List of surfers

This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia about people associated with surfing or surf culture.

The format for each entry is:

Name (birth-death), Nationality, optional brief reason for fame - maybe including link.

A

• Rolf Aurness (USA) (1970 World Champion)
• Reno Abellira (Haw)
• Clyde Aikau (Haw)
• Eddie Aikau (Haw)
• Simon Anderson (July 7, 1954) (Aus) First advocate of the three-finned surfboard (the " thruster," early 1980s).
• Bill Andrews (August 18, 1944), (USA) Among first to surf Black's in La Jolla, CA. Photo on cover of Surfer Magazine, 1964 [1]
• 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." [2] - Greg Noll
• Robert August
• Lisa Anderson
• Kala Alexander

B

• Tim Baker (Aus) Journalist, former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines.
• Rochelle Ballard
• Jim Banks (Aus)
• Shawn Barron
• Wayne Bartholomew (Aus) (1978 World Champion)
• Layne Beachley (May 24 1972), (Aus) Six time ASP World Champion and founder of 'Aim For The Stars'.
• Larry Bertlemann (Haw)
• Jesse Brad Billauer
• Larry Blair (Aus)
• 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
• Jonny Bull (UK) Portugal surfing pioneer.
• 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)

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. [3]
• Tom Carroll (November 26 1961), (Aus) Two times World Champion and Power Surfer. [4]
• Owl Chapman (Haw) 1960s & 1970s soul-surfer and Maalaea master
• Ashley Cheadle, (Aus) with Billabong
• Greg Cipes (USA) actor and professional surfer.
• Ken Collins
• Nathan Cool, renowned surf forecaster and Ventura California longboarder
• Ross Clarke-Jones (Aus)
• 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.

D

• Miki Dora (1936 - January 3, 2002), (USA) Surfing's Chief Rebel and Hellraiser. [5]
• Ami DiCamillo
• Darrick Doerner
• Shane Dorian, (Haw) Pro surfer.
• Peter Drouyn (Aus)

E

• Michael Eppelstun (Aus)
• Gary Elkerton (Aus)
• Mikey DeTemple (USA)

F

• Mark Foo
• Skip Frye
• Terry Fitzgerald (Aus)
• Donavon Frankenreiter (USA) Surfer and musician. Friends with Jack Johnson.

G

• George Greenough (USA/AUS) 1960s kneeboard pioneer and surf movie visionary

H

• Jeff Hakman (Haw)
• Cheyne Horan (Aus)
• Hans Hedemann (Haw)
• 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. [6]
• 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
• Nathan Hedge (Aus)
• Fred Hemmings (Haw) (1968 World Champion)
• Damien 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)
• Matt Harry (AUS) (Red-Hot Ripper and all-round nice-guy)

I

• Andy Irons (July 24, 1978), Hawaiian, twice world champion. [7]
• Bruce Irons (Haw)

J

• Jack Johnson (Haw)

K

• Duke Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 - January 22, 1968), (Haw) US Swimming Champion, Hawaiian Personality. [8]
• Dane Kealoha (Haw)
• Barry Kanaiaupuni (Haw)
• Buzzy Kerbox (Haw)
• Buttons Kaluhiokalani (Haw)
• 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. [9]
• Dave Kalama
• Keala Kennelly
• Alex Knost
• Jim Knost
• Damian King (Aus)

L

• Isabel Letham (1899 - 11 March 1995), (Aus) First Australian to surf.
• 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)[10]
• Wayne Lynch (Aus)
• Barton Lynch (Aus) (1988 World Champion)

M

• Rob Machado (October 16, 1973), US, [11]
• Kary Mullis (December 28, 1944), US, Noted Biochemist.
• Chris Malloy
• Dan Malloy
• Keith Malloy
• Peter Mel
• Pat Meyer (USA) California, founder of Wavelog
• Sofia Mulanovich, from Peru, she is the first South American to ever win the World Title in 2004
• Pauline Menczer (Aus)
• Phillip MacDonald (Aus)
• Mickey Munoz (USA), early surfing pioneer, also famous for his work as a surfboard shaper
• Trent Munro (Aus)

N

• Greg Noll, big wave pioneer, rode biggest wave of his era at Makaha
• Paul Neilson (Aus)
• Kem Nunn (US) Avid surfer and America's leading surf novelist

O

• Mark Occhilupo (June 16, 1966), (Aus) (1999 World Champion) [12]
• Phyllis O'Donell (Aus)
• Margo Oberg

P

• Mark Philippoussis (November 7, 1976), Australian, Champion tennis player.
• Martin Potter (October 28, 1965), 1989 World Champion.
• Mike Parsons
• Michael Peterson
• John Philbin California (1965) Turtle from "North Shore"
• Felipe Pomar, Peru (1965 World Champion)
• Puka, the surfing Pikachu

R

• Mark Richards (March 7, 1957), (Aus) Four time World Champion.
• Rory Russell (Haw)
• Bruce Raymond (Aus)
• Robert Englund
• Rob Machado (Aus)

S

• Bob Simmons (March 29, 1919 - September 26, 1954), US, Father of the modern surfboard.
• Kelly Slater (February 11, 1972), US, 7 Time World Champion. [13]
• Mike Stewart, World Champion bodyboarder
• Rell Sunn, Queen of Makaha, O‘ahu
• Jock Sutherland (Haw) late 1960s North Shore star
• Col Smith (New) (Aus)

T

• 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. [14]
• Terry "TubeSteak" Tracy (TIMELESS), the other side to the "Dora" coin. [15]
• Leigh Tingle had the first bellyboard in Australia and built for him by Scott Dillon and Noel Ward at Bondi. Gordon Woods was responsible for the final shape. It was February 1958. The belly board was made from balsa offcuts from full sized surfboards and coated with fibreglass. It had two fins and a handle across the front measuring 48 inches in length. Leigh still rides the board in 2005. It has travelled to Hawaii three times where the Pipeline, Sunset, Makaha, Makapu and Waimea were ridden in 1964, Los Angeles, Bali and Fiji. He was one of the original founders and treasurer of the NSW and Australian Surfriders Associations back in 1964. In May 1964 he was the official starter at the first World Surfboard Riders Championships.
• Joel Tudor (USA)Famous contemporary longboarder

V

• Butch Van Artsdalen, the original Mr. Pipeline
• Dale Velzy 1950s surf shop pioneer and surfboard design innovator

W

• Dennis Wilson (December 4, 1944 - December 28, 1983), (USA) Founding member of The Beach Boys.
• John Whitmore (SA) South African surfing pioneer.
• Mike Waltze
• 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 10,000 days in a row.
• Mark Warren (Aus)
• Sharon Webber

Y

• Nat Young (1947), Australian, Tried to register surfing as an official religion. [16]

Z

• Barry Zito (May 13, 1978), US, Baseball pitcher.