How long is the longest beard?

Answer:
This is cute...
I read part of your first responder's answer and it's different than what I found by a google search.

Wickipedia states:
"The longest beard belonging to a woman was that of Vivian Wheeler of Wood River, Illinois and grew to 27.9 centimetres (11 inches). "

UK hairdressers website, however, does say about the longest male beard:
"The longest beard ever was grown by Hans Langseth of Norway, whose whiskers stretched an incredible 5.33 m (17 6 in) when measured upon his death in Kensett ..."

So that seems to match what's been said before. I found it interesting about the bearded lady. I'd forgotten about them.

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longest male beard
Back in 1997, Shamsher Singh of Punjab, India, had his beard officially measured at an impressive 1.83 m (6 ft) from the end of chin to the tip. This is the longest beard on a living male.

The longest beard ever was grown by Hans Langseth of Norway, whose whiskers stretched an incredible 5.33 m (17 6 in) when measured upon his death in Kensett, Iowa, in 1927. The beard was presented to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, in 1967.

longest female beard
Vivian Wheeler of Wood River, Illinois, USA, grew a full beard after the death of her mother in 1990. The longest strand from the follicle to the tip of hair was measured at 27.9 cm (11 in) in 2000.

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both of you are wrong, in my Ripley's believe it or not book it says the longest ear hair was 5.19 inches and the longest bead was 2.9 meters long and the longest hair record was set by Tran Van formerly a farmer hasn't been to the barber since 1973 and his hair is 20 feet exact isn't that amazing!

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