Skateboarding has been here for decades and it has become a well know sport now. Many skaters now take skateboarding as their profession and many of them are so famous that we can easily call them Celebrities. For newbies to get motivated, we have made this list of best skateboarders of all time. These are world famous skaters who took skateboarding to another level. These best skaters of all time will inspire you and motivate you with their life stories and the hard work they put in to become a pro skateboarder.

However, there are no rules in skateboarding, but you have to be very careful when performing tricks to avoid injuries. Besides that, skateboarding is famous in the USA and across the globe. It is one of the best outdoor activity through which you can flaunt your skills and can enjoy your free time.

So now you will be curious to know about the professional skateboarders of all time… Right? Keep on reading to know how they performed those jaw dropping stunts. Also, you will know who invented the famous tricks like kickflips and how several skateboarders got injured many time but didnt leave skating as it was their passion.

Below we have the list of 17 Best Skaters of All Time who made history in skateboarding and earned the fame they deserved.

List of 17 Most Famous Skateboarders of All Time

Do you want to learn the new tricks about skateboarding? Have a guise at the expert skateboarders to know more about skateboarding. If yes, then you will be amazed to know about these world famous pro skateboarders.

You will be surprised to know about these talented skateboarders in the industry. And you will also come to know about their creativity and skills they are famous for and what made them so famous.

Without further ado, Let’s read more about these best skateboarders in the world.

1. Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk brought more height to the jump of skateboarding. He is the one who introduced the best tricks and kind of revamped the skateboarding sport and industry. He has been named as the most influential skater in the history. Tony has won many competitions worldwide.

Tony Hawk is into skateboarding since he was 14 years old and now he is a pro skater with several records. He is a pioneer to invent new tricks in skateboarding. More than that, Tony Hawk got several awards and is enjoying a successful career in skateboarding. His net worth is around $140 Million which make him the richest and highest paid skateboarder of all time. He is known to be the best street skater too.

Tony Hawk is one of the the best skateboarder of all time due to his high jumps with his skateboard. Also, he is known as The Birdman in the skating industry and owns a skateboards brand with the same name. And this guy is a pro skateboarder. He made a video game of skateboarding in 1999 named as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. He was the first pro skater to land a 900 trick successfully.

Besides that, Tony Hawk did a stunt in front of 275,000 people by keeping the skateboard beneath his feet. No one could beat his record till now. He is one of the best skateboarders of all time.

2. Rodney Mullen

If you are familiar with the skateboarding background, then you must have heard this name Rodney Mullen. Rodney is know to be the greatest skateboarders of all time as well. This skateboarder started skating at a very young age. He is known to be the best skateboarder due to his amazing skills and bringing innovative ideas in the skating sport. Also, this American Skateboarder is a legend of skateboarding world as he won his first World Skateboarding Championship at the age of just 14 which is really impressive. He is the legend of street skateboarding.

Besides that, Rodney is the first person to invent the flip tricks. Also, he is the one to make the best flip 360. Rodney impressed several people by his one-foot flatground Ollie, Backflip and Kickflip. Also, Rodney has got several medals for his incredible tricks. The stunts of Rodney arent easy at all as well. However, he is the first person to do some amazing feats with a skateboard. And after doing creative skills with the skateboard, he never gave up. Rodney skater got recognition all over the world in a few years.

Other than that, Rodney Mullen is a legendary skater who will stop the breath of people by doing the stunts. The kickflips and backflips of Rodney Mullen are pleasing to watch. Also, you will love all the tricks he performs.

So if you were looking for the Godfather of skateboarding, Rodney Mullen is that person. He did one-foot Ollie, double kick flip, side flip, back flip, and several other flips to gain recognition all over the world.

3. Paul Rodriguez

Next, we have Paul Rodriguez skateboarder also know as P-Rod, who was born and raised in California. Paul was taught skateboarding by his parents and he got a skateboard as a Christmas Present from his parents. That skateboard present made him so much passionate about skateboarding which eventually was the start of his skating career as a kid.

Paul started practicing skateboarding skills and was initially hired by a skateboarding team called One Eighteen and after some time with massive experience and winning several medals as a skater, he became a famous skateboarder. The profession of skateboarding gave him recognition all over the world and he earned his name among the most influential skateboarders in the world. Paul Rodriguez skateboarder net worth is estimated about $6 Million which he earned mainly through skateboarding and by some getting sponsorship from different brands.

