Alabama man earns world record for 3-foot, 6-inch beard locks
Written by Angie Sharma on October 6, 2025
An Alabama resident took his facial hair to record-breaking lengths when his beard locks reached a staggering length of 3 feet and 6 inches.
Rudolf Martino, who moved to Birmingham from California in 2015, earned the Guinness World Records title for the longest natural beard locks on a living person after growing his facial hair to a length that is over a foot longer than the height of the world’s shortest woman.
The beard locks [were] inspired by the holy men of India, plus Jamaican Rastafarians who adopted their look from India,” Martino told Guinness World Records.
Martino said he washes his locks once every two weeks, and they can take two or three days to fully dry.
He said he doesn’t intend to cut his hair or beard anytime soon.
“Just as a tree has roots, branches, leaves and some fruit, I have as a symbol my hair, its roots, length and strength,” he said.
Source : UPI News
