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* [http://www.akubra.com.au/products_country.html Akubra].
* Fedora, the desktop GNU variant made by RedHat.
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hat:Golden hat|The golden hats]] from Central European Bronze Age. They were almost one meter tall, covered with gold, and their decorations were used as calendars.
* [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1104 The Pope].
** [[Truth in Television]]: His Holiness has quite a few [[Nice Hat|nice hats]], from the modest [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Zucchetto |zuchetto]] skullcap, to the more ornate [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Mitre |mitre]], to the impossibly awesome [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_Tiara:Papal Tiara|Papal Tiara]]. The Papal Tiara, in fact, has apparently been deemed ''too'' awesome for a mere human, even one chosen as God's Earthly representative. It's not been worn in the last 40 years. So the hat is [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Too Nice For This Sinful Earth]]?
** Most of the Catholic hierarchy in some form has a cool hat they wear, with the bishops, archbishops, and cardinals all having their own style of hat.
** The papal [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Camauro |camauro:]] Pope Benedict looks a lot less intimidating (and a bit less like Palpatine) when you see him in a Santa hat. Camauro is the actual name for a santa hat, as St. Nicholas of Myra was a bishop way back when.
** [http://timesnews.typepad.com/news/2006/09/where_did_you_g.html Pope Benedict XVI] added a red sombrero to his myriad of hats.
** [http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/jul2010/4/5/pope-benedict-xvi-pic-reuters-338212246.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/07/27/pope-gets-down-with-the-kids-115875-22443028/&usg=__PW90pidq4fpJgHEwq8JH6yLE5os==339&w=450&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=U-hWm6CjYaXFdM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=200&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpope%2Bwearing%2Bbaseball%2Bcap%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:1=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=137&vpy=82&dur=1011&hovh=195&hovw=259&tx=123&ty=77&ei=MxmITJrlNoL78AbOh-lO&oei=MxmITJrlNoL78AbOh-lO&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0 Baseball Cap]
* [http://www.saint-mary.net/coptic_faith/pope/ The Coptic Pope].
* [[HM the Queen|The Queen]]. Duh.
** The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_State_Crown:Imperial State Crown|Imperial State Crown]] contains over 3,000 jewels, including a 317-carat diamond. It's [[Awesome but Impractical]]; the damn thing apparently weighs a ton and is ''murder'' on your royal neck.<ref>"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" indeed.</ref> The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Crown:St Edwardchr(27)s Crown|St. Edwards Crown]], which is the one normally used at coronations, is heavier.
** Inverted by [[Queen Vicky]], who after becoming a widow decided that her crowns were ''too'' nice (and heavy), and commissoned [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_diamond_crown_of_Queen_Victoria:Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria|a small cute one]] in its stead.
* As Emperor Norton, [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton:Emperor Norton|First and Only Emperor of the United States of America]] would tell you, if you choose not to wear a crown, [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:File:Emperor_Joshua_AEmperor Joshua A._Norton_I Norton I.jpg |a Pea-cock feather in a Nice Hat will do.]] Even [[The Sandman|Death]] likes it.
* The ''corno ducale'' worn by the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice:Doge of Venice|Doges of Venice]].
* [http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=korean+traditional+hats Koreans], coupled with Nice Hairdos for women.
* [http://www.spearhead-home.com/Graphics/MP_Bootsy_portrait.jpg Funk legend Bootsy Collins]
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** Oddly enough, while the ''hat'' may be insane, that's the most subdued ''suit'' I've ever seen him in.
* John Lennon wears a Nice Hat (a cap, really) for much of ''[[A Hard Days Night]].'' It's nice enough that some copies of his book ''In His Own Write'' have pictures of him in that hat.
* You should not ''ever'' mess with [[Magnificent Bastard|Napoleon]] when he's wearing with his [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon4.jpg |trusty bicorne.]] Of course, Horatio Nelson also wore the [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HoratioNelson1.jpg |bicorne of power.]]
** The Duke of Wellington must have had a cooler hat.
** [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Battle_of_Assaye.jpeg Damn straight he did.]
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* The various Chinese dynasties, being a multi-tiered bureaucracy from hell, featured funky-looking hats (and outfits) of all shapes and colors. Special mention goes to the ladies of the court, who would also wear fake hair shaped into a variety of mind-boggling shapes.
