Top 10 Greatest Street Skateboarders of All Time
The "best skateboarders" list, I think, is a horrible list. Too many types of skaters, and Bam and Ryan Sheckler are definitely where they shouldn't be. So I'm going to make the street skaters list, vert/pool skaters list, and a lot of other lists, so be on the lookout.
If it wasn't for Mullen, none of these guys would even know what a kickflip is, man. We are talking about the best skateboarder of all time. All of the guys are great, but really, would Sheckler be kickflipping those 17 steps or fences if it wasn't for Mr. #1 on this list?
I would name all the other tricks he invented, but that would take too much time. Mullen became pro when he was ten. People might say that was before they were born and that skating was easier then. But thirty years later, would they still be talking about these guys like they do about Mullen?
Paul is just an all-around amazing skateboarder. His style, in my opinion, looks effortless and simply amazing. Just wondering, why is Mullen on this list? He's a freestyle skateboarder, not street. Paul should be number one. Plus, he has become a role model for many kids and teenagers now, like me.
Most X-Games street gold medals. That's all that needs to be said.
I'm 32, and P-Rod's been killing the street.
Chris Cole is epic. When he skates at his best, he is unstoppable. His consistency as a skater is unbelievable. He is an icon and ambassador for skateboarding. He revolutionized the sport.
Mullen deserves his #1 spot, but Cole should be closer to P-Rod than Sheckler. Sheckler's one of those guys you love or hate.
Baller, one of only like five skaters to ever win an SLS stop. Plus, he's just been crushing it forever and still is.
Sheckler should be first. Ryan is awesome. In the X Games 2012 street final, he was last almost the whole time and then went from last to second. He beat Nyjah Huston. Sheckler is way better than anyone on this list.
Better than Chris Cole, P-Rod, Rob Dyrdek, Jereme Rodgers, and everyone on this list.
Sheckler winning the X Games at the age of 13! He can pull off tricks much more advanced than anyone on this list. He owns the kickflip. For example, his kickflip at Marblehead and the huge kickflip over the fence, not forgetting his kickflipping 17 stairs.
He is the most talented skateboarder of all time. Sheckler is street skating!
Nyjah is a great skater and is definitely not afraid to go big on anything he does. He always brings his A-game and is competitive with others, but he isn't mean. He is a great skater, and that is very true. Great job, Nyjah!
Nyjah should be at least 2nd. He has won Street League 5 times! He was the first to win and win 3 times in a row. Sure, he has never really changed the sport, but he could probably beat almost everyone on this list.
Nyjah has been a street and competition god all his life. He won the first Street League when he was 15 and won some X Games medals before and after that. He was simply built for skateboarding.
He's probably so good because his father almost forced him into skateboarding, along with his other siblings, at a really young age.
Robert Stanley Dyrdek is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob & Big, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness. Plus one for the sheer contributions Dyrdek has made to street skating. How sick was his part in The DC Video? And then when Rob and Big came out on MTV as a television series? Come on, dawg. Dyrdek mainstreamed street skating. Respect.
I don't think Rob is the most technically skilled street skater of all time (Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song are just technical superhumans), but he's able to hold his own as a very old man in athletic years. He clearly deserves high respect for that too.
Rob Dyrdek is better than any other skater, no doubt about it. He is my idol. I want to aspire to be like Rob Dyrdek. He flipped a car! Name one other person who has flipped a car before.
And he is also the only skater who goes around, spending lots of his own time and money to fix up skate parks for kids, out of the goodness of his heart.
Daewon Song is amazing! Mullen is also amazing, but he just annoys me when I watch him skate. Daewon just takes the hardest tricks and makes them as smooth as butter.
P-Rod is boring, and Chris Cole's style doesn't seem as effortless as Daewon's. I actually think short skaters look smoother because of their lower center of gravity. All these other guys don't have the smooth/difficult combo of tricks. Daewon should be #1 (for now).
Daewon should definitely be at the top of this list for his technical and graceful approach. Nobody compares to his ability and creativity. For example, nobody utilizes as many objects to skate and yet makes the tricks look so easy.
Also, his ability to balance himself and pull off the tricks he does is unmatched. Unseen style of skating and a true original pioneer.
One of the best stair/rail skaters of all time and truly a perfectionist! He makes tricks, but if he feels like he blinked wrong, he'll just do it again. An artist of skateboarding.
Craziest skate footage I have ever seen in Baker 3. Definitely one of the top skaters that ever lived.
Baker 3 with Andrew was the craziest skating I've ever seen. Go Reynolds! And where the heck is John Cardiel?
He's one of my favorite pro skaters! He rocks!
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk, is an American professional skateboarder, actor and owner of skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision. Guys, where have you been? We are talking about Tony Hawk, the best skateboarder. Well, in my mind, Mullen rocks. I can understand him being first, but the other guys? Tony should be 2 or 3.
The Newcomers
Young but gnarly 14-year-old Deion Whitaker, with 4 sponsors, is skilled in freestyle, Berrics, and street skateboarding. He's been on a 2-year streak since October 6, 2016.
Buttery style and one of the best switch and nollie skaters in the business.
Haslam is probably my favorite skater to watch. I just love his style, but I get that he probably hasn't had enough video parts, especially in recent years, for people to keep rating him.
Haslam's an uber beast! He made up a brand new trick right on the spot: double fakie laser flip! Only Haslam can do that!
Dude, Luan is the flip king! He's got so much power and speed in his skating, and he's super creative.
Luan skates the way he wants, and that's what skating's about.
His tricks are the most beautiful of them all. The way he does them is different than the rest.
Definitely should be at least top 5. Never seen a skater so technical. And just a great personality altogether.
Shane O'Neill should be in the top 15 for sure. That guy is an amazing street skater.
He's a sick skater with awesome tricks that he pulls off almost effortlessly. Definitely one of the best.
I feel like he should be higher on this list. One of the best skaters, period.
Mike Mo is a beast when it comes to ledges. Not that many skaters can fakie frontside crooks 360 flip out.
Torey Pudwill being number 8? This guy is so sick that he switch ollied over 8 decks. Now imagine his regular ollie - how high is that going to be? T-Puds is a beast. He pops so high. I've never seen a skater who pops like him, never.
His laser flips are so good, and he's really, really good at ledges. He's the best tech skater of all time. His Plan B "True" is so gnarly! This guy pops really high! And his Big Bang video part? It's so dope. It's the best skate edit ever!
He's certainly better than Nyjah and Chris Cole, so he should be in the top 3. And he's the God of kickflips, whether you like it or not. It's not a question. I'm not asking you, I'm telling you, he's the God of Kickflips, and that's a fact.
Mark and Natas skated street together and were the first skaters ever to do tricks down handrails and flips down stairs and much, much more. Placing them in the 30s is downright disrespectful. Study and you shall learn!
I always liked Natas better than the Gonz, but saying he's #26?
People are ignorant. One of the best of all time, if not THE best.
Man, Gonzales is the man, the legend.
You can't have a top 10 list without Bob on it. He's at least top 10 in every discipline.
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, stunt performer, filmmaker, musician and television personality.The most fearless skater ever. My personal favorite is the video where he came off the rooftop at a school or something, and his board shattered when he landed. That skate clip changed my life