Surfing Legends
The greatest wave riders and world champions in professional surfing.
The All-Time Greatest Surfing Players
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
All Surfing Athletes
Browse 62 of the greatest surfing players of all time.
Brazilian
Adriano de Souza
Professional Surfer
Brazilian professional surfer who won the 2015 WSL World Championship, becoming the first Brazilian…
American
Andy Irons
Surfer
Three World Championships — the most naturally gifted surfer of his generation and a tragically…
American
Bethany Hamilton
Surfer
American professional surfer who returned to competitive surfing after losing her left arm in a…
Costa Rican
Brisa Hennessy
Professional Surfer
Costa Rican professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Championship Tour and…
American
Caitlin Simmers
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer who became the youngest-ever World Surf League Championship Tour…
American
Carissa Moore
Professional Surfer
Five World Championship titles and the first surfing Olympic gold medallist — Carissa Moore won…
American
Caroline Marks
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer who became the youngest surfer to qualify for the World Surf League…
American
Conner Coffin
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer from Santa Barbara who competed on the World Surf League Championship…
American
Courtney Conlogue
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer who competed on the World Surf League Championship Tour and achieved…
American
Dane Reynolds
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer known for innovative aerial maneuvers and progressive surfing style,…
Australian
Ethan Ewing
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Championship Tour, known for…
Brazilian
Filipe Toledo
Professional Surfer
Brazilian professional surfer who became World Surf League Champion in 2021 and 2022, known for his…
Brazilian
Gabriel Medina
Professional Surfer
Three World Championship titles and a levitation photograph at the Paris 2024 Olympics that became…
American
Griffin Colapinto
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Championship Tour and…
Brazilian
Italo Ferreira
Professional Surfer
World Champion and Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 — Italo Ferreira's aerial surfing is the…
Australian
Jack Robinson
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer known for his powerful surfing style and performances on the World…
Brazilian
João Chianca
Professional Surfer
Brazilian professional surfer known for competing on the World Surf League Championship Tour and…
Australian
Joel Parkinson
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer who won the 2012 WSL World Championship and was known for his…
French
Johanne Defay
Surfer
French professional surfer who won Olympic bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 and competed regularly on the…
American
John John Florence
Professional Surfer
Two World Championship titles and an aerial surfing ability that some coaches consider the greatest…
South African
Jordy Smith
Professional Surfer
South African professional surfer who competed on the World Surf League Championship Tour for over…
Japanese
Kanoa Igarashi
Professional Surfer
Japanese professional surfer who competed in the 2020 Olympics and has been a consistent performer…
American
Kelly Slater
Professional Surfer
15 World Surf League Championship titles — Kelly Slater is the greatest surfer in history and won…
American
Laird Hamilton
Big Wave Surfer
The pioneer of big wave surfing — Laird Hamilton's Teahupo'o ride on August 17 2000 is considered…
Australian
Layne Beachley
Surfer
Australian professional surfer who dominated women's surfing with seven world championship titles…
American
Lisa Andersen
Surfer
American professional surfer who dominated women's surfing in the 1990s, winning four consecutive…
Australian
Mark Occhilupo
Surfer
Australian professional surfer who won the 1999 WSL World Championship after overcoming personal…
Australian
Mark Richards
Professional Surfer
Four consecutive World Championship titles from 1979 to 1982 — the first surfing dynasty and the…
Brazilian
Maya Gabeira
Big Wave Surfer
Brazilian professional big wave surfer who holds the women's world record for largest wave surfed…
Australian
Mick Fanning
Professional Surfer
Three World Championship titles and the man who escaped a shark attack during the J-Bay Open final…
Australian
Molly Picklum
