari, in Persian language.
• Peter Cooper, an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States.
• Maxie Zeus, an enemy of Batman and thinks he is the Greek god Zeus.
• Robert Browning English Poet, Author of "My Last Duchess" and "Prophyria's lover"
• Henry David Thoreau Famous Transcendental philosopher and author.
• Paul Kruger, last President of the South African Republic (a.k.a. Transvaal).
• Young Herman Melville the future author of Moby Dick, in a painting, also has a Chin Curtain.
• Gregory Peck while playing Captain Ahab in the movie Moby Dick directed by John Huston also had a Chin Curtain.
• Dr Zaius, while not human, had facial hair in the pattern of a chin curtain.
• Freeway (rapper),
• Moondyne Joe, Australian bushranger.
• Mutabaruka, Rastafarian dub poet.