List of hairdressers



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) &mdash; French hairdresser, subject of the comic play Champagne le coiffeur.
 * Madame Martin (fl. 1671) &mdash; hairdresser to the court of Louis XIV.
 * Legros de Rumigny (1710–1770) &mdash; French court hairdresser
 * Léonard (c. 1751–1820) &mdash; hairdresser to the French court.
 * Marcel Grateau (1852–1936) &mdash; inventor of the Marcel wave in the 1870s, although it was most popular in the 1920s.
 * Franz Ströher (1854–1936) &mdash; German hairdresser, company founder of Wella

1900–1960

 * Alexandre de Paris (1922–2008) &mdash; clients included the Duchess of Windsor and Daisy Fellowes
 * Antoine de Paris (1884–1976) &mdash; Polish, began in Paris, then in New York from 1924. Introduced a short bob cut in 1909, then the shingle cut in the 1920s.
 * Kenneth (1927–2013) &mdash; American, one of the foremost New York hairdressers since the 1950s, and sometimes described as the world's first celebrity hairdresser.
 * Karl Nessler (1872–1951) &mdash; German-born, worked around Europe before moving to the United States. Patented the permanent wave.
 * Teasy Weasy Raymond OBE (1911–1992) &mdash; considered Britain's first celebrity hairdresser. His clients included Diana Dors

From 1960 – present

 * Franca Afegbua &mdash; Nigerian hairdresser and senator.
 * James Brown &mdash; best known for his work with Kate Moss
 * Lino Carbosiero MBE London &mdash; clients include David Cameron, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adele Adkins and Melania Trump.
 * Nicky Clarke OBE London &mdash; clients include David Bowie, Elizabeth Hurley, and Diana, Princess of Wales.
 * Anthony Dickey &mdash; American celebrity hairstylist known for his expertise in natural hair textures
 * Errol Douglas MBE London &mdash; clients include Diana Ross, Naomi Campbell, Melanie Griffith.
 * Frédéric Fekkai &mdash; French hairstylist, particularly famous during the 1990s for his notoriously high prices.
 * Daniel Galvin OBE &mdash; London Twiggy
 * Joshua Galvin &mdash; London Judy Garland
 * Ted Gibson &mdash; New York
 * Leonard of Mayfair &mdash; leading London hairdresser from the 1960s to 1980s, training many other cutters.
 * Denise McAdam RVM &mdash; hairdresser to the current British royal family.
 * Denis McFadden &mdash; Sydney &mdash; Founder/CEO "Just Cuts"
 * Michel Mercier &mdash; French-Israeli hairdresser, his clients include Brigitte Bardot and Isabel Adjani.
 * Benoît Poirier d'Ambreville (born 1970) &mdash; salon owner and television consultant
 * Vidal Sassoon CBE (1928–2012) &mdash; London and later Los Angeles &mdash; clients included Mia Farrow
 * Trevor Sorbie MBE &mdash; London
 * Lee Stafford &mdash; leading British hairdresser from 1998, his clients include Victoria Beckham.
 * Nicolas Jurnjack (1994–present) &mdash; Leading session stylist, hairdresser in the Fashion & Beauty Industry
 * Tabatha Coffey &mdash; Australian hairdresser and television personality
 * Steven Jastrabek &mdash; American hairdresser known for Olympic Athlete clientele Kerry Weiland, Erika Lawler, Clarissa Chun, Caitlin Cahow, Gigi Marvin, Julie Chu and Ben Askren.

Film and television stylists

 * Deborah Holmes Dobson &mdash; Emmy Award-winning hairstylist (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
 * Sydney Guilaroff &mdash; worked for MGM on numerous movies and his clients included Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Joan Crawford.
 * Gail Ryan, American. Won Academy Award in 2011 for How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Clients include Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, and Dustin Hoffman.