List of surfers

A

• Reno Abellira Smirnoff World Pro/Am winner in 1974
• Megan Abubo
• Eddie Aikau Award-winning surfer and lifeguard
• Lisa Andersen Four-time world surfing champion 1994–1997
• Simon Anderson First advocate of the three-finned surfboard, the "thruster," early 1980s
• Bill Andrews Among first to surf Black's Beach in La Jolla, California
• Robert August Surfer and Surfboard Designer
• Rolf Aurness 1970 World Champion

B

• Tim Baker Journalist, former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines.
• Christiaan Bailey Paraplegic surfer, Team USA Captain
• Rochelle Ballard
• Wayne Bartholomew 1978 World Champion
• Layne Beachley Seven time ASP World Champion, founder of 'Aim For The Stars'
• Holly Beck 2000 Explorer Women's Western Surfing Champion, 2000 College Women's National title
• Linda Benson 1959 Makaha International Champion, U.S. Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1968
• Shane Beschen
• Ray Bisschop Publisher of Australia's Surfing Life and presenter of Surfing Life TV
• Jesse Brad Billauer Quadriplegic surfer
• Tom Blake Early American Surfer, inventor of the Skeg
• Alana Blanchard Women's Pipeline Championship winner
• Jimmy Blears 1972 World Champion
• Wendy Botha Four-time world surfing champion
• Lynne Boyer Two-time world surfing champion 1978 and 1979
• Ken Bradshaw North Shore hellman
• Bruce Brown San Francisco. Surfing film maker
• Chris Brown Carpinteria, California, PSAA Champion in 1994
• Bud Browne Pioneer surf film maker, the first filmmaker to show surf movies commercially
• Pam Burridge 1990 women's world champion
• Taj Burrow 1998 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year, many ASP Tour wins

C

• Ian Cairns Champion surfer in the late 1970s
• Corky Carroll five time U.S. champion, 3 Time International Professional champion, International Big Wave champion, World Small Wave champion
• Heather Clark 2001 Hawaiian Triple Crown champion
• Cas Collier 1999 World Big Wave champion
• Richie Collins Won 1988 O'Neil Coldwater Classic, 1989 Op Pro, 1992 Bells Beach Classic

D

• Mike Diffenderfer Surfer and shaper
• Miki Dora
• Shane Dorian, Pro surfer
• Mike Doyle Surf/paddle champion, innovator. 1965 World Champion. Winner, 1968 Duke Kahanamoku Contest.

E

• Laura Enever 2009 ASP Women's World Junior Champion
• Michael Eppelstun 1994 bodyboarding world champion

F

• Mick Fanning 3x World Champion
• Midget Farrelly Won the inaugural World Surfing Championship in 1964
• Sally Fitzgibbons Multi ASP World Tour title-holder
• John John Florence Won the 2011 Vans World Cup of Surfing, the youngest winner
• Jeremy Flores 2007 WCT Rookie of the Year
• Mark Foo Professional surfer. Died while surfing at Mavericks.
• Donavon Frankenreiter Surfer and musician
• George Freeth Gave surfing exhibitions in Redondo Beach in 1907
• Skip Frye Legendary stylist and surfboard shaper
• Jim Fuller Godfather of surf guitar, Surfaris

G

• Nick Gabaldon California's first documented surfer of Black and Hispanic descent
• Maya Gabeira Surfed the biggest wave ever by a female at
• Sunny Garcia 2000 World Champion
• Yasnyiar Bonne Gea Indonesian surfing champion
• Stephanie Gilmore 2007 ASP World Champion
• George Greenough 1960s kneeboard, shortboard, inventor and surf movies.

H

• Jeff Hakman Surfing champion of the 1970s
• Bethany Hamilton, Victim of a much-publicised shark attack.
• Laird Hamilton, , Big wave rider and tow-in surfing inventor.
• Damian Hardman 1987 and 1991 World Champion
• Rhonda Harper Surfer and surf coach, founder of Black Girls Surf
• Paige Hareb
• Peter Harris Won the 1980 Stubbies as a rookie
• Chelsea Hedges 2005 world title holder
• Fred Hemmings 1968 World Champion
• Coco Ho Women's ASP World Tour surfer, Michael Ho's daughter
• Derek Ho 1993 World Champion, Michael Ho's younger son
• Mason Ho professional surfer from Sunset Beach on the north shore. rides for mayhem.
• Michael Ho Won Hawaiian Triple Crown, Duke Classic, World Cup and 1982 Pipe Masters
• CJ Hobgood 2001 World Champion
• Damien Hobgood
• Joyce Hoffman US Women's Champion 1965–67
• Phillip Hoffman American big wave pioneer and surf apparel company executive
• John Holeman, professional surfer of the 1980s and 1990s
• Cheyne Horan Active 1975–1993, world championship runner-up four times
• Jeff Hubbard 3-time World Bodyboarding Champion
• Mike Hynson Star of The Endless Summer, surf board shaper who taught Robert August, and first Windansea Surf Club Vice President

