Difference between revisions of "Famous surfers"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
| [[Jesse Brad Billauer]] || 1979– || USA || Quadriplegic surfer | | [[Jesse Brad Billauer]] || 1979– || USA || Quadriplegic surfer | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tom Blake || 1902–1994 | | Tom Blake || 1902–1994 || USA || Early American Surfer, inventor of the Skeg | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Alana Blanchard]] || (1990– || USA || Women's Pipeline Championship winner | | [[Alana Blanchard]] || (1990– || USA || Women's Pipeline Championship winner | ||
| Line 109: | Line 109: | ||
| [[Sunny Garcia]] || 1970– || Haw || 2000 World Champion | | [[Sunny Garcia]] || 1970– || Haw || 2000 World Champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Stephanie Gilmore]] | | [[Stephanie Gilmore]] || 1988– || Aus || 2007 ASP World Champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[George Greenough]] | | [[George Greenough]] || 1941– || USA/Aus || 1960s [[kneeboard]], shortboard, inventor and surf movies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jeff Hakman]] | | [[Jeff Hakman]] || 1958– || Haw || Surfing champion of the 1970s | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bethany Hamilton]] | | [[Bethany Hamilton]] || 1990– || USA || Victim of a much-publicised [[shark]] attack. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Laird Hamilton]] | | [[Laird Hamilton]] || 1964 || USA || Big wave rider and tow-in surfing inventor. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Paige Hareb]] (NZ) | | [[Paige Hareb]] || || (NZ) || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Peter Harris]] | | [[Peter Harris]] || 1958– || (Aus) || Won the 1980 [[Stubbies]] as a rookie | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ricky Hatch | | Ricky Hatch || || || Surfer from Hermosa Beach, California | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chelsea Hedges]] | | [[Chelsea Hedges]] || 1983– || Aus || 2005 world title holder | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fred Hemmings]] | | [[Fred Hemmings]] || || Haw || 1968 World Champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Coco Ho]] | | [[Coco Ho]] || 1991– || Haw || Women's ASP World Tour surfer, Michael Ho's daughter | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Derek Ho]] | | [[Derek Ho]] || || Haw || 1993 World Champion, Michael Ho's younger brother | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Michael Ho]] | | [[Michael Ho]] || 1957– || Haw || Won Hawaiian Triple Crown, Duke Classic, World Cup and 1982 Pipe Masters | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[CJ Hobgood]] | | [[CJ Hobgood]] || 1979– || USA || 2001 World Champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Damien Hobgood]] | | [[Damien Hobgood]] || || USA || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Joyce Hoffman]] | | [[Joyce Hoffman]] || || USA || US Women's Champion 1965–67 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Phillip Hoffman]] | | [[Phillip Hoffman]] || 1930–2010 || || American big wave pioneer and surf apparel company executive | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cheyne Horan | | Cheyne Horan || 1960– || Aus || World championship runner-up 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Mike Hynson | | Mike Hynson || || USA || Star of Endless Summer and surf board shaper who taught Robert August how to shape | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Andy Irons]] | | [[Andy Irons]] || 1978–2010 || Haw || Three-time world champion 2002–2004 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bruce Irons]] | | [[Bruce Irons]] || || Haw || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Duke Paoa Kahanamoku]] | | [[Duke Paoa Kahanamoku]] || 1890–1968 || Haw || US Olympic Swimming Champion, Hawaiian Personality. The Father of Modern Surfing. Made appearances in Hollywood films (Mr. Roberts with Henry Fonda and Wake of the Red Witch with John Wayne). | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dave Kalama]] | | [[Dave Kalama]] || 1964– || Haw || Qindsurfing and paddleboard champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Drew Kampion | | Drew Kampion || 1944– || USA || Surf writer and editor, editor of Surfer Magazine (1968–71), author of Stoked: A History of Surf Culture, The Way of the Surfer, The Book of Waves, etc. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Keala Kennelly]] | | [[Keala Kennelly]] || 1978– || USA || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Damian King]] | | [[Damian King]] || || Aus || 2003 & 2004 World Bodyboarding Champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Wes Laine]] | | [[Wes Laine]] || 1960– || || A top 10 ASP World Championship Tour competitor - Wins: 1984 World Cup Sunset Beach, 1983 OP-Pro Atlantic City, 1985 Spur Ranch, Cape Town, South Africa, 2nd Place 1983 Rip-Curl Pro, Bells Beach | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Isabel Letham]] (1899–1995) (Aus) First Australian to surf. | | [[Isabel Letham]] (1899–1995) (Aus) First Australian to surf. | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 18 January 2015
This is a list of people associated with surfing or surf culture.
