List of surfers
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This is a list of people associated with surfing or surf culture.
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[edit] A
- Reno Abellira (Haw) Smirnoff ripcurl World Pro/Am winner in 1974.
- Megan Abubo (Haw)
- Clyde Aikau (Haw) Owner of Aikau Pure Hawaiian Surf Academy and big wave legend.
- Eddie Aikau (Haw) One of the greatest surfers ever to have lived
- Kala Alexander (Haw) Leader of Kauai surf tribe "the wolf pak" and Blue Crush actor.
- Lisa Anderson
- Simon Anderson (July 7, 1954) (Aus) First advocate of the three-finned surfboard (the "thruster," early 1980s).
- Bill Andrews (August 18, 1944), (USA) see William Wolcott Andrews. Among first to surf Black's Beach in La Jolla, CA. Photo on cover of Surfer Magazine, 1964 [1] Also documentary photographer and archivist of San Diego surfing life with his web compendium: adaywithba.com[2].
- Jose Angel (September 2, 1934-July 24, 1976) (Haw) Principal of Haleiwa Elementary School; highly-regarded North Shore big wave rider; peerless free-diver (without scuba gear); died in a diving accident off the shore of Maui. "The gutsiest surfer there ever was." [3] - Greg Noll
- Robert August
- Rolf Aurness (USA) (1970 World Champion)
[edit] B
- Tim Baker (Aus) Journalist, former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines.
- Rochelle Ballard
- Wayne Bartholomew (Aus) (1978 World Champion)
- Layne Beachley (May 2 1972), (Aus) Seven time ASP World Champion and founder of 'Aim For The Stars'.
- Linda Benson (USA) World Champion: Makaha-1959; U.S. Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1968. Was Annette Funicello's surfing double in the Beach Party movies and also Deborah Walley's surfing double in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian." Inductee of Surfing Walk of Fame and the International Surfing Hall of Fame.
- Shane Beschen
- Vincent Biagiotti (USA) Southern California surfer famous for popularizing the sport in the Huntington Beach area. He was a good friend of Duke Kahanamoku, but the two were fierce rivals in the water. Of his many aliases, perhaps his most famous is "Joe Cool"
- Jesse Brad Billauer
- Tom Blake (March 8, 1902 - May 5, 1994), US, Early American Surfer, inventor of the Skeg.
- James Blears (1972 World Champion)
- Wendy Botha SA
- Lynne Boyer
- Ken Bradshaw (USA) North Shore hellman
- Bruce Brown (UK)
- Josh Brookes
- Taj Burrow (June 2, 1978) (Aus) Pro Surfer
- Alan Byrne (NZ)
- Holly Beck (US) (2000 Explorer Women’s Western Surfing Champion) , (2000 College Women’s National Title)
[edit] C
- Jeff Clark (USA) discovered Mavericks and rode it alone for 15 years before it became a known spot.
- Ian Cairns (Aus) One of the Bronzed Aussies
- Pat Curren (USA) Tom Curren's father, and 1950s North Shore pioneer
- Tom Curren (July 3 1964), (USA) Three times World Champion and Style Guru. [4]
- Corky Carroll
- Tom Carroll (November 26 1961), (Aus) Two times World Champion and Power Surfer. [5]
- Owl Chapman (Haw) 1960s & 1970s soul-surfer and Maalaea master
- Ashley Cheadle, (Aus) with Billabong
- Greg Cipes (USA) actor and professional surfer.
- Haydon Clarke (AUS) renowned Australian surfer, 3 time winner of the coastal watch sunshine coast tour and winner of the 2006 beach beat tour.
- Nathan Cool, renowned surf forecaster and Ventura California longboarder
- Ross Clarke-Jones (Aus) First non-Hawaiian to win the Eddie Aikau.
- Laura Blears Ching younger sister of Jimmy Blears, daughter of wrestling legend Lord Blears, won title of Hawaii's number one amateur female surfer, won the women's division in 1972 Makaha Invitational surfing competition, became only female to compete in the Smirnoff men's championship in 1973, took part the following year with six other women and won title of world's number one lady surfer (same year she married Bonn Ching and later divorced —had one son, Dylan)— Appeared in Playboy's July 1975 issue in six page pictorial titled "Super Surfer", surfing nude.
[edit] D
- Miki Dora (1936 - January 3, 2002), (USA) Surfing's Chief Rebel and Hellraiser. [6]
- Braden Dias (HAW, USA) Pipeline Specialist [7]
- Mike Diffenderfer Legendary Surfer and Shaper, (1937- May 19, 2002) (USA)
- Shane Dorian, (Haw) Pro surfer.
