Most Recognized Pipe Smoker?

[pstlpkr]

Has anyone, besides me, seen the pipe in Sam's apartment in The Maltese Falcon?

I used to have a good screen shot of it... It can be seen right in the very beginning of the movie.

 

[tbradsim1]

I go with Tommy's list the old cajun

 

[nsfisher]

In my neighbourhood and surrounding area: Michael Grandy, or more commonly known as nsfisher

 

[barkar]

Fictional person,definitely Holmes, real life person I would say C.S.Lewis,General MacArthur,and Mark Twain in that order.

 

[Perique]

I'm going with Popeye
For real people I'll go with MacArthur.
For me personally I always associate pipes with the great explorers of the 19th and early 20th century. In Lansing's "Endurance", they are always smoking pipes in pictures... Even when they had been on the ice cold and hungry for months on end. I believe tobacco made it bearable.

 

[jaysin]

+1 with Lawrence

 

[gnatjulio]

Popeye FTW!!!

 

[baronsamedi]

Here's a bit from Wikipedia. no idea the source of the list, though.
Famous pipe smokersA number of real and fictional persons are strongly associated with their habit of pipe smoking.
Albert Einstein was known for smoking a pipe. He once said, "I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs.[5]
Earl Bertrand Russell lived to age 98 and remained active to the end.
Sherlock Holmes is explicitly described as a pipe smoker.[6]
Another allegedly fictional character, St. Nicholas alias Santa Claus, is described thus (1839): "The stub of a pipe he held clenched in his teeth".
Joseph Stalin with a pipe was a common image: "Photos of him appeared daily in the Soviet press, now in genial pipe-smoking profile, now walking with his comrades..."[7]
J. R. R. Tolkien loved pipe smoking; The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings have several detailed scenes of characters engaging in it, and even describe distinctive blends of manufactured pipe tobacco products.
Sandro Pertini (President of the Italian Republic 1978-85) lived to age 93.

 

[topd]

 

[ohin3]

Bertrand Russell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80oLTiVW_lc

 

[steelman]

The picture above....."The Wisdom of Einstein"....depicts 3 of my favorite luxuries....
a fine watch;
a fine fountain pen;
a fine pipe.
He was a genius, alright!

 

[lazydog]

just watched lonesome dove, in which Robert Duvall has about 4 or 5 scenes smokin a pipe, but damn, you never geta good look at it. Gus liked his pipe out on the range.

 

[kabong30]

I was gonna say Mr. Potatohead although he was kind enough to give his pipe to me when I was a kid. MacArthur also.

 

[bigmike]

H'mmmmm, right now I'd have to say our brother below:

Otherwise, Popeye has my vote............

 

[batdemon]

Since this is asking about most recognized, I'd go with Santa Claus

 

[rigmedic1]

Right now I think it is Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield.

 

[taerin]

Einstein, there is no more recognized smoker in all of history :P

 

[asteroid1]

Best known for being a pipe smoker (in UK at least) is Harold Wilson. Here he is at the 1971 pipe exhibition in London www.britishpathe.com/video/harold-wilson-at-pipe-exhibition/

 

[topd]

I don't know the fellows name, but Johnny Carson had a Japanese guest on his show one night in the mid 70's. He was 112 years old. When Johnny asked him 'what he attributed his long life to?', he answered 'Well, I stopped smoking my pipe 3 years ago'.

 

[85royals]

Asked my Dad this one and the first one that popped out of his mouth Sherlock Holmes.. So that's his two cents