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* I'm surprised nobody's mentioned LilyCollins. [[http://img005.lazygirls.info/people/lily_collins/lily_collins_beautiful_eyebrows_NjNn4CH.sized.jpg]]

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* I'm surprised nobody's mentioned LilyCollins.Creator/LilyCollins. [[http://img005.lazygirls.info/people/lily_collins/lily_collins_beautiful_eyebrows_NjNn4CH.sized.jpg]]
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** KeiraKnightley is sometimes mentioned in the same terms, but hers are hardly the same, despite one reviewer describing her as looking like "NataliePortman in the early stages of a werewolf transformation".

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** KeiraKnightley Creator/KeiraKnightley is sometimes mentioned in the same terms, but hers are hardly the same, despite one reviewer describing her as looking like "NataliePortman in the early stages of a werewolf transformation".
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* Greek Prime Minister [[Konstantinos Karamanlis http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Constantine_Karamanlis.jpg]].

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* Greek Prime Minister [[Konstantinos Karamanlis http://upload.[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Constantine_Karamanlis.jpg]].jpg Konstantinos Karamanlis ]].
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* Greek Prime Minister [[Konstantinos Karamanlis http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Constantine_Karamanlis.jpg]].
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* John L. Lewis, the irascible president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) for 40 years, was famous for them, a was believed to have been [[http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/John-L.-Lewis.jpg his source of power]].
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* Former [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Australian Prime Minister]] John Howard has large bushy eyebrows which were frequently lampooned in political cartoons. Bob Hawke, two Prime Ministers ago, also partakes in the art of enormous eyebrows.

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* Former [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Australian Prime Minister]] John Howard has large bushy eyebrows which were frequently lampooned in political cartoons. Bob Hawke, two Prime Ministers ago, also partakes in the art of enormous eyebrows. Back in the day (40's to 60's), Prime Minister Robert Menzies also had these. Funnily enough, they are Australia's three longest serving Prime Ministers. Co-incidence? (Yes.)
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* Sam Waterston.
* Chris Noth.
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* Anne Hathaway has some very prominent eyebrows.
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* [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sean_Connery_1999_crop.jpg Sean Connery]]. The producers decided to trim his eyebrows down for the first few JamesBond films, but this gradually slipped.

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* [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sean_Connery_1999_crop.jpg Sean Connery]]. The producers decided to trim his eyebrows down for the first few JamesBond ''Film/JamesBond'' films, but this gradually slipped.
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** JenniferConnelly also has noticeably thick eyebrows.

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** JenniferConnelly Creator/JenniferConnelly also has noticeably thick eyebrows.
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* MartinScorsese is famous for three things: great movies, putting a RollingStones song in every movie he makes, and giant eyebrows. RobinWilliams once referred to them as "caterpillars" when presenting at the Oscars.

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* MartinScorsese Creator/MartinScorsese is famous for three things: great movies, putting a RollingStones song in every movie he makes, and giant eyebrows. RobinWilliams once referred to them as "caterpillars" when presenting at the Oscars.
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* ElizabethTaylor, by Hollywood standards. She wouldn't allow them to be trimmed, as she felt that they were part of her identity.

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* ElizabethTaylor, Creator/ElizabethTaylor, by Hollywood standards. She wouldn't allow them to be trimmed, as she felt that they were part of her identity.
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* Italian musician Elio, leader of the band "Elio e le storie tese". [[http://static.tuttogratis.it/628X0/musica/tuttogratis/it/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Elio-compie-50-anni-elio-e-le-storie-tese.jpg Just look at them]]. One of the earlier fanclubs was even named "Culto del monociglione" ("Cult of the Big Unibrow").

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* Italian musician Elio, leader of the band "Elio e le storie tese"."Music/ElioELeStorieTese". [[http://static.tuttogratis.it/628X0/musica/tuttogratis/it/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Elio-compie-50-anni-elio-e-le-storie-tese.jpg Just look at them]]. One of the earlier fanclubs was even named "Culto del monociglione" ("Cult of the Big Unibrow").
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* MartinScorsese is famous for three things: great movies, putting a RollingStones song in every movie he makes, and giant eyebrows.

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* MartinScorsese is famous for three things: great movies, putting a RollingStones song in every movie he makes, and giant eyebrows. RobinWilliams once referred to them as "caterpillars" when presenting at the Oscars.