Besides that, now he is the owner of a skateboarding park in California. He now also owns the brand Primitive Skateboarding which he started in 2014 with his partners. Also, Paul has a daughter now, and several people consider him the best skateboarder in the skateboarding history. In an interview, he said that skateboarding took away all his worries.

4. Bucky Lasek

Do you know why we have this person in our list? That’s because he has won 13 medals in X Games competitions and 10 gold medals. Also, Bucky Lasek had several severe injuries, but he didnt stop skateboarding. After knowing the damages, you will say that he is too passionate about skateboarding.

This skateboarder came on the cover of a magazine. Also, he is known as one of the best skateboarder and he also has been a great RallyCross driver at Subaru Rally Team USA. After winning a lot of competitions, this pro skater got fame.

He has also made his appearance in video games and can also be seen in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. He has done a few low-budget movies and music videos as well. And he owns a skateboarding bowl which he has named “Lasekland”.

5. Bob Burnquist

Bob is a famous American-Brazilian skateboarder. And he has won 26 medals by winning several competitions. Also, this famous skater took part in 25 skateboarding games. Plus, Bob got recognition all over the world after landing the famous “fakie 900” trick which made him the fifth person in the skating history to successfully executing this trick. And he is the only person to do 50/50 landing with a skateboard.

Other than that, Bob is the first person to switch positions while skateboarding. His landing on ground skills are superbly awesome that many pro and new skaters get inspired by his abilities. Besides that, he did several stunts to grab the attention of people. Also, he can do complicated tricks easily. Bob is a famous skateboarder that can easily do the backflip, kickflip, 360flip, and many more. He also owns the Dreamland skate park in his homeland.

Bob can be seen in almost every series of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game series. Also, he has made his appearance in movies and videos.

6. Danny Way

Next up, We have this cool pro skater Danny Way. Danny is know for his highly adventurous skateboarding stunts such as jumping from a helicopter into a skating ramp which got him fame and he was nominated on the first cover page of Transworld Skateboarding magazine. He didn’t stop there and and once used the Great Wall of China as his ramp to jump from.

He got several injuries while skateboarding, but he never gave up. Also, this guy has the best skills to skate as high as possible. Danny has been sponsored by many big brands like DC Shoes which makes shoes for skateboarders, Independent Trucks and many others.

Besides that, this person has several accomplishments in his skateboarding career. And there are several tricks and flips that no one could beat Danny in. This person influenced many people to start skating and become pro in this sport. His passion for skating has made him fearless to do the high jumps.

7. Eric Koston

Next, we have Eric Koston who is well know Thailand born American Skateboarder who started skating professionally in 10^th grade of high school. He is featured in EA Games video game Skate 2 and Skate 3 and also in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Also, he earned popularity from skateboarding after winning many competitions.

Eric has his skateboarding and clothing brand now. Also, this skateboarder was so passionate about skating that he made it his profession and now many professional and new skaters learn from his skating techniques. One of the reason that we added this great skater in our list is that he took a risk bu leaving school and pursuing his skateboarding dream which paid off and he became a professional skater.

8. Bam Margera

You may be conjecturing what the meaning of his name, Bam is? And there is an exciting story behind names. He got his nickname by his grandfather because Bam always tried climbing walls. Bam is professional Skater, Stunt performer, TV personality and a Filmmaker as well.

He got fame in early 2000s when he was the star of MTV reality stunt show know as Jackass. Besides that, this person had the god gifted skating skills. So once he started skateboarding, no one could stop him from skating like crazy.

Also, Bam can easily do any flip without any sort of difficulty. And the tricks he does are not easy, but he can do all the tricks very smoothly. You might say that he is doing simple tricks, but there are only a few skateboarders who can compete Bam.

However, this best skateboarder of all time is the first person to do risky stunts on the streets. But Margera took retirement from skateboarding in 2016. Bam can be seen in movies and video games as well.

9. Chris Cole

Next, we have the Chris Cole skateboarders who stands at #9 on our list of professional most influential skaters of all time. This pro skateboarder is known best for his superb landing tricks and completing the most difficult skating tricks like 60 flip, Switch Frontside flip and Backside 360 ollie down.

Plus, Chris Cole has influenced several other people because of his skating skills. You will like how he can fill the gaps while skateboarding. Moreover, this skateboarder has won several skating competitions, and he did some stunts to influence others.

