1. John John Florence (1992)

American Surfer

Surfer who, in 2006, became the youngest person to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

2. Dane Reynolds (1985)

American Surfer

Professional surfer who earned the highest single-wave scores at the X-Games in 2003 and 2004. He was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in 2012.

3. Alana Blanchard (1990)

American Surfer

Model and surfer who has surfed on the ASP World Tour and starred on her own show, Surfer Girl, on Network A.

4. Coco Ho (1991)

American Surfer

Professional surfer voted as a top three fan favorite in Surfer magazine with more than 25 career awards to her name.

5. Brett Simpson (1985)

American Surfer

Surfer who won his first two U.S. Open of Surfing championships in consecutive years, 2009 and 2010.

6. Tom Morey (1935)

American Surfer

Surfer, engineer, and musician who invented the Boogie Board and brought about other innovations in surfboard design.

7. Peter Mel (1969)

American Surfer

Professional surfer who is known for his big wave riding style. He is also known for being the online personality and host of several World Surf League webcasts. He has...

8. Greg Noll (1937)

American Surfer

Former surfer and board-shaper widely considered a pioneer in the sport. He is famous for producing the influential "Search for Surf" series of surf movies.

9. Evan Geiselman (1993)

American Surfer

Decorated professional surfer who set a National Scholastic Surfing Association record for wins during his career. He is a multiple-time winner of the East Coast Championships and has emerged victorious...

10. Andy Irons (1978)

American Surfer

One of the world's top surfers, he was a four-time Triple Crown of Surfing winner, and died tragically from a drug overdose.

11. Shane Dorian (1972)

American Surfer

Hawaiian surfer known for winning events like the Rip Curl Pro and the Billabong Pro. He surfed on the World Championship Tour for a total of eleven years.

12. Jay Moriarity (1978)

American Surfer

Remembered for his skill, versatility, and excellent sportsmanship as a surfer, he rose to international fame in his teens for a surfing feat at Mavericks (in Northern California) and a...

13. Carissa Moore (1992)

American Surfer

Hawaiian surfer who was the 2011 and 2013 ASP Women's World Tour Champion. She won an unprecedented 11 NSSA Titles.

14. Rob Machado (1973)

American Surfer

Known for his prolific international career in the World Surf League. During his career, he won various high-profile tournaments, including the largest U.S. mainland competition U.S. Open of Surfing.

15. Damien Hobgood (1979)

American Surfer

Professional surfer known for his 19.9 out of 20 score at the 2004 Quicksilver Pro, a score only bested by the legendary Kelly Slater, who scored a 20 the next...

16. Tom Curren (1964)

American Surfer

He was a three-time Association of Surfing Professionals world champion, winning in 1985, 1986, and 1990.

17. Taylor Knox (1971)

American Surfer

Professional surfer who is known for having a variety of sponsorships including Club Med Sucks and On a Mission surfing. He is also known for sharing a mix of both...

18. Lisa Andersen (1969)

American Surfer

Multiple-time World Champion surfer who won four consecutive world titles from 1994 to 1997. She is a member of the Surfer's Hall of Fame and was named as one of...

19. Esther Hahn (1985)

American Surfer

Esther Kyung-Joo Keleana Hahn is a professional surfer and action sports personality. Before attending Yale University Hahn built up an extensive surfing resume with wins and titles in the NSSA...

20. Colin McPhillips (1975)

American Surfer

Colin Patrick Col McPhillips is an American professional longboard surfrider and three times ASP Longboard World Champion.

21. Christiaan Bailey (1981)

American Surfer

Christiaan Otter Bailey is an American professional surfer known for his experience as a surf safari guide and skill as a big wave surfer and skateboarder. Bailey grew up in...

22. Montgomery Kaluhiokalani (1958)

American Surfer

Montgomery Ernest Thomas Kaluhiokalani was a surfer from Hawaii known as Buttons. He has been described by Surfer Today as a surf legend.

23. Eric Geiselman (1993)

American Surfer

Eric Geiselman is a professional surfer who in November 2009 had his surfboard snapped in half by what was thought to be a great white shark whilst surfing off Lagunda...

24. Tim Reyes (1982)

American Surfer

Tim Reyes is an American professional surfer. He is competing on the ASP World Tour. Reyes began his elite tour campaign in 2005. The 2009 season is his 5th season...