* The Akha people of Southeast Asia wear ornate headdresses nearly everywhere they go: [http://www.google.com/search?q=akha+headdresses&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TCOLT6LIC8Ts2QXbtp2bCg&biw=1357&bih=581&sei=TyOLT7maBeiC2gWa1di9CQ photos.]
* [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bismarck_pickelhaubeBismarck pickelhaube.jpg |Otto von Bismarck]] as mentioned in the [[Magnificent Bastard]] section. Although the hat was not unique as such, it was a Prussian cuirassier officers' helmet.
* [[Terry Pratchett]] is often pictured in the covers of his books wearing a rather nifty black hat. It is apparently a form of disguise as without it he is, in his own words, just any other bald man with a beard. Indeed [[Lovable Rogue|Moist von Lipwig]] relies on a similar technique in his [[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]] books.
* Dr. Gunther von Hagens is rarely seen without his black fedora, and has worn it while performing public dissections.
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* The fondness of military dictators (Mussolini, Pinochet, Amin, etc.) for huge peaked caps has led to them being called "[[Commissar Cap|dictator caps]]".
** Mussolini is usually associated with a different, peak-less cap (but then he was not a ''military'' dictator and most frequently wore a fascist party uniform).
* Tennis players are often fond of using Nice Baseball Caps when playing. The one who began the trend was [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Courier:Jim Courier|Jim Courier]], with his Nice White Cap. Kind of a [[Justified Trope]] for the absolutely asinine heat in some courts, especially during the Australian Grand Slam (50°C?! HOLY SHIT!)
* The [http://www.urlesque.com/2009/01/21/arethas-hat-is-blowing-up/ fierce] hat Aretha Franklin wore to [[Barack Obama]]'s inauguration, with the ginormous jewel-encrusted bow, which unsurprisingly became a [[Me Me]] and which is so awesome [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/31/smithsonian-requests-aret_n_162819.html even the Smithsonian wants it].
** It has become quite [http://www.berkeleyhat.com/arfrhat.html popular], The Milliner has made replicas which sell for $179.
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* Voice actor [[Scott McNeil]] is usually seen at conventions with a nice cowboy hat.
** Similarly, [[Chuck Huber]] and his cool white-trim fedora.
* The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Klobuk |klobuk]], traditionally worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church. What ''is'' it with religious leaders and nice hats?
** [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Hat Well...]
* [[Osamu Tezuka]] and his beret.
* The pharaohs of [[Ancient Egypt]] had some serious hattage going on. Aside from the ''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Tutmask.jpg nemes]'' (aka King Tut's head-dress), there's also the [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedjet |White Crown]] of Upper Egypt, and the [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshret |Red Crown]] of Lower Egypt. But it doesn't stop there, oh no. Eventually Upper and Lower Egypt were united, so the Egyptians went [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]] and [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent |stuck one hat inside the other]] to make one, unifying, ''really'' [[Nice Hat]]. Brilliant.
* Meanwhile, New York City has an [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100404/ap_on_re_us/us_easter_parade entire parade dedicated to these...]
* The [http://www.kofc2308.com/images/honorguard.jpg Knights of Columbus], an entire [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats|Brotherhood Of Nice Hats]] with their plumed bicorns used for formal dress.
* One entry on [http://skippyslist.com/list/ Skippy's List] states nothing but "Take that hat off." We can only imagine, but it was certainly ''some'' kind of Superlative Hat.
* Since [[There Is No Such Thing As Notability]]: there's an online [[ESPN]] [[Serious Business|fantasy]] [[American Football|football]] league run locally out of [[Indianapolis]] that awards a huge ''Sombrero of Victory'' to whoever wins that year's championship (though, in practice somewhat similar to the handling of a certain local event's [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Borg-Warner_TrophyWarner Trophy|Borg-Warner Trophy]], the Sombrero is not actually given over to the individual directly).
* Whichever Ancient British chieftain wore [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Horned_helmet.jpg this helmet] can make a claim to this trope.
** Ditto [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/2008-05-17-SuttonHoo.jpg this Anglo-Saxon warlord].
* The Medieval heraldic crest evolved out of an attempt to turn an essentially functional tin-can into a [[Nice Hat]], with the express purpose of making a knight more identifiable at tournaments.
