Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christophe (hairstylist)


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The result was   keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 20:40, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Christophe (hairstylist)

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Notability is not inherited from famous clients. A short mention in this book doesn't meet WP:BIO guidelines. Atlantima (talk) 13:49, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment. Christophe really is a famous hairstylist, although I am not sure he passes GNG. This article is missing any mention of the most famous incident of Christophe's career, when he cut President Clinton's hair on Air Force One while the plane sat on the tarmac at LAX; it was then widely (and incorrectly) reported in the media that air traffic was delayed while everyone waited for Christophe to finish the haircut.  Although the reports were debunked, the media kerfuffle was prolonged.  See, e.g., the section entitled "A $200 Haircut at LAX" at this Frontline collection of anecdotes about the Clinton administration .  Additional background here:   This incident is mentioned in a number of existing Wikipedia articles.   By itself, this one incident is probably not enough to satisfy GNG, despite the voluminous coverage, but if some other evidence of substantial coverage turns up, it might be.  Searching for an individual with a single common name isn't easy, but GNews does have lots of references to Christophe as a top hairstylist. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:07, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep The info already in the article asserts notability, especially that he is known as a stylist and has his own line of products sold in major stores. If some of the articles linked in the post just above were added as sources this article would not be questioned. BigJim707 (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep per BigJim707. He's right, if the sources listed were used as citations, this article would be fine. Mabalu (talk) 16:40, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per Notability (people) does not even meet the basics. Trivial coverage at most. Mootros (talk) 07:07, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 09:15, 19 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - Just realised that the name is misspelled - technically, it should be Cristophe with no H. However, the sources clearly refer to him both ways. The list of Google News archive hits that BigJim found clearly demonstrates general notability, more so than for many hairdressers. I realise that some people do not consider hairdressers notable, and certainly, Fiona "Fluffy" Tweakfollicle from Cut'N'Blowdry, Pasadena certainly isn't notable, but this guy has received extensive coverage and mentions in many articles beyond Clintongate. If you search for the same string with "Cristophe" correctly spelled, you get even more hits and news results, e.g. . Totally passes WP:GNG. Mabalu (talk) 10:04, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. I've now added a number of sources to the article, including at least one relatively recent source to show that Cristophe's notability has continued well beyond the Clinton haircut incident. (Also, additional, paywalled sources appear to exist that discuss his cosmetic line at CVS, among other things.)  So I think he overcomes BLP1E concerns, and I'm moving my !vote to keep. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:17, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Very notable in his field.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:46, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Definitely notable enough for inclusion. I knew who he was when I saw the name, though I'm not in that industry (and have no interest in it, either). HillbillyGoat (talk) 20:33, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
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