| Hans Langseth | |
| Birth Name: | Hans Nilson Langseth |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway |
| Death Place: | Wyndmere, Richland County, North Dakota, United States |
| Burial Place: | Elk Creek Church Cemetery |
| Spouse: | Anna Berntsen |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Known For: | Longest beard |
Hans Nilson Langseth (July 14, 1846 – November 10, 1927) was a Norwegian-American who held the record for the world's longest beard.[1]
Langseth was born in Eidsvoll, Norway, on July 14, 1846, and immigrated to the United States in 1867. He married Anna Berntsen in 1870 and worked as a farmer in Elkton Township, Minnesota. Later on in his life, he began growing a beard as part of a contest, and he won the contest.[2] In his later life, he traveled around the United States as part of a freak show showing off his beard.[3]
Langseth died aged 81 in Wyndmere, North Dakota, on November 10, 1927, and is buried in Elk Creek Church Cemetery in Kensett, Iowa.[4] When he died, his beard measured 5.33m (17.49feet).[5] [6] It was donated to the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution in 1967.[7] [8]