| Name | Lifespan | Nationality | Reason for fame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Abellira | 1950– | Haw | Smirnoff World Pro/Am winner in 1974 |
| Megan Abubo | 1978– | Haw | |
| Eddie Aikau | 1946–1978 | Haw | Award-winning surfer and lifeguard |
| Lisa Andersen | 1969– | USA | Four-time world surfing champion 1994–1997 |
| Simon Anderson | 1954– | Aus | First advocate of the three-finned surfboard, the "thruster," early 1980s |
| Bill Andrews | 1944– | USA | Among first to surf Black's Beach in La Jolla, CA |
| Robert August | 1945– | USA | Surfer and Surfboard Designer |
| Rolf Aurness | 1952– | USA | 1970 World Champion |
| Tim Baker | Aus | Journalist, former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines. | |
| Rochelle Ballard | 1971– | Haw | |
| Wayne Bartholomew | Aus | 1978 World Champion | |
| Layne Beachley | 1972– | Aus | Seven times ASP World Champion, founder of 'Aim For The Stars' |
| Holly Beck | 1980– | USA | 2000 Explorer Women's Western Surfing Champion, 2000 College Women's National title |
| Linda Benson | 1944– | USA | 1959 Makaha International Champion, U.S. Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1968 |
| Shane Beschen | 1972– | Haw | |
| Jesse Brad Billauer | 1979– | USA | Quadriplegic surfer |
| Tom Blake | 1902–1994 | USA | Early American Surfer, inventor of the Skeg |
| Alana Blanchard | (1990– | USA | Women's Pipeline Championship winner |
| Jimmy Blears | 1948–2011 | Haw | 1972 World Champion |
| Wendy Botha | 1965– | Aus | Four-time world surfing champion |
| Lynne Boyer | 1956– | USA | First two time world surfing champion 1978 & 1979 |
| Ken Bradshaw | 1952– | USA | North Shore hellman |
| Bruce Brown | San Francisco | Surfing film maker | |
| Bud Browne | 1912–2008 | USA | Pioneer surf film maker, the first filmmaker to show surf movies commercially |
| Joey Buran | 1961– | USA | Won the 1984 Pipe Masters and 1998 ASP Masters World Championship |
| Pam Burridge | 1965– | Aus | 1990 women's world champion |
| Taj Burrow | 1978– | Aus | 1998 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year, many ASP Tour wins |
| Ian Cairns | 1952– | Aus | Champion surfer in the late 1970s |
| Heather Clark | RSA | 2001 Hawaiian Triple Crown champion | |
| Corky Carroll | 1947– | Five Time U.S. Champion, 3 Time International Professional Champion, International Big Wave Champion, World Small Wave Champion | |
| Richie Collins | 1969– | USA | (surfer/shaper) 1988 O'Neill Coldwater Classic champ, Won the 1989 Op Pro, Won the 1992 Bells Beach Classic. |
| Cas Collier | RSA | 1999 World Big Wave Champion | |
| Mike Diffenderfer | 1937–2002 | USA | Surfer and shaper |
| Miki Dora | 1936–2002 | USA | |
| Shane Dorian | Haw | Pro surfer. | |
| Mike Doyle | 1941– | USA | Surf/paddle champion, innovator. 1965 World Champion. Winner, 1968 Duke Kahanamoku Contest. |
| Laura Enever | 1991– | Aus | 2009 ASP Women's World Junior Champion |
| Michael Eppelstun | Aus | 1994 bodyboarding world champion | |
| Mick Fanning | 1981– | Aus | Won 2007, 2009 and 2013 ASP World Tour |
| Midget Farrelly | 1944– | Aus | Won the inaugural World Surfing Championship in 1964 |
| Sally Fitzgibbons | 1990– | Aus | Multi ASP World Tour title-holder |
| John John Florence | 1992– | Haw | Won the 2011 Vans World Cup of Surfing, the youngest winner |
| Jeremy Flores | 1988– | Fra | 2007 WCT Rookie of the Year |
| Mark Foo | 1958–1994 | Haw | Professional surfer. Died while surfing at Mavericks. |
| Donavon Frankenreiter | 1972– | USA | Surfer and musician |
| George Freeth | 1883–1919 | Haw | "The Father of Modern Surfing" |
| Skip Frye | 1941– | USA | Legendary stylist and surfboard shaper |