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* Jordana Brewster's eyebrows are almost as famous as she is.

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* Jordana Brewster's eyebrows are almost as famous as she is. is.
* Maggie Thatcher's press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham. As those who watched Thatcher's funeral may have noticed, his already rather bushy eyebrows have become even more bushy with age, to the point where he now looks like he has pieces of cotton wool on his brow.
* Ronnie Corbett.
* John Belushi had thick but very expressive eyebrows which helped make his performance as Bluto in Animal House a masterclass in silent comic acting.
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* Jordana Brewster's eyebrows are almost as famous as she is.
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* Cara Delevigne.
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* [[http://content9.flixster.com/photo/11/48/00/11480003_ori.jpg Landon Liboiron]], although it could be (and ''is'') argued that the brows add to his charm.
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* One of {{Morrissey}}'s most distinctive features, along with his [[LanternJawOfJustice chin]] and quiff haircut.

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* One of {{Morrissey}}'s Music/{{Morrissey}}'s most distinctive features, along with his [[LanternJawOfJustice chin]] and quiff haircut.
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*** in fact, hearing jokes about Alistair Darling's eyebrows are commonplace in everyday life for [[GosuroriOtaku some British tropers]].
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** Keira Knightley is sometimes mentioned in the same terms, but hers are hardly the same, despite one reviewer describing her as looking like "NataliePortman in the early stages of a werewolf transformation".

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** Keira Knightley KeiraKnightley is sometimes mentioned in the same terms, but hers are hardly the same, despite one reviewer describing her as looking like "NataliePortman in the early stages of a werewolf transformation".



* I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Lily Collins. [[http://img005.lazygirls.info/people/lily_collins/lily_collins_beautiful_eyebrows_NjNn4CH.sized.jpg]]

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* I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Lily Collins.LilyCollins. [[http://img005.lazygirls.info/people/lily_collins/lily_collins_beautiful_eyebrows_NjNn4CH.sized.jpg]]
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* [[http://www.hdwallpaperspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/abe_vigoda_face1.jpg Abe Vigoda]], from... everything.
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* [[http://www.nndb.com/people/981/000109654/kevin-richardson.jpg Kevin Richardson]] from the BackstreetBoys.
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* Female example: in her early years, AudreyHepburn had thick (though very well-groomed) eyebrows.

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* Female example: in her early years, AudreyHepburn Creator/AudreyHepburn had thick (though very well-groomed) eyebrows.

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* [[http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_schnauzer/index.cfm Schauzers.]]

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* [[http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_schnauzer/index.cfm Schauzers.]]Schnauzers.]]
* Johnny Galecki.

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* Eugene Levy has some truly impressive eyebrows. As does Jay Leno apparently.

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* Eugene Levy has some truly impressive eyebrows. As does On the GregTheBunny commentary, Seth Green claims it takes four puppeteers to work them.
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Jay Leno apparently.Leno.
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* [[http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_schnauzer/index.cfm Schauzers.]]
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** He even [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eA4N7F7h2Xs demonstrates]] how his eyebrows create his especially terrifying KubrickStare.
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* ElizabethTaylor, by Hollywood standards. She felt that they were part of her identity.