I

• Andy Irons Three-time world champion 2002–2004
• Bruce Irons

K

• Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, US Olympic Swimming Champion, Hawaiian Personality. The Father of Modern Surfing. Made appearances in Hollywood films.
• Dave Kalama windsurfing and paddleboard champion
• Drew Kampion surf writer and editor, editor of Surfer Magazine, author of Stoked: A History of Surf Culture, The Way of the Surfer, The Book of Waves, etc.
• Keala Kennelly
• Damian King 2003 and 2004 World Bodyboarding Champion

L

• Wes Laine A top 10 ASP World Championship Tour competitor - Wins: 1984 World Cup Sunset Beach, 1983 OP-Pro Atlantic City, 1985 Spur Ranch, Cape Town, South Africa, 2nd Place 1983 Rip-Curl Pro, Bells Beach
• Kai Lenny American professional surfer
• Isabel Letham first Australian to surf
• Antony Garrett Lisi physicist
• Jack London writer, Hawaiian surfer
• Gerry Lopez, "Mr.Pipeline", Founder of Lightning Bolt surfboards and actor
• Barton Lynch 1988 World Champion, won 17 world tour events
• Wayne Lynch influential Australian goofy-foot and winner of numerous 1960s and 1970s surf contests; subject of the 2013 biographical documentary ''Uncharted Waters''

M

• Rob Machado Won Pipeline Masters and U.S. Open of Surfing
• Cheyne Magnusson, US
• Ishita Malaviya, first Indian female surfer
• Malia Manuel 2008 US Open Champion
• Brenden Margieson First free-surfer, nominated two times Best Free-Surfer in the World by the magazine Australia's Surfing Life, won Nias Indonesia Pro 1999.
• Bobby Martinez 2006 Rookie of the Year
• Clay Marzo Three NSSA National surfing titles, a nomination for Maneuver of the Year at the 2007 Surfer Magazine Poll and Video Awards
• Gabriel Medina 2013 WSL World Junior Champion, 2014 WSL World Champion, 2015 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion
• Pauline Menczer 1988 amateur world champion, 1993 world champion
• Jessi Miley-Dyer
• Wayne Miyata California and Hawaii, "going tubular" in Endless Summer, famous color glosser
• Carissa Moore 2011 ASP Women's World Champion, youngest female ever to win
• Jay Moriarity, professional surfer of Santa Cruz, 1978–2001
• Sofía Mulánovich first South American to win the World Title in 2004
• Mickey Muñoz early surfing pioneer, also famous as a surfboard shaper

N

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

O

• Margo Oberg Three-time world champion 1977, 1980 & 1981
• Jamie O'Brien Won ASP Pipeline Masters as a wildcard
• Mark Occhilupo 1999 world champion
• Phyllis O'Donnell In 1964 won the inaugural women's World Championship Surfing Title at Manly Beach
• Jack O'Neill Surfer and inventor of the modern wetsuit
• Marna Odendal & Best surfer

P

• Joel Parkinson
• Mike Parsons Surfed largest recorded wave of at Cortes Bank
• Stacey Peralta Z-Boy
• Lakey Peterson
• Michael Peterson Australian champion 1972 and 1974
• Bob Pike Noted big wave surfer
• Felipe Pomar 1965 World Champion
• Martin Potter 1989 World Champion

Q

• Maz Quinn 4-time NZ national champion

R

• Mark Richards 4-time World Champion 1979–1982

S

• Jacqueline Silva Pioneer in Brazilian women's surfing
• Bob Simmons Father of the modern surfboard
• Kelly Slater 11-time World Champion
• Jordy Smith
• Mike Stewart 9-time World Bodyboarding Champion
• Rell Sunn A top female surfer of the 1980s, known as the "Queen of Makaha"

T

• Donald Takayama Master's division of the United States Surfing Champions 1971, 1972 and 1973
• Guilherme Tamega 6-time world champion bodyboarder
• Shaun Tomson Born in South Africa, currently living in the US, 1977 World Champion
• Peter Townend 1976 World Champion
• Buzzy Trent Pioneer of big wave surfing
• Joel Tudor Famous contemporary longboarder

V

• Butch Van Artsdalen the original Mr. Pipeline
• Dale Velzy 1950s surf shop pioneer and surfboard design innovator
• Peter Viertel Introduced surfing in Europe
• Mark Visser Big-wave surfer, the "Night Rider"

W

• Terry Wade Noted as having ridden some of the largest waves at Newport Beach's The Wedge. Featured heavily in film "Dirty Old Wedge."
• Robert "Wingnut" Weaver Featured, along with Patrick O'Connell, in The Endless Summer II surf film.
• Sharon Webber Women's world surfing championship in 1970 and 1972
• Dewey Weber Surfer and surfboard designer
• Dale Webster 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 South African surfing pioneer.
• Dennis Wilson Founding member of The Beach Boys
• Owen Wright Won 2011 Quiksilver Pro
• Tyler Wright 2016 WSL Women's World Champion

Y

• Nat Young World surfing champion 1966 and 1970, ASP World Longboard Tour Champion 1986 and 1988–1990. Tried to register surfing as an official religion.

Z

• Frieda Zamba Four time world women's surfing champion 1984–1986 and 1988.