List of surfers

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This is a list of people associated with surfing or surf culture.

A

• Reno Abellira (1950- ) (Haw) Smirnoff ripcurl World Pro/Am winner in 1974^[1]
• 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) see William Wolcott Andrews. 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^[2][3]

B

• 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- ) (US) 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^[4]
• Alana Blanchard (US) (1990- ) Women’s Pipeline Championship winner
• Jim Blears (1948-2011) (Haw) 1972 World Champion^[5]
• 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) (US) Pioneer surf film maker, the first filmmaker to show surf movies commercially
• Taj Burrow (1978- ) (Aus) 1998 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year, many ASP Tour wins
• Alan Byrne (NZ)

C

• Ian Cairns (1952- ) (Aus) The premier power surfer of his era who dominated the North Shore during the mid to late-seventies
• Heather Clark (RSA) 2001 Hawaiian Triple Crown champion

D

• Mike Diffenderfer (1937-2002) (USA) Legendary surfer and shaper^[6]
• Miki Dora (1936-2002) (USA) Surfing's Chief Rebel and Hellraiser. [1]
• Shane Dorian, (Haw) Pro surfer.
• Mike Doyle (1941- ) (USA) Surf/paddle champion, innovator. 1965 World Champion. Winner, 1968 Duke Kahanamoku Contest.

E

• Laura Enever (1991- ) (Aus) 2009 ASP Women’s World Junior Champion^[7]
• Michael Eppelstun (Aus) 1994 bodyboarding world champion

F

• Mick Fanning (Aus) (1981- ) Won 2007 and 2009 ASP World Tour
• Midget Farrelly (Aus) (1944- ) Won the inaugural World Surfing Championship in 1964
• Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) (1990- ) Multi ASP World Tour title-holder
• John John Florence (Haw) (1992- ) 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 (Haw) (1883–1919) "The Father of Modern Surfing"
• Skip Frye (1941- ) (USA) Legendary stylist and surfboard shaper
• Jim Fuller Godfather of surf guitar, Surfaris

G

• 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 45 feet
• Sunny Garcia (1970- ) (Haw) 2000 World Champion
• Stephanie Gilmore (1988- ) (Aus) 2007 ASP World Champion
• George Greenough (1941- ) (USA/Aus) 1960s kneeboard pioneer, shortboard revolutionist, inventor and surf movie visionary.

H

• Jeff Hakman (1958- ) (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. [2]
• Damian Hardman (1966- ) (Aus) 1987 & 1991 World Champion^[8]
• Paige Hareb (NZ)
• Peter Harris (1958- ) (Aus) Won the 1980 Stubbies as a rookie
• Chelsea Hedges (1983- ) (Aus) 2005 world title holder
• Fred Hemmings (Haw) 1968 World Champion
• 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^[9]
• Mike Hynson (USA) (Star of Endless Summer and surf board shaper who taught Robert August how to shape)

I

• Andy Irons (1978-2010) (Haw) Three-time world champion 2002-2004
• Bruce Irons (Haw)

K

• Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 - January 22, 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).[3]
• Dave Kalama
• 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. [4]
• Keala Kennelly (1978- ) (USA)
• Damian King (Aus) 2003 & 2004 World Bodyboarding Champion

L

• Isabel Letham (1899-1995) (Aus) First Australian to surf.
• Antony Garrett Lisi (US) Physicist.
• Jack London (1876-1916) (US) Writer, Hawaiian surfer
• Gerry Lopez (1948- ), (Haw) "Mr.Pipeline", Founder of Lightning Bolt surfboards and Actor (played role of Subotai in Conan the Barbarian)[5]
• Barton Lynch (1963- ) (Aus) 1988 World Champion, won 17 world tour events^[10][11]

M

• Rob Machado (1973- ) (USA) Won Pipeline Masters and U.S. Open of Surfing
• James MacLaren (USA) Florida longboarding iconoclast. Author of Learn To Surf, Lyons Press 1997. [6]
• Cheyne Magnusson (c. 1984), US
• 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^[12]
• Carissa Moore (1992- ) (Haw) 2011 ASP Women's World Champion, youngest female ever to win
• Kristy Murphy (1977- ) (USA) 2005 Women's World Longboard Champion, 2001 East Coast Longboard Champion
• 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

N

• Greg Noll (1937- ) (USA) Big wave pioneer, rode biggest wave of his era at Makaha
• Kem Nunn (US) Avid surfer and America's leading surf novelist
• David Nuuhiwa (1948- ) (USA) legendary nose rider from the 1960s

O

• 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

P

• Joel Parkinson (1981- ) (Aus)
• Mike Parsons (1965- ) Surfed largest recorded wave of 70 ft at Cortes Bank
• Stacey Peralta (1957- ) (USA) Z-Boy
• Lakey Peterson (1994- ) (USA)
• Michael Peterson (1952- ) (Aus) Australian champion 1972 & 1974
• John Philbin California (1965) Turtle from "North Shore"
• Bob Pike (1940–1999) (Aus) Noted big wave surfer
• Tiago Pires (1980- ) (Por)
• Martin Potter (1965- ) (SA) 1989 World Champion

Q

• Maz Quinn (1976- ) (NZ)

R

• Mark Richards (1957- ) (Aus) 4-time World Champion 1979-1982

S

• Jacqueline Silva (Bra) (1979- ) 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- ) (SA)
• Griff Snyder (1948- ) USA Historian, credited with the interest in Antique Surfboards
• Mike Stewart (1963- ) (Haw) 9-time World Bodyboarding Champion
• Rell Sunn (1950-1988) (Haw) A top female surfer of 1980s, known as the "Queen of Makaha"
• Cat Slatinsky (1972-) (Haw) Surfed on Professional Longboard Circuit, surf photographer/videographer, shot surf movie "Heart"

T

• 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
• Joel Tudor (1976- ) (USA) Famous contemporary longboarder

V

• 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"

W

• 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)
• Tyler Wright (1994- ) (Aus) 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Rookie of the Year

Y

• 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. [7]

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