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* ElizabethTaylor, by Hollywood standards. She wouldn't allow them to be trimmed, as she felt that they were part of her identity.
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* Former [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Australian Prime Minister]] John Howard has large bushy eyebrows which were frequently lampooned in political cartoons. Bob Hawke, two Prime Ministers ago, also partakes in the art of enormous eyebrows.
** As is British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling- who has eyebrows and hair of different colours.
*** in fact, hearing jokes about Alistair Darling's eyebrows are commonplace in everyday life for [[GosuroriOtaku some British tropers]].
** Darling is following in the footsteps of another British Labour Chancellor, Denis Healey, whose enormous bushy eyebrows were the subject of caricature on ''SpittingImage''. Come to think of it, Conservative Chancellor Norman Lamont also had memetic eyebrows. Maybe it comes with the financial territory.
* Let's not forget the famous Chinese warrior Guan Yu, whose eyebrows were 'thick as silkworms' ...Now, if only there was a trope for 'long and beautiful' beards.
** Given his aptitudes and the length of his kill list in ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', he's got quite enough qualifications for it to be a BadassBeard.
* Peter Gallagher (Sandy Cohen from ''TheOC'') has some truly impressive eyebrows.
** Peter Gallagher's eyebrows have their own {{Facebook}} profile.
** They are also said to have had their own trailer.
* Creator/EliRoth. [[http://fuckyeahelirothseyebrows.tumblr.com/ They have their own tumblr.]]
* Leonid Brezhnev, who ruled SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn for the longest period of time, was known for his big eyebrows as well.
* Eugene Levy has some truly impressive eyebrows. As does Jay Leno apparently.
* This is the most important feature of Swedish politician [[http://www.riksdagen.se/upload/bilder/ledamotsbilder/0980725315516_max.jpg Lars Leijonborg]].
* Colin Farrell, anyone?
* GeorgeHarrison had a [[http://images.wikia.com/beatles/images/0/05/Georgeharrison.jpg pretty impressive pair]].
** As does [[http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/embedded/1000x595/f5994ef3935a7f96318156ecc9256abdf60f9010.jpg Neil Young]].
* Lee Pace (of ''PushingDaisies'' fame), anyone?
** One episode of ''Pushing Daisies'' introduced the half-brothers of his character, who Olive and Chuck were delighted to discover had his eyebrows.
** Also, KristinChenoweth, who played Olive, claims that she has really big eyebrows, but she tweezes them
* ZacharyQuinto has huge, distinct eyebrows. So much that a character on the new ''MelrosePlace'' made a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RViICyd76Ss reference to them.]]
* [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sean_Connery_1999_crop.jpg Sean Connery]]. The producers decided to trim his eyebrows down for the first few JamesBond films, but this gradually slipped.
* The brothers Gallagher of Oasis, with the lead singer Liam having [[http://blog.rifftrax.com/wp-content/photos/liam2.jpg a large, unsightly monobrow]] when he's too lazy to groom it, and his brother Noel sporting [[http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/noel-gallagher/noel-gallagher-20060301-112086.jpg these monstrosities]]
* Colm Wilkinson is a brilliant singer and actor, who was Jean Valjean in Les Mis for years before being Valjean in the 10th anniversary concert in the Royal Albert Hall. His eyebrows are massive.
* Professional wrestler Maven Huffman was occasionally mocked for his exceptionally large eyebrows.
* MartinScorsese is famous for three things: great movies, putting a RollingStones song in every movie he makes, and giant eyebrows.
* Mexican artist and cult figure [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo Frida Kahlo]] made it a point to stress her unibrow in self portraits.
* Another born Mexican, now a French citizen, operatic tenor Rolando Villaz?as described as having [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/may/25/classicalmusicandopera.culture "eyebrows like scorched earth"]] by ''The Guardian'''s Peter Conrad.
* Gashuin Tatsuya, a Japanese actor, has [[http://homepage3.nifty.com/gashu-in/ an incredibly pronounced]] unibrow.
* [[http://www.disneysociety.com/files/2008/06/jonas-brothers-sushi-stop-01_nc.jpg Jonas Brothers.]] And that's '''after''' manscaping!
* [[http://images.tvrage.com/people/16/46573.jpg Stephen Frost]] of the Comedy Store Players and Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway.
* Ron Livingston's eyebrows are not only thick but are also [[http://www.burdigala.org/zettau/media/1/ron_livingston.jpg oddly asymmetrical]]. Lovely.
* DanielRadcliffe. I'm sorry, he does.
* The late [[http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg Andy Rooney]] had an impressive pair of bushy eyebrows. Dana Carvey once suggested that a raccoon lived in them.
* [[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/savoir-plaisir/histoire/images/Pompidou_2.jpg Georges Pompidou]], a French President.
* Bruce Lee, who inspired the design of [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]].
