Charlie Miller

Charles Stewart Miller (10 September 1944 – 14 July 2025) was a Scottish celebrity hairdresser.

Life and career Born in Edinburgh on 10 September 1944, Miller began his training at Bob's Barber Shop, a barber shop in the city's West Port, at the age of 15. His business, Charlie Miller Hairdressing Ltd, became known internationally, and during his career he cut the hair of many A-list celebrities, including actors Sean Connery and Leslie Nielsen, and fashion designer Donna Karan. He was a friend of the businessman Tom Farmer, and in 2010, travelled to the North Pole to cut his hair in order to raise money for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. As part of the celebrations, Anne, Princess Royal visited one of Miller's salons and presented him with a plaque.

In late 2018, an offshoot brand of Charlie Miller Hairdressing called Charlie Miller Haircare was launched to offer products used by Miller's salons.

In 2007, Miller worked with the Teenage Cancer Trust to supply professionally styled wigs to young people with cancer, and who had lost their own hair as a result of treatment. The wigs are styled by some of the UK's leading hairdressers. The "Hair 4 U" initiative would later be operated by The Little Princess Trust. becoming the first Scottish hairdresser to be recognised with such an honour. He was inducted into the Association Internationale Presse Professionnelle Coiffure Hall of Fame in 2022. In addition, he judged a number of major hairdressing competitions, including the British Hairdressing Awards, L'Oréal Colour Trophy (both in the UK and internationally), Creative HEAD Magazine Most Wanted Awards, and Japanese, Dutch, and Norwegian Hairdresser of the Year.

Miller was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2015, and spent the last three years of his life at the Queen's Manor Care Home in Edinburgh. He died there on 14 July 2025, at the age of 80.