Seeing my own phone number at the top of my contacts list

Does anyone know how to turn off the feature of your own phone number appearing at the top of your Contacts list? It appears at the top of All Contacts and my groups--but I know my number and don't want to see it! I've been all through settings. I'm in the US; I guess the UK has a slightly different format. Just wondering if I can turn off that option!

No you cannot turn it off.
Honestly it doesn't take but about 1/2 an inch of the screen and I honestly cannot see why this becomes problematic when viewing contacts.

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