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer who became the youngest surfer to qualify for the World Surf League…
American
Rob Machado
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer known for his smooth, stylish approach and innovative maneuvers during…
Australian
Sally Fitzgibbons
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer who competed on the World Surf League Championship Tour, achieving…
South African
Shaun Tomson
Professional Surfer
South African professional surfer who won the 1977 World Championship and was renowned for his…
Peruvian
Sofia Mulanovich
Surfer
Peruvian professional surfer who became the first South American to win the World Surfing…
Australian
Stephanie Gilmore
Surfer
Australian professional surfer and seven-time World Surf League champion, widely regarded as one of…
Australian
Taj Burrow
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer known for his progressive surfing style and consistent World…
Brazilian
Tatiana Weston-Webb
Surfer
Brazilian professional surfer who won Olympic silver medal in 2020 and competes regularly on the…
Australian
Tom Carroll
Surfer
Australian professional surfer who dominated the sport in the early 1980s, winning back-to-back…
American
Tom Curren
Professional Surfer
American professional surfer and three-time ASP World Champion (1985, 1986, 1990), widely regarded…
Australian
Tyler Wright
Surfer
Australian professional surfer and two-time WSL World Champion, known for her powerful surfing…
Australian
Wayne Bartholomew
Professional Surfer
Australian professional surfer who won the 1978 World Surfing Championship and was instrumental in…
South African
Bianca Buitendag
Surfer
South African professional surfer who won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the country's most…
Brazilian-American
Luana Silva
Surfer
Brazilian-American professional surfer raised on Oahu's North Shore who competed at the 2024 Paris…
Australian
Bronte Macaulay
Surfer
Australian professional surfer and second-generation Championship Tour competitor from Western…
Australian
Nat Young
Surfer
Australian surfer and author who won the 1966 World Surfing Championship and later helped pioneer…
American
Michael Ho
Surfer
Hawaiian surfer and one of the sport's first full-time professionals, who won the 1982 Pipeline…
American
Gerry Lopez
Surfer
Hawaiian surfer nicknamed 'Mr. Pipeline', widely regarded as the finest tube rider of the 1970s and…
American
Jock Sutherland
Surfer
Hawaiian surfer and pioneering tube rider who dominated the Banzai Pipeline in the late 1960s,…
American
Clay Marzo
Surfer
American surfer from Maui known for his innovative, 'double-jointed' style of turns and aerials,…
American
Fred Patacchia
Surfer
Hawaiian professional surfer who retired from the World Surf League by scoring a perfect 10 on his…
American
Bobby Martinez
Surfer
American surfer from Santa Barbara known for his technically flawless backhand surfing, who…
American
C.J. Hobgood
Surfer
American surfer from Florida who won the 2001 ASP World Championship, becoming the second men's…
American
Damien Hobgood
Surfer
American surfer from Florida and a 14-year World Championship Tour veteran, twin brother of 2001…
Australian
Bede Durbidge
Surfer
Australian surfer who finished runner-up in the 2008 World Tour standings behind Kelly Slater and…
Brazilian
Miguel Pupo
Surfer
Brazilian surfer and long-serving Championship Tour competitor who reached world number one for the…
Brazilian
Ian Gouveia
Surfer
Brazilian surfer and second-generation Championship Tour competitor from Recife, son of 1988 world…
Australian
Jacob Willcox
Surfer
Australian surfer from Margaret River nicknamed 'Chippo', who finally qualified for the…
American
Kolohe Andino
Surfer
American surfer from San Clemente who became the first U.S. surfer to qualify for the Olympics,…
American
Patrick Gudauskas
Surfer
American surfer from San Clemente, the eldest of the three Gudauskas brothers, who qualified for…
American
Tanner Gudauskas
Surfer
American surfer from San Clemente, the youngest of the three Gudauskas brothers, known for his…
American
Brett Simpson
Surfer
American surfer from Huntington Beach who won back-to-back U.S. Open of Surfing titles in 2009 and…
Surfing Nations
American
27
athletes
Australian
18
athletes
Brazilian
9
athletes
South African
3
athletes
Costa Rican
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French
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Japanese
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Peruvian
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