| Jim Fuller | Godfather of surf guitar, Surfaris | ||
| Nick Gabaldon | 1927–1951 | California's first documented surfer of Black and Hispanic descent | |
| Maya Gabeira | 1987– | Bra | Surfed the biggest wave ever by a female at 45ft |
| Sunny Garcia | 1970– | Haw | 2000 World Champion |
| Stephanie Gilmore | 1988– | Aus | 2007 ASP World Champion |
| George Greenough | 1941– | USA/Aus | 1960s kneeboard, shortboard, inventor and surf movies. |
| Jeff Hakman | 1958– | Haw | Surfing champion of the 1970s |
| Bethany Hamilton | 1990– | USA | Victim of a much-publicised shark attack. |
| Laird Hamilton | 1964 | USA | Big wave rider and tow-in surfing inventor. |
| Paige Hareb | (NZ) | ||
| Peter Harris | 1958– | (Aus) | Won the 1980 Stubbies as a rookie |
| Ricky Hatch | Surfer from Hermosa Beach, California | ||
| Chelsea Hedges | 1983– | Aus | 2005 world title holder |
| Fred Hemmings | Haw | 1968 World Champion | |
| Coco Ho | 1991– | Haw | Women's ASP World Tour surfer, Michael Ho's daughter |
| Derek Ho | Haw | 1993 World Champion, Michael Ho's younger brother | |
| Michael Ho | 1957– | Haw | Won Hawaiian Triple Crown, Duke Classic, World Cup and 1982 Pipe Masters |
| CJ Hobgood | 1979– | USA | 2001 World Champion |
| Damien Hobgood | USA | ||
| Joyce Hoffman | USA | US Women's Champion 1965–67 | |
| Phillip Hoffman | 1930–2010 | American big wave pioneer and surf apparel company executive | |
| Cheyne Horan | 1960– | Aus | World championship runner-up 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 |
| Mike Hynson | USA | Star of Endless Summer and surf board shaper who taught Robert August how to shape | |
| Andy Irons | 1978–2010 | Haw | Three-time world champion 2002–2004 |
| Bruce Irons | Haw | ||
| Duke Paoa Kahanamoku | 1890–1968 | Haw | US Olympic Swimming Champion, Hawaiian Personality. The Father of Modern Surfing. Made appearances in Hollywood films (Mr. Roberts with Henry Fonda and Wake of the Red Witch with John Wayne). |
| Dave Kalama | 1964– | Haw | Qindsurfing and paddleboard champion |
| Drew Kampion | 1944– | USA | Surf writer and editor, editor of Surfer Magazine (1968–71), author of Stoked: A History of Surf Culture, The Way of the Surfer, The Book of Waves, etc. |
| Keala Kennelly | 1978– | USA | |
| Damian King | Aus | 2003 & 2004 World Bodyboarding Champion | |
| Wes Laine | 1960– | A top 10 ASP World Championship Tour competitor - Wins: 1984 World Cup Sunset Beach, 1983 OP-Pro Atlantic City, 1985 Spur Ranch, Cape Town, South Africa, 2nd Place 1983 Rip-Curl Pro, Bells Beach | |
| Isabel Letham (1899–1995) (Aus) First Australian to surf. | |||
| Antony Garrett Lisi (USA) Physicist. | |||
| Jack London (1876–1916) (USA) Writer, Hawaiian surfer | |||
| Gerry Lopez (1948– ), (Haw) "Mr.Pipeline", Founder of Lightning Bolt surfboards and Actor (played role of Subotai in Conan the Barbarian) | |||
| Barton Lynch (1963– ) (Aus) 1988 World Champion, won 17 world tour events | |||
| Wayne Lynch (1952– ) (Aus) | |||
| Rob Machado (1973– ) (USA) Won Pipeline Masters and U.S. Open of Surfing | |||
| Cheyne Magnusson (c. 1984), US | |||
| Ishita Malaviya, (India) First Indian female surfer | |||
| Malia Manuel (1993– ) (Haw) 2008 US Open Champion (youngest ever) | |||
| Bobby Martinez (1986– ) (USA) 2006 Rookie of the Year | |||
| Clay Marzo (1989– ) (USA) Three NSSA National surfing titles, a nomination for Maneuver of the Year at the 2007 Surfer Magazine Poll and Video Awards | |||
| Pauline Menczer (1970– ) (Aus) 1988 amateur world champion, 1993 world champion | |||
| Jessi Miley-Dyer (1986– ) (Aus) | |||
| Wayne Miyata (1942–2005) (USA) California and Hawaii, "going tubular" in Endless Summer, famous color glosser | |||