- Peter Drouyn (Aus)
- Ryan Dack (USA, Haw) pipeline surfer and videographer
- Scott Dubsky (CA, USA) Pt. Mugu pioneer.
- Bede Durbidge (Aus)
- Mike Doyle (USA)Surf/paddle champion, innovator. 1965 World Champion. Winner, 1968 Duke Kahanamoku Contest.
[edit] E
- Michael Eppelstun (Aus)
- Tiger Espera (Haw)
[edit] F
- Mick Fanning (AUS) (June 13, 1981)
- Jeremy Flores (FRA) 2006 WQS champion, 2007 Rookie of the year in WCT
- Mark Foo
- Skip Fryelegendary stylist and surfboard shaper
- Donavon Frankenreiter (USA) Surfer and musician.
- Jim Fuller Godfather of Surf Guitar Surfaris
- George Freeth (Haw) "The Father of Modern Surfing"
[edit] G
- George Greenough (USA/Aus) 1960s kneeboard pioneer and surf movie visionary
- Nick Gabaldon California's first documented surfer of Black and Hispanic descent.
- Stephanie Gilmore (Aus) 2007 ASP World Champion
- Sunny Garcia
- Whitney Guild (USA) Over 30 Surf contest wins, Tow-in surfer, kitesurfer, skier, hang glider pilot.
- Wade Goodall, Australia, one of the world’s top 4 surfers listed by Billabong International-Southeast Asia.[8]
- Ricky Grigg (USA) Pioneering big wave surfer
[edit] H
- Jeff Hakman (Haw)
- Carol Hagen (USA) Del Mar Beach, Del Mar Standout http://www.carlsbad-homes4sale.com
- Bethany Hamilton (February 8, 1990), (USA) Victim of a much-publicised shark attack.
- Laird Hamilton (March 2, 1964), (USA) (Hawaii and California), Big wave rider and tow-in surfing inventor. [9]
- Todd Holland (December 11, 1968), (USA) Highest world ranking was 8.
- CJ Hobgood (USA) (2001 World Champion)
- Damien Hobgood (USA)
- Joyce Hoffman USA, US Women's Champion 1965-67
- Fred Hemmings (Haw) (1968 World Champion)
- Damian Hardman (Aus) (1987,91 World Champion)
- Michael Ho (Haw)
- Derek Ho (Haw) (1993 World Champion, Michael Ho's younger brother)
- Ollney K Hooopai Jr (Haw) 1972-1977 Armed Forces Champion, 1982 Makaha International Open Champion, 1961 Waikiki Jr champion.
- Peter Harris (Aus)
- Michael Hynson (USA) (Star of Endless Summer and surf board shaper who taught Robert August how to shape)
- Kimo Hollinger (Hawaii) Old School big wave surfer
[edit] I
- Andy Irons (Haw) (July 24, 1978), Hawaiian, twice world champion. [10]
- Bruce Irons (Haw)
[edit] J
- Jack Johnson (Haw)
[edit] K
- Duke Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 - January 22, 1968), (Haw) US Swimming Champion, Hawaiian Personality. [11]
- John Kelly (Haw) (1919-2007) surfboard designer, big wave pioneer, father of surfing's first environmental organization -- "Save Our Surf," community organizer, author of Surf and Sea (1965), musician, teacher, choir director, swim coach, WW II war hero, peace and anti-nuclear activist, inventor, craftsman, photographer, publisher, and tireless crusader for social justice
- Montgomery Earnest Thomas Kaluhiokalani AKA Buttons (Haw) First person to pull off a 360 degree snap turn. http://www.buttonshawaii.com
- Drew Kampion (April 4, 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. [12]
- Brett Kozma (US) Third Point Malibu Surfrider Beach Standout http://www.BrettKozma.com
- Dave Kalama
- Keala Kennelly
- Damian King (Aus)
- Barry Kanaiaupuni (Haw)Sunset Beach master
[edit] L
- Isabel Letham (1899 - 11 March 1995), (Aus) First Australian to surf.
- Antony Garrett Lisi (US) Physicist.
- Jack London (January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916), (USA) Writer.
- Gerry Lopez (November 7 1948), (Haw) "Mr.Pipeline", Founder of Lightning Bolt surfboards and Actor (played role of Subotai in Conan the Barbarian)[13]
- Barton Lynch (Aus) (1988 World Champion)
- Lewis Grant (Aus)
- Dylan Longbottom, Australia, one of the world’s top 4 surfers listed by Billabong International-Southeast Asia.[14]
[edit] M
- Rob Machado (October 16, 1973), US, [15]
- James MacLaren (USA) Florida longboarding iconoclast. Author of Learn To Surf, Lyons Press 1997. [16]
- Cheyne Magnusson (c. 1984), US
- Bobby Martinez (USA)
- Kary Mullis (December 28, 1944), US, Noted Biochemist.