Chris has been sponsored by big skateboarding and famous sports brands like Bones Bearing, Monster Energy, Thunder Trucks and many more. He, himself, has owned some big skating companies like Reign Skate Shop and Zero Skateboard Company. Because of his professional skills he was awarded “Skater of the Year” award in 2005 and 2009 by the Thrasher Magazine .

10. Andrew Reynolds

Next up on our list we Andrew Reynolds. Andrew is also one of the top skateboarders of all time. He is mostly known for his brand Baker Skateboards. Besides that, several people got influenced by Andrew Reynolds as well by his awesome street skating tricks.

Andrew was just 9 year old when he started skating and won several competition. Credit goes to his mom who used to drove him all over Florida to participate in competitions. His initial inspiration was a skating video which motivated him to do skating. And you can also follow his tips and tricks to become a better skateboarder. Andrew stated in an interview that his inspiration in skating is Tony Hawk.

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11. Rob Dyrdek

Rob Dyrdek, is a former American professional skateboarder with a long list of records and skateboarding distinctions. He is not just a professional skateboarder but also an anchor, an actor, producer and entrepreneur. Being the part of the former reality TV Show, “Rob and Big”, the best skateboarder set 21 Guinness World Records.

Moreover, as a part of Fantasy Factory Series this best skateboarder on October 15, 2010, set the Guinness World record of longest skateboard of the World. The skateboard was just like a typical skateboard but 12 times bigger in size. He is the same personality who introduced Street League Skateboarding. He promoted street-level skateboarding by funding “skate plaza” that has benches, ledges and stairs.  The Street Skateboarding League grew from domestic to international, and competition offered a record purse of 1.6 million dollars in sports history.

Rob Dyrdek is an inspiration for many youngsters because he started his career at a very young age, at just 11 years old he started skateboarding, and when he was 12, he gained sponsorship in a company. A few years later, Dyrdek and Blender established Alien Workshop. The pro skater has a net worth of $50 million. The skateboarder has appeared on screen many times in Films and Reality shows. The bests of Rob Dyrdek includes:

• Farthest Reverse Ramp Jump
• Highest Skateboard Ramp Jump into Water

12. Nyjah Huston

Nyjah Huston is one of the biggest names in the list of best skateboarders of all time. The young American was destined to be a professional skateboarder as he has got a skateboarding background. Huston’s father was a skateboarder and owned a skate park, where Nyjah used to practice 5 hours a day.

With a total of 19 winnings, Huston remains unbeatable as far. He has won more awards and prize money in competitions than any other skateboarder in history. And that’s not it! He has also remained the highest-paid skateboarder in history. Nyjah set a benchmark by winning Street League Skateboarding Championship for 5 years. He won 5 gold medals, 2 silver, and a bronze medal in X-Games to top that off. He is not just a champion of the game but a champion of hearts. Nyjah won an award for the film “Rise and Shine”. In short, there is a long list of his winnings. He is the best skateboarder on a competitive level.

To pay a little tribute to this legend of hearts, DC Shoe named their first skate show on his name, called Nyjah Huston Signature Shoe. This all-time best skateboarder has recently got sponsorship from Nike. The young athlete has a net worth of $6 million. He is merely in his twenties and has won lifetime achievements, people, even twice of his age dream of. But this is surely due to his hard work and persistence. He is an inspiration for youngsters with big dreams.

13. Daewon Song

Daewon Song has made skateboarding much more fun. The Korean-born skateboarder has influenced a lot of people by bringing innovative ideas in the game. He has introduced new styles and tricks in skateboarding. Daewon does not have conventional thinking, rather he thinks out of the box and tries creative ideas every day.

The American pro skater was titled as Skater of the year in 2006. He is famous for showing off his skills using garbage cans, old tires and stocked tables. He has surely brought new insight into this sport and remained a pro skater for almost 3 decades. Bringing new ideas is the true of the beauty of the game, and Daewon has done it beautifully. He not only tries his own tricks, but he has done all old and new tricks.

Daewon got his first sponsorship from World Industries at the age of 16, and he appeared in numerous videos of the company. Mullen proved to be the godfather of Daewon as he sent him skateboards to ride, as an introduction to Mullen business. Mullen was strongly impressed by his Song’s skills when he sighted him skateboarding. Furthermore, Daewon is also the co-founder of “Thank you skateboards”, and holds many renowned companies’ sponsorships. The skateboarder has a net worth of $3 million. Due to his accomplishments and worth mentioning struggles, a documentary was released titled “DAEWON on May 17.