* [[Davy Crockett]]'s coonskin cap, which became [[The Red Stapler]] after the [[Disney]] mini-series aired.
* Author Amélie Nothomb wears [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:File:Amélie_Nothomb_14_mars_2009Amélie Nothomb 14 mars 2009.jpg |quite an impressive hat]].
* [[Frank Sinatra]] wore a fedora most of the time to hide his thinning hair, which only added to his awesomeness.
* Regardless of what you think about [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey:Marcus Garvey|Marcus Garvey]]'s views and plans, you have to admit that he did have an impressive hat.
* [[British Royal Guards]]
* [http://www.noxenlux.com/ Noxenlux Chapeaux].
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** Is that a skull?!
*** Yup. Standard issue for Prussian Cavalry officers.
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent:Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman the Magnificent]] is consistently depicted with a turban(?) much larger than his own head.
** He also owned an incredibly epic [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Suleiman_AgostinoSuleiman Agostino.JPG |tiara]], specifically made to outdo the Pope's. He apparently never actually wore it, likely because it was so huge that his spine would have crumbled under the weight.
* Boxing historian and author Bert Randolph Sugar is rarely seen without his trademark fedora (and big cigar).
* the late [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Blow:Isabella Blow|Isabella Blow]] was never photographed without a hat, and was in fact an early mentor/patron of Philip Treacy- she even got a [http://designmuseum.org/design/philip-treacy museum exhibit] dedicated to her headgear.
* Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson, who wants the House rules amended to allow Nice Hats on the floor.
* Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:AugustePiccardandPaulKipfer.jpg Auguste Piccard], who inspired Hergé the character of Cuthbert Calculus in the ''Tintin'' series.
* The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Ushanka |Ushanka]] has become so synonymous with [[Reds With Rockets]] that it's become hard to imagine any Russian soldier ''not'' wearing it in winter.
* Famed [[Semper Fi|USMC]] sniper Carlos Hathcock was known as Long Tr'ang, or "White Feather", for wearing a feather on his hat. While the image itself might seem cliched, remember that this is a man who once [[Scope Snipe|shot a feared enemy sniper through his rifle's scope]], performed a non-lethal shot on a courier on a bicycle from a mile away with a machine gun, wiped out a company of North Vietnamese soldiers along with his spotter in an isolated valley, crawled through an open field patrolled by enemies to assassinate a North Vietnamese general in a heavily guarded mansion, and severely burned himself rescuing several fellow Marines from a burning APC, after an exploding mine threw him off said APC. Definitely lots of cool to go with the hat there.
* Southern Sudanese President [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Salva_Kiir_Mayardit:Salva Kiir Mayardit|Salva Kiir Mayardit]] often wears quite a nice hat.
* [http://www.riomate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/carmen-miranda.jpg Carmen Miranda]
* The "Smokey" Hat of military Drill Sergeants. Made famous by [[R Lee Ermey]] in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''.
* [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vilmabanky.jpg |Cloche hats,]] popular with women in the 1920s.
* Comic Scribe [[Ed Brubaker]]'s signature fedora.
* Instead of the mortarboard hats used at graduations in a lot of English-speaking countries, Scandinavians and Finns graduate from high school wearing [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ylioppilaslakki.jpg |these]], which are often decorated according to the program/school you graduated from.
* [http://s1.jrnl.ie/media/2011/04/beatrice1-310x415.jpg Princess Beatrice] from the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It is headgear not to be missed.
** It got nearly 20,000 fans on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Princess-Beatrices-ridiculous-Royal-Wedding-hat/203705509669392 Facebook] within hours.
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaperon_:Chaperon (headgear) |The Chaperon]] (basically Medieval Europe's answer to the Turban) started off rather utilitarian and became increasingly complex over time. Even today, the exact nature of "its complicated construction is often misunderstood". Most people familiar with that era of history would recognize it as those ridiculous hats worn in Renaissance paintings. Its probably the inspiration for [[Harry Potter (Literature)|Quirrel's turban]].
* Moldavia's [[Eurovision Song Contest]] contribution in 2011... THEY MUST BE MORE THAN A METRE TALL!
* German LARP scene has developed the "Blöder-Hut-Credo" (credo of the stupid hat). The core: "A good character concept always starts with a hat which is as stupid as possible!"
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