- Chris Malloy (California, USA), co-founder of The Moonshine Conspiracy
- Dan Malloy (California, USA), co-founder of The Moonshine Conspiracy
- Keith Malloy (California, USA), co-founder of The Moonshine Conspiracy
- Wayne Miyata (USA) California and Hawaii, "going tubular" in Endless Summer, famous color glosser
- Sofia Mulanovich, from Peru, she is the first South American to ever win the World Title in 2004
- Pauline Menczer (Aus)
- Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus)
- Mickey Munoz (USA), early surfing pioneer, also famous for his work as a surfboard shaper
[edit] N
- Greg Noll, big wave pioneer, rode biggest wave of his era at Makaha
- Kem Nunn (US) Avid surfer and America's leading surf novelist
- Carlito Nogalo, Philippines,[17]one of the world’s top 4 surfers listed by Billabong International-Southeast Asia.[18]
- David Nuuhiwa (USA) legendary nose rider from the 1960s
[edit] O
- Mark "Occy" Occhilupo (June 16, 1966), (Aus) (1999 World Champion) [19]
- Phyllis O'Donnell (Aus)
- Margo Oberg (Hawaii)
- Jamie O'Brien (Hawaii)
- Oscar Lusth
- Jamie O'Brien (Hawaii)
- Chris O'Rourke (California) Promising and inspirational surfer from the 1970s who died of Hodgkin's Disease in his early 20s.
[edit] P
- Mark Philippoussis (November 7, 1976), Australian, Champion tennis player.
- Martin Potter (October 28, 1965), 1989 World Champion.
- Joel Parkinson (Aus)
- Stacey Peralta (z-boy)
- Mike Parsons (surfed largest recorded wave 64ft at Jaws)
- Michael Peterson
- John Philbin California (1965) Turtle from "North Shore"
- Bob Pike (1940-99) Australia, noted big wave surfer
- Pipeline Posse Pipeline Specialists [20]
- Felipe Pomar, Peru (1965 World Champion)
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Mark Richards (March 7, 1957), (Aus) Four time World Champion.
- Rory Russell (Haw)
- Bruce Raymond (Aus)
- Robert Englund
- Rob Machado (Aus)
- Robert "RR" Rodriguez (US) 1983 Surf Champion HB, CA
- Carrll (Fro) and Gary Robilotta (USA) Responsible for introducing and documenting the sport of Surfing on the island of Montserrat, Caribbean.
[edit] S
- Bob Simmons (March 29, 1919 - September 26, 1954), US, Father of the modern surfboard.
- Kelly Slater (February 11, 1972), US, 9 Time World Champion. [21]
- Jordy Smith (February 11, 1988), South Africa.
- Mike Stewart, World Champion bodyboarder
- Rell Sunn, Queen of Makaha, O‘ahu
- Jayson Shibata, Hawaii, one of the world’s top 4 surfers listed by Billabong International-Southeast Asia.[1]
- Rell Sunn (Hawaii) Female World Surfing champion, known as the "Queen of Makaha"
[edit] T
- Taj Burrow (Aus)
- Guilherme Tamega World Champion bodyboarder
- Peter Townend (Aus) (1976 World Champion)
- Shaun Tomson (August 21, 1955), USA, Born in South Africa currently living in the USA, he became the World Champion in 1977. [22]
- Terry "TubeSteak" Tracy (TIMELESS), the other side to the "Dora" coin. [23]
- Leigh Tingle (Aus), had the first bellyboard in Australia; built for him by Scott Dillon and Noel Ward at Bondi. Gordon Woods was responsible for the final shape. It was February 1958.
- Joel Tudor (USA) Famous contemporary longboarder
[edit] V
- Butch Van Artsdalen, the original Mr. Pipeline
- Dale Velzy 1950s surf shop pioneer and surfboard design innovator
[edit] W
- Dennis Wilson (December 4, 1944 - December 28, 1983), (USA) Founding member of The Beach Boys.
- John Whitmore (SA) South African surfing pioneer.
- Robert "Wingnut" Weaver
- Emma Williams (NZ) Top New Zealand Five overall female professional surfer, with Quicksilver
- Dale Webster, (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.
- Mark Warren (Aus)
- Sharon Webber
