This is a list of notable hairdressers. "
Hairdresser" is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style
hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of
hair coloring,
haircutting, and hair texturing techniques. Most hairdressers are professionally licensed as either a
barber or a
cosmetologist.
Pre-20th century
Monsieur Champagne (fl. 1663) — French hairdresser, subject of the comic play Champagne le coiffeur.[1][2]
Kenneth (1927–2013) — American, one of the foremost New York hairdressers since the 1950s,[6] and sometimes described as the world's first celebrity hairdresser.[7]
Karl Nessler (1872–1951) — German-born, worked around Europe before moving to the United States. Patented the
permanent wave.
^Diana De Marly (1987), Louis XIV & Versailles, Much to Louis XIV's relief the French hairdresser Martin was able to save the reputation of the French court ... On 4 April 1671 the Marquise de Sevigne wrote to her daughter the Comtesse de Grignan that Madame Martin was...
^Amory, Cleveland and Blackwell, Amory, Cleveland and Earl (1973). Celebrity Register, Volume 3. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 268.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
This is a list of notable hairdressers. "
Hairdresser" is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style
hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of
hair coloring,
haircutting, and hair texturing techniques. Most hairdressers are professionally licensed as either a
barber or a
cosmetologist.
Pre-20th century
Monsieur Champagne (fl. 1663) — French hairdresser, subject of the comic play Champagne le coiffeur.[1][2]
Kenneth (1927–2013) — American, one of the foremost New York hairdressers since the 1950s,[6] and sometimes described as the world's first celebrity hairdresser.[7]
Karl Nessler (1872–1951) — German-born, worked around Europe before moving to the United States. Patented the
permanent wave.
^Diana De Marly (1987), Louis XIV & Versailles, Much to Louis XIV's relief the French hairdresser Martin was able to save the reputation of the French court ... On 4 April 1671 the Marquise de Sevigne wrote to her daughter the Comtesse de Grignan that Madame Martin was...
^Amory, Cleveland and Blackwell, Amory, Cleveland and Earl (1973). Celebrity Register, Volume 3. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 268.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)