| Carissa Moore (1992– ) (Haw) 2011 ASP Women's World Champion, youngest female ever to win | |||
| Jay Moriarity (1978–2001) (USA) | |||
| Sofía Mulánovich (1983– ) (Peru) First South American to win the World Title in 2004 | |||
| Mickey Muñoz (1937– ) (USA) Early surfing pioneer, also famous as a surfboard shaper | |||
| Greg Noll (1937– ) (USA) Big wave pioneer, rode biggest wave of his era at Makaha | |||
| Kem Nunn (USA) Avid surfer and America's leading surf novelist | |||
| David Nuuhiwa (1948– ) (USA) legendary nose rider from the 1960s | |||
| Margo Oberg (1953– ) (Haw) Three-time world champion 1977, 1980 & 1981 | |||
| Jamie O'Brien (1983– ) (Haw) | |||
| Mark Occhilupo (1966– ) (Aus) 1999 world champion | |||
| Phyllis O'Donnell (1937– ) (Aus) In 1964 won the inaugural women's World Championship Surfing Title at Manly Beach | |||
| Jack O'Neill (1923– ) Surfer and inventor of the modern wetsuit | |||
| Joel Parkinson (1981– ) (Aus) | |||
| Mike Parsons (1965– ) Surfed largest recorded wave of 70ft at Cortes Bank | |||
| Stacey Peralta (1957– ) (USA) Z-Boy | |||
| Lakey Peterson (1994– ) (USA) | |||
| Michael Peterson (1952–2012) (Aus) Australian champion 1972 & 1974 | |||
| Pete Peterson { 1952– } (USA) Three time World Champion | |||
| Bob Pike (1940–1999) (Aus) Noted big wave surfer | |||
| Tiago Pires (1980– ) (Por) | |||
| Felipe Pomar (1943– ) (Peru) 1965 World Champion | |||
| Martin Potter (1965– ) (RSA) 1989 World Champion | |||
| Maz Quinn (1976– ) (NZ) | |||
| Mark Richards (1957– ) (Aus) 4-time World Champion 1979–1982 | |||
| Jacqueline Silva (1979– ) (Bra) Pioneer in Brazilian women's surfing | |||
| Bob Simmons (1919–1954) (USA) Father of the modern surfboard | |||
| Kelly Slater (1972– ) (USA) 11-time World Champion | |||
| Jordy Smith (1988– ) (RSA) | |||
| Mike Stewart (1963– ) (Haw) 9-time World Bodyboarding Champion | |||
| Rell Sunn (1950–1988) (Haw) A top female surfer of the 1980s, known as the "Queen of Makaha" | |||
| Donald Takayama (1943–2012) (USA) Master's division of the United States Surfing Champions 1971, 1972 and 1973 | |||
| Guilherme Tamega (Bra) 6-time world champion bodyboarder | |||
| Shaun Tomson (1955– ) (USA) Born in South Africa, currently living in the USA, 1977 World Champion | |||
| Peter Townend (1953– ) (Aus) 1976 World Champion | |||
| Buzzy Trent (1929–2006) (USA) Pioneer of big wave surfing | |||
| Joel Tudor (1976– ) (USA) Famous contemporary longboarder | |||
| Butch Van Artsdalen (1941–1979) (Haw) the original Mr. Pipeline | |||
| Dale Velzy (1927–2005) (USA) 1950s surf shop pioneer and surfboard design innovator | |||
| Mark Visser (1983– ) (Aus) Big-wave surfer, the "Night Rider" | |||
| Robert "Wingnut" Weaver Featured, along with Patrick O'Connell, in The Endless Summer II surf film. | |||
| Sharon Webber (USA) Women's world surfing championship in 1970 & 1972 | |||
| Dewey Weber (1938–1993) (USA) Surfer and surfboard designer | |||
| Dale Webster (1948– ) (USA) Northern California surfer who surfed over 10,407 days in a row, minimum of 3 waves a day. Appeared in the Step Into Liquid movie. | |||
| John Whitmore (RSA) South African surfing pioneer. | |||
| Dennis Wilson (1944–1983) (USA) Founding member of The Beach Boys | |||
| Owen Wright (1990– ) (Aus) Won 2011 Quiksilver Pro | |||
| Tyler Wright (1994– ) (Aus) 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Rookie of the Year | |||
| Nat Young (1947– ) (Aus) World surfing champion 1966 & 1970, ASP World Longboard Tour Champion 1986 & 1988–1990. Tried to register surfing as an official religion. | |||
| Frieda Zamba (1965– ) (USA) Four time world women's surfing champion 1984-1986 and 1988. |