Our Story
Gentleman John’s Classic Barber Shop is a contemporary barbershop with a classic appeal for the modern man. Owned by Jared Hesse, who has been barbering in Lynchburg for over 27 years, he named the shop after his grandfather John Heckman, who was a well-known and respected business owner in the area for over 30 years. A man deserves to be groomed and given a luxury experience and at Gentleman John’s that’s exactly what they can expect.
Come in to relax and leave feeling good and refreshed with one of the many quality services and products offered.
Gentleman John’s sells Proraso Shave products and uses them for the Traditional Shave Ritual. Some of the Proraso products include soap in a bowl, after shave balm, pre-shave cream, and after shave lotion. Whether a simple haircut or beard trim, classic straight-razor shave, kids’ haircut, or any services, Gentleman John’s delivers quality and excellence from Monday-Saturday.
Jared
Hesse
The Talent
The talented barbers bring classic haircuts at a great price, and all services are given attention and detail with skill. Gentleman John’s believes we exist to glorify God by celebrating the rich history of barbering by providing a genuinely classic experience that inspires clients to look, feel, and be their best. Classic haircuts, shaves, and beards are by appointment only.
Gabriel Dunaway
Caleb Dawson
Simrell Callaway
Rene Montague
Hailey Baranczyk
Jake Grafman
Danilo Alfonso
What do People
Say About Gentleman John’s Classic Barber Shop?
Aleksandar Baron
A cut above. I have been truly impressed by Jared’s skills. His vision of a classic barber shop is reality in a truly unique establishment that obviously customers of Lynchburg enjoy based on all the positive reviews. Keep up the great work Jared!
Jennifer Monroe
I've been taking my sons here for a few years now and they are amazing! Every visit has been wonderful, and it has such a cool, classic barbershop vibe. They truly want their customers to be happy and they do a great job with my boys. They also sell terrific products for men's hair and beards
Billy Johnson
Great old school atmosphere. Noah is excellent and gives you exactly what you ask for. Found my barbershop in Lynchburg!
Giving Back To Our Community
Gentleman John’s Classic Barber Shop adds, “We appreciate the support from the downtown Lynchburg community and look forward to many years moving forward.”
M4K Lynchburg is a volunteer-run organization with the goal of raising money for local children’s charities while having fun growing mustaches. In 2014 Chris Boswell and Lanny Duncan recruited 32 guys in Lynchburg to grow mustaches for a great cause. Eight years later we have over 160 “growers” and have raised over 1 MILLION dollars for the children of Lynchburg.
Jared Hesse donates his time and energy as the Head Football Coach for a local Middle School. This will be his third year coaching there. He enjoys it and is passionate about raising boys in to strong men.
Gentleman John’s Classic Barber Shop offers free haircuts for the homeless at the Lynchburg Salvation Army. We do this several times throughout the year.
Give the Gift of Classic Style!
Give the man in your life a special treat! Gentleman John's Classic Barber Shop offers the best Haircuts, Shaves, Beard Styling and top-quality men's styling products. Purchase a Gift Card that can be used for all of our services and products either in person our in our online shop.