The Hairy is an
epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
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John the Hairy
John the Hairy (russian: Иоанн Власатый, also known as John the Merciful of Rostov) was a holy fool (Yurodivy), of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime. "He ...
, a 16th-century holy fool (''yurodivy'') of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Wilfred the Hairy
{{Infobox noble, type
, name = Wilfred
, title = Count of Barcelona
, image = Wilfredo el Velloso 01.jpg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Statue in Madrid, L. S. Carmona, 1750–53
, al ...
(died 897), Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besalú, and Ausona
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List of people known as the Bald
"The Bald" is an epithet for the following:
People
*Ælfheah the Bald (died 951), Bishop of Winchester
*Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders (c. 865–918), nicknamed (the Bald)
* Bolesław II the Horned (c. 1220/5–1278), Duke of Kraków (1241), So ...
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Henk Overgoor
Hendrikus Johannes Paulus Overgoor (30 April 1944 – 23 April 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left back.
He was born in Gendringen, Netherlands. He played for Go Ahead Eagles from 1963 to 1965 and for De Graafschap from 1965 t ...
(1944–2020), Dutch footballer nicknamed the Hairdresser
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Hairy Bikers
The Hairy Bikers are collectively David Myers and Si King. The pair of British celebrity chefs have presented numerous television shows, mostly for the BBC but also for the Good Food channel, that combine cooking with a motorcycling travel ...
, British television cooks Simon King and David Myers who travel by motorbike
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