Birdman

Birdman or birdmen are terms applied to people with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction. The terms may also apply to:

Film

• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a 2014 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu

Sports

• A wingsuit flying parachutist

Music

• Birdman Records, an independent music label
• Birdman (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby
• The Birdman (song), a song on Our Lady Peace's 1994 album Naveed
• Birdman, a 1994 single by the British band Ride

Television

• Harvey Birdman, a fictional Hanna Barbara character
  • Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
  • Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

Comics

• Birdman and Chicken, 1970s British comic strip
• Bird-Man, the alias shared by three villainous Marvel Comics characters
• Birdmen, a 2013 manga series by Yellow Tanabe

Novel

• Birdman (novel), a 2000 novel by Mo Hayder

People

• Chris Andersen (born 1978), basketball player
• Lincoln J. Beachey (1887-1915), American pioneering aviator sometimes called the "Master Birdman"
• Birdman (rapper) (born 1969), stage name for American rapper Bryan Williams
• Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian Rules Footballer for the Adelaide Crows
• Tony Hawk (born 1968), American skateboarder
• Albin K. Longren (1882–1950), American aviation pioneer
• Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", prisoner famous for raising birds
• James Ware (wrestler), professional wrestler

Rally

• Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions
• International Bognor Birdman, the original Birdman rally

In business

• Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987
• Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s
• Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma

Other uses

• Tangata manu (literally "the bird-man"), the winner of a ritual competition on Easter Island
• Birdman burial, an elaborate elite personage burial from the Mound 72 archaeological site at Cahokia
• The avian themed dancing warrior from artwork connected to the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
• The Junior Birdmen of America, a former boys club

See also

• Bird people (disambiguation)
• Hawkman (disambiguation)
• Wingman (disambiguation)