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Tony Hawk

1968 - Today

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Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented "900" skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him, published by Activision that same year. Hawk, who retired from competing professionally in 2003, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential skateboarders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Tony Hawk is the 47th most popular skater (down from 23rd in 2024), the 6,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,825th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Tony Hawk ranks 47 out of 483. Before him are Herma Szabo, Sigvard Ericsson, Alain Calmat, Maxi Herber, Stien Kaiser, and Eric Heiden. After him are Lily Kronberger, Per Thorén, Emília Rotter, Jeannette Altwegg, Andrée Brunet, and Ede Király.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Tony Hawk ranks 168. Before him are Patsy Kensit, Angelica Bella, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Sofie Gråbøl, Phil Anselmo, and Brian Steen Nielsen. After him are Marcus Schenkenberg, Emily Procter, Cristian Mungiu, Debra Messing, Rasmus Lerdorf, and Kristin Chenoweth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Hawk ranks 6,461 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Shinseki (1942), Stephen Breyer (1938), George Horine (1890), Clarke Scholes (1930), Allen J. Bard (1933), and Martha Vickers (1925). After him are RuPaul (1960), Kathryn Morris (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Carole Caldwell Graebner (1943), Big Sean (1988), and Virginia Rappe (1895).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Tony Hawk ranks 5. Before him are Tonya Harding (1970), Dick Button (1929), Charles Jewtraw (1900), and Eric Heiden (1958). After him are Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), David Jenkins (1936), and Terry McDermott (1940).

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