Like many memes of the early aughts, “Harold” became popular on 4chan before the wider internet discovered him. In 2014, an anonymous 4chan user narrated the story of Hide the Pain Harold, ...

It's a hotly contested topic, that's for sure. But according to image sharing platform Imgur, the most impactful meme of the decade is Hide the Pain Harold.

Meme History: Hide The Pain Harold The story of how a series of stock photos defined an era. Kyle Calise. Updated on March 20 2025 3:55 pm CDT ...

There's a fresh new batch of 'Hide the Pain Harold' stock photos. This time around, the theme is autumn — and we love it.

Arató's presence made a splash when he posted photos of himself in the city, and he says people recognized him everywhere he went. The Hide the Pain Harold meme seems to resonate with people ...

The 'Hide the Pain Harold' meme model has no pain to hide. I caught up with the man behind the reaction GIF to find out what it's like to live forever as a meme. Christopher Hooton.

András Arató (aka Hide The Pain Harold) was born in 1945 in Hungary. He worked as an electrical lighting engineer and university lecturer in Budapest, and is married with one son, who is an ...

Hide the Pain Harold is the internet meme personality of Andras Arato. Andras, the man behind the meme, is a retired Hungarian lighting engineer whose stock photos first went viral in 2012. View ...

Vodafone Italy has tapped András Arató of ‘Hide the pain Harold’ meme fame for its latest digital video ad campaign.

Behind every meme, there’s a story. Sometimes that story is as straightforward as the meme itself, but, as is the case with the guy who lent his face to the “Hide The Pain, Harold” meme ...

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