Van Dyke beard Van Dyke beard A Van Dyke (sometimes spelled Vandyke, or Van Dyck) is a style of facial hair named after the 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). A Van Dyke specifically consists of any growth of both a moustache and goatee with all hair on the cheeks shaven. Even this particular style, though, has many variants, including a curled moustache versus a non-curled one and a soul patch versus none. The style is sometimes called a "Charlie" after King Charles I of England, who was painted with this type of beard by van Dyck. "Pike-devant" or "pickedevant" are other
Ben Van Dyke Ben Van Dyke Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke (August 15, 1888 – October 22, 1973) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies () and Boston Red Sox (). Listed at , 150 lb., Van Dyke batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Clintonville, Pennsylvania. In a two-season career, Van Dyke posted a 3.32 ERA in five games, including one start, three games finished, 13 strikeout, 11 walks, 20 hits allowed and 21⅔ innings of work, without a decision or saves. Van Dyke was a member of the 1912 American League champion Red Sox,