25. Bobby Martinez (1982)

American Surfer

Bobby Martinez is a professional surfer from Santa Barbara California.

26. Margo Oberg (1953)

American Surfer

Margo Oberg is a three-time world surfing champion from the United States. When she came to Hawaii Margo and her husband lived in a treehouse among a strange breed of...

27. Joel Tudor (1976)

American Surfer

Joel Tudor is a surfer primarily known for longboarding and competitive grappler from San Diego California.

28. Rell Sunn (1950)

American Surfer

Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn was an American world surfing champion. Known as Queen of Makaha and Aunty Rell she was a pioneer in the world of women's surfing.

29. Yancy Spencer III (1950)

American Surfer

Yancy Bailey Spencer III was a surfer from Pensacola Florida who was widely regarded as the father of Gulf Coast surfing.

30. Ken Bradshaw (1952)

American Surfer

Ken Bradshaw is an American professional surfer and winner of the 1982 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. Bradshaw was born in Houston Texas. On January 28 1998 Ken Bradshaw successfully...

31. Randy Laine (1952)

American Surfer

Randy Laine is an American big-wave surfer co-pioneer of tow-in surfing extreme watersports athlete celebrity-enthusiast television personality commercial product endorser and spokesman and on occasion a men's fashion and action-sports...

32. Derek Ho (1964)

American Surfer

Derek Ho is an American surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three and won...

33. Frieda Zamba (1965)

American Surfer

Zamba is a four-time world surfing champion from the United States. She won three titles in a row from 1984 to 1986 then won again in 1988. She currently lives...

34. Terry Wade (1960)

American Surfer

Terry Wade is an American bodysurfer.

35. Jeff Clark (surfer) (1957)

American Surfer

Jeff Clark is one of the most noteworthy and respected big-wave surfers famous for surfing Mavericks alone for 15 years before it was widely discovered by the big-wave surfing community...

36. Sean Mattison (1969)

American Surfer

Sean Mattison is a former American professional surfer and current professional surf coach and mastermind behind Kelly Slater's nubster. A fifth fin that was created by Mattison that some critics...

37. Veronica Kay (1980)

American Surfer

Veronica Kay was a professional surfer and is a model from La Jolla California. Kay started surfing at the age of 13 and eventually became the 1997 champion of the...

38. Cori Schumacher (1977)

American Surfer

Cori Schumacher is a world champion surfer from California.

39. Darryl Virostko (1971)

American Surfer

Darryl Flea Virostko is a professional big wave surfer from Santa Cruz California. He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1991. He is a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko...

40. Megan Abubo (1978)

American Surfer

Megan Abubo is a professional female surfer from Hawaii.

41. Rochelle Ballard (1971)

American Surfer

Rochelle Ballard is a professional female surfer who and veteran of the Association of Surfing Professional’s World Championship Tour. She is considered the best female tube rider in the world...

42. Jesse Billauer (1979)

American Surfer

Jesse Billauer is a well known surfer from Pacific Palisades California. Billauer suffered an accident at the age of 17 on March 25 1996 hitting his head on a shallow...

43. Taylor Jensen (1984)

American Surfer

Taylor Jensen is an American professional longboard surfrider the 2011 World Longboard Champion & 6 times U. S. National longboard Champion. Jensen is a two time US Open of Longboarding...

44. Lexi VonderLieth (1984)

American Surfer

Lexi VonderLieth was born August 9 1984. Lexi is known for being an American professional surfer. In 2004 Lexi became a Professional Surfer and has been ranked on the Association...

45. Lani Doherty (1993)

American Surfer

Lani Doherty is an American surfer.

46. James Lovett (1986)

American Surfer

James Jaime Lovett is a professional American surfer skimboarder and wakeboarder. His forays into board sports began with surfing when he was 10 years old. Lovett went professional at age...

47. Corky Carroll (1947)

American Surfer

Corky Carroll is a professional American surfer and is considered a pioneer in the sport by becoming the first real professional surfer as well as being the first to receive...

48. C. J. Hobgood (1979)

American Surfer

Clifton James C. J. Hobgood is an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship surfer. C. J. has a twin brother Damien Hobgood. They both compete in top-tier professional surfing events...