* [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hD2U3kIVFn8/R_dI7_y1jHI/AAAAAAAACOk/eo2ngTDAvO8/s400/david+hemmings+after.jpg David Hemmings]].
* Germany's long-time finance minister [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/9/94/Waigel_Theo_2.jpg/679px-Waigel_Theo_2.jpg Theo Waigel]].
* One of {{Morrissey}}'s most distinctive features, along with his [[LanternJawOfJustice chin]] and quiff haircut.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll Daruma dolls]] often have big eyebrows painted on them (though they don't usually come with ''eyes'' painted on).
* While hardly big by the standards of this page, Brooke Shields (especially in her [[http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/10103396.jpg early career]]) was known for her heavy eyebrows. Not bushy, but certainly more noticeable than most female movie stars.
** Keira Knightley is sometimes mentioned in the same terms, but hers are hardly the same, despite one reviewer describing her as looking like "NataliePortman in the early stages of a werewolf transformation".
** JenniferConnelly also has noticeably thick eyebrows.
* [[http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/11/13/ignatieff-cp-250-5838159.jpg Michael Ignatieff]], former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
* Luis Castanon from Newgrounds.com. Seriously! [[http://www.cafecafegames.com/games/images/cave-of-wonders.gif]]
* Female example: in her early years, AudreyHepburn had thick (though very well-groomed) eyebrows.
* Senator Sam Ervin, who chaired the Senate Watergate Committee, had a habit of emphasizing his comments with a lot of eyebrow movements.
* German footballer Phillip Lahm.
* Music/LadyGaga is another RareFemaleExample, actually thickening and darkening her eyebrows.
* RobertPattinson
* Keith Moon [[TheWho]] [[http://gutfireblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/keith-moon.jpg]]
* Two words. [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/LearnedHand1910a.jpg Learned.]] [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Learned_Hand_in_1893.jpg Hand.]]
* Hockey executive [[http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/missbigelow/2009/12/14/Jeannette_Etheredge_and_Getheorge_Gund_III.JPG George Gund III]] (right). His current team, the San Jose Sharks, are no slouches in this department themselves with [[http://sharkspage.com/jpgs6/sharks_caps2b.jpg Patrick Marleau]] and [[http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/06/20/392mayers_jamal080129cp.jpg Jamal Mayers]] on their roser.
* Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, has [[http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/17/article-1057276-0049BF5000000578-594_233x366.jpg very prominent eyebrows]].
* Beau Bridges.
* [[http://www.rnw.nl/data/files/images/lead/Stipe%20Mesic_0.jpg Stjepan "Stipe" Mesic]] the former president of Croatia.
* Former MarilynManson guitarist, Scott "Daisy Berkowitz" Putesky.
* RobertSheehan from ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' sports a pair of thick, expressive caterpillars over his eyes.
* All the [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]] belonging in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudyptes Eudyptes]] genus have big, yellow eyebrows that ''extend beyond their faces''.
* [[http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/files/ed_boon_mk_top.jpg Ed Boon]], co-creator of the Mortal Kombat games, has these.
* DarrenCriss has some really large, thick and slightly triangular eyebrows.
* Canadian musician [[SongsToWearPantsTo Andrew Huang]] is constantly getting comments on his videos about his "awesome eyebrows." He comments on it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nfwD08Tw4VA#t=106s here]].
* Italian musician Elio, leader of the band "Elio e le storie tese". [[http://static.tuttogratis.it/628X0/musica/tuttogratis/it/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Elio-compie-50-anni-elio-e-le-storie-tese.jpg Just look at them]]. One of the earlier fanclubs was even named "Culto del monociglione" ("Cult of the Big Unibrow").
* Model [[http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01464/katiePrice_1464392c.jpg Katie Price]], better known as Jordan, sports a large pair.
* Same goes for [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--B_HXn3zYHY/TXlhX7feMKI/AAAAAAAABek/WLAhbcHbK1g/s1600/denise-richards-imagen.jpg Denise Richards]].
* Labor leader [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Lewis1946.jpg John L. Lewis]].
* I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Lily Collins. [[http://img005.lazygirls.info/people/lily_collins/lily_collins_beautiful_eyebrows_NjNn4CH.sized.jpg]]
* Davy Jones of the Monkees had noticeable eyebrows.
* Some owls come off looking like this, due to their facial markings.
* T.O.P of BigBang has [[http://jacideeblack.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/2011top1.jpg quite a distinctive pair]]
* R. Lee Ermey's IMDB photo gallery is practically a [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000388/mediaindex showroom for his amazing brow throughout his career.]]
* ElizabethTaylor, by Hollywood standards. She felt that they were part of her identity.
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