14. Ed Templeton

Ed Templeton is a professional skateboarder, but most of all, a multi-talented person. He is also an artist and a professional photographer. Ed played his part as a passionate skateboarder in the game by introducing a new trick. He is the one who did 50-50 Down a Handrail for the very first time.

He is most famous for freestyle skateboarding and bringing new tricks to the game. Ed was very much influenced by Mark Gonzales from a very young age and tried to follow his footsteps. Templeton, in 1994 started a company with the name of Toy Machine. The company sponsors a team of 11 skateboarders and got popularity nationally and internationally. Being an artist, Ed Templeton did all the artwork of the brand.

Ed Templeton participated in several contests and won Munster World Cup in 1990. He had also won Slam City Jam in 1995. And he has also won several awards in his artistic works, including Best Book of the Year for a book Deformer in 2005. He has got a big collection of his artistic works. Ed Templeton is surely an inspiration for skaters all around the world.

15. Steve Caballero

Here is another legend in skateboarding history, Steve Caballero. Steve was born with a condition called scoliosis and had a curvature in his spine. But this condition could not stop him from chasing his dreams. He started to pursue his passion at the age of 13 and got his first sponsor when he was 14 years old.

Steve has not stopped ever since. He has won over 30 awards during his skateboarding career and set many world records. Steve was titled as the Skater of the Century by Thrasher Magazine in 1999. Moreover, he was crowned as the Skater of the year” in 1984. Steve also won World Championship in Munster, in both Street and Vert style skateboarding. There are many victories on his name. Also in 1987, he set a world record of “highest aerial on-ramp”. The guy was so passionate about skateboarding that he invented a trick that he called “Caballerial”, the trick got famous with the name of fakie 360 aerial. Moreover, he also invented frontside boardslide.

The skateboarder is also blessed with artistic skills and remained a member of many bands in the past few years. He is currently focusing on his painting. He was among the founding members of Bones Brigade. And there are a bunch of videos of him doing different tricks.

16. Lance Mountain

Lance Mountain, a name worth mentioning in the list of best skateboards of all time. The pro skater remained a sensation through the 1980s. Another primary reason for his popularity was his association with Bones Brigade.

Mountain came into the spotlight as a professional skater when he won Upland Turkey Shoot where he competed for other legends, including Steve Caballero and Tony Hawk. He stood first or 2^nd as an amateur skateboarder in all the contests in participating in. He was popular as a vent skateboarder, and when the trend shifted towards street skateboarding, he remained equally likeable due to his freestyle stunts and tricks.

Mountain is considered the inventor of the fingerboard; an article was also featured in Transworld Skateboarding magazine on his invention. Initially, it was a fun DIY project that resulted in a major toy category. Mountain is also a co-designer of “V Skateboard” truck. Mountain is among the wealthiest skateboarders of all time with a net worth of 10 million dollars.

17. Mark Gonzales

Mark Gonzales is a professional skateboarder and a profic artist. The guy has conquered several accomplishments both as a skateboarder and an artist. Gonzales has influenced many professional skateboarders including Ed Templeton.

In December 2011, he was titled the “Most Influential Skateboarder of All times by Transworld skateboarding magazine. Mark started his skateboarding career at the age of thirteen in California. Along with his fellow skateboarder Natas Kaupas, Gonzales was the first one to skate on a handrail. He is also the first one to Ollie the Wallenberg set, a 19 feet long span of concrete blocks in San Francisco. That was later named as the Gonz Gap.

Mark Gonzales proved to be a revolutionary figure in skateboarding through his influence on street skateboarding. At the age of 16, he was featured on the cover of Thrasher Magazine. He was the pioneer of modern-day and left a permanent mark on street skateboarding. Mark initiated three companies in his lifetime and got sponsorships from very famous brands like Adidas.

To Sum Up

Finally, after going through the list of pro skaters and knowing some interesting facts about these skateboard legends of all time, you might have one favorite. And we have our favorites, that is Tony Hawk. This OG Skater is famous due to his stunts and bringing innovation in the industry. Also, you will be astounded to see his pro skateboarding skills. Not only that but he has influenced so many people to start skating and earning a good name.

Let us know in the comments section about who is your favorite skateboarder or even if you like any famous female skater we would love to know why you like him/her. If you also want to start your skateboarding career and want to buy a skateboard, read our reviews about the Best Skateboards to get updated info about the best skateboards brands.

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