Famous Historical Pipe Smokers

[gamzultovah]

This guy.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Bogey

 

[HammerandPipe]

IP Chun, Elder son of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man

 

[lika]

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This guy.

Nice pipe , any idea what it is ?

 

[Choatecav]

Nice article on Norman Rockwell and pipes that he smoked...........

https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/norman-rockwell-illustrator-america-and-pipe-smoker?utm_source=Smokingpipes.com&utm_campaign=8001b314f6-SUN_NOV_16_2025_DAILY_READER-DIGEST&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-7f301c4c0c-223572604&mc_cid=8001b314f6&mc_eid=144c9e4e61

 

[Merton]

Nice article on Norman Rockwell and pipes that he smoked...........

https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/norman-rockwell-illustrator-america-and-pipe-smoker?utm_source=Smokingpipes.com&utm_campaign=8001b314f6-SUN_NOV_16_2025_DAILY_READER-DIGEST&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-7f301c4c0c-223572604&mc_cid=8001b314f6&mc_eid=144c9e4e61

t was an interesting piece. The quote that "Rockwell painted his happiness but didn't live it" was quite melancholic.

 

[Choatecav]

t was an interesting piece. The quote that "Rockwell painted his happiness but didn't live it" was quite melancholic.

I agree. What an interesting way to word things......

 

[Jacob74]

t was an interesting piece. The quote that "Rockwell painted his happiness but didn't live it" was quite melancholic.

I'd love to see a biopic with Turturro as Rockwell.

 

[Briarcutter]

I don’t believe Steve McQueen to have smoked a pipe very often, but here he is.View attachment 395713

I don't believe he fished very often either

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Ralph Lauren (aka “Uncle Ralph”)

 

[GardenStateoftheArtBriar]

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Ralph Lauren (aka “Uncle Ralph”)

I don’t think he smoked a pipe for too long
Great entrepreneur
Lousy human being

 

[MisterBadger]

William Hartnell (1908-1975), British TV and film actor best known for his role as the first Doctor in the BBC TV series 'Doctor Who', first screened on this day, 23 November 1963, and still running. Here he is in an early episode as The Doctor, smoking a calabash. I have tried to find out what he smoked in it but so far with no success. No subsequent regeneration of The Doctor has ever smoked since, which I suppose is a sign of the times.

 

[tartanphantom]

The man who chose the ground for the Union forces at Gettysburg, General John Buford Jr. was a well-known pipe smoker in his time.

 

[burleybreath]

Raymond Chandler, author.

 

[Day2Day]

Not a historical figure but William Macy with a cobb.

 

[GardenStateoftheArtBriar]

Alan Turing - pioneer computer scientist and Physicist
Here tinkering away at giant bits or something
Integral in fighting Nazi scum

 

[orlandofurioso]

Not a historical figure but William Macy with a cobb.
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"Train dreams" Go see the movie.

 

[OverMountain]

I wouldn't classify comedian Will Ferrell as a historical person, but he is famous and smokes a pipe. It looks like a
calabash meerschaum.


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Is that a prop or is he for real? Hard to tell with him!

 

[Choatecav]

Is that a prop or is he for real? Hard to tell with him!

Great question and as you said, with him it is hard to tell.
He doesn't seem like the "pipe" type, but who knows what he is like when the camera's are off.