Van Dyke beard style was worn by van Dyck himself and by many of the sitters for his portraits, including King Charles I of England. The Russian Marxist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin also wore a Van Dyke. The Van Dyke had a revival in the 19th century and was worn by several well-known figures, including General Custer (among other styles) and the actor Monty Woolley. Colonel Sanders would also qualify as having a Van Dyke. 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
John Van Dyke (politician) serve in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1873 and a judge of the third judicial district from 1873 to 1878. Van Dyke is interred in Wabasha's Riverview Cemetery. John Van Dyke (politician) John Van Dyke (April 3, 1807 in Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey – December 24, 1878 in Wabasha, Minnesota) was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851. He was born on April 3, 1807 in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township. After completing his preparatory and law studies, Van Dyke was admitted to the