Kelly Slater (b. Robert Kelly Slater February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida) is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport. Slater is an eight time world champion, and competed in the X-Games in 2003 and 2004. In May 2005 in the final of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupoo, …

Robert Harold "Nat" Young (born November 17, 1947) is an Australian surfer and author. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Young grew up in the small coastal suburb of Collaroy. In 1964, he was runner-up in the Australian junior championship at Manly, and two years later was named world surfing champion in 1966. He won the title again (then called the Smirnoff World Pro/Am) in 1970. Young won three Australian titles in 1966, 1967 and 1969, …

Marco Jay Luciano Occhilupo is an Australian surfer and winner of the 1999 World surfing champion title. Occhilupo - also known as Occy, began his professional career in the World Championship Tour (WCT) at the age of 17. Occhilupo’s strength under pressure ushered him into surfing’s most memorable heats. Born June 16, 1966 Occhilupo was born in Kurnell, New South Wales, where he began surfing at the age of nine.

Layne Beachley (born May 24, 1972) is a professional surfer from Manly in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is regarded as the best female professional surfer in history, having won the World Championship for six consecutive years. ... Layne made a remarkable rise through the ranks in the masculine world of surfing: at the young age of 16 she became professional, and by the age of 20 she already ranked sixth in the world.

Andy Irons (born 24 July 1978) is a professional surfer. Irons, a Hawaiian, was reared on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, and has 3 world titles (2002, 2003, 2004). An inspiration to many young groms, he and his family host the Annual Irons Brothers Pinetrees Classic, a contest for youngsters, to give back to the community that has given them so much. The governor of Hawaii deemed February 13 forever 'Andy Irons day'.

Tom Curren (born July 3, 1964, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American surfer. He was world champion three times - 1985, 1986, 1990. He achieved near-mythical status both for his competitive drive and for his smooth, powerful surfing style. He made a high-profile decision to retire from competitive surfing in the mid-1990s. He led the surfing revolution in the early '80s and inspired many of the surfers today, showing them how to surf a wave.

Mark Richards (born 7 March 1957), known as MR, is an Australian surfer, four times world champion (1979-1982), and highly respected by his peers.

Sunny Garcia (b January 14, 1970) is a famous American surfer from Maile, Oahu. He was the 2000 world surfing champion and several computer games use his name. Sunny discovered his talent for surfing at the young age of seven when his friends literally threw him into the ocean. Within a few minutes he was already riding waves to the shore. At the age of five, Sunny was suspended from kindergarten for brawling.

Shaun Tomson was born on August 21, 1955 in Durban, South Africa. He is considered one of the world's most significant surfers and was the 1977 world champion. He first gained notoriety while surfing at Jeffery's Bay. He currently lives in Montecito, CA and is active with the The Surfrider Foundation. He is involved with his family clothing venture, Solitude. Son Mathew died on 24 the April 2006 in Durban, …

Thomas Victor (Tom) Carroll (born 29 November 1961 in Newport, New South Wales) is a former Australian surfer. He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978, the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Title, and the 1987 Pipe Masters. He was the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989. A portrait of him by artist Jan Williamson was hung in the Archibald Prize in 2000.

Fred Hemmings (b. January 9, 1946) is an American surfer, politician, and author. He is a 1965 graduate of Punahou School. As 1968 world surfing champion, Hemmings is considered one of the most successful surfers of all time. After a career of professional surfing in the 1960s and 1970s, Hemmings won a Republican seat in the Hawaii State Legislature. He has served in both the Hawaii State Senate and Hawaii House of Representatives.

Chelsea Georgeson (born October 15, 1983)^; is an Australian surfer who won the world title in 2005. She won the title after beating Brazil's Jacqueline Silva in the final at the season-ending event at Honolulu Bay, Hawaii. Chelsea started surfing at the young age of 13. From then on she found it second nature.

Lisa Andersen (born March 8, 1969 in Ormond Beach, Florida); is a four-time world surfing champion from the United States. She won four titles in a row from 1994 to 1997. She won the US amateur surfing title in 1987 and turned professional the following year. From 1994 to 1997 she won successive women's world titles before injury forced her to stop competing. She returned to the sport in 2000. She has two children, Erica and Mason.

Martin Potter (born October 28, 1965,) nicknamed "Potz" and "Eggy Potter", is an British born surfing professional who was educated in Durban, South Africa. He began surfing off the beaches of hometown Durban at age 10. He won the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour, and therefore the title of "World Surfing Champion," fourteen years later, in 1989.

Margo Oberg is a three-time world surfing champion from the United States. She won her first world title in 1977, then won back-to-back titles in 1980 and 1981.

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.

Freida 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 in north-east Florida.

Wendy Botha (August 22, 1965-) is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, then she became an Australian citizen and won three more titles in 1989, 1991, and 1992). She also posed nude for Australian Playboy for the September issue of 1992.

Sofía Mulanovich is a Peruvian surfer of Croatian descent. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event. She is the first South American to ever win the World Title. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events and finished the season as World Champion. She is sponsored by Roxy.

Lynne Boyer is a two-time world surfing champion from the United States. She won her two titles in 1978 and 1979. It was the first time any woman had won the championship twice. After her surfing career, she turned to painting.

Tim Baker is an Australian journalist specialising in surf culture. He is a recipient of the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame Media Award, and a former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including Rolling Stone, GQ, Inside Sport, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Way, Playboy, as well as numerous surfing magazines.

Phyllis O'Donnell was an Australian surfer who became the first Women's World Surfing Champion. O'Donnell won the championship in 1964 at the age of 27. At the time of her championship, surfing was dominated by men and her championship was regarded as a step forward for women's recognition in the sport.

Sharon Webber an American surfer, won the women's world surfing championship in 1970, the second time the event was held. In 1972, Webber won the International Surfing Federation's (which was later replaced by the International Surfing Association) surfing world championship. 

Phyllis O'Donell was an Australian surfer. She won the first women's world surfing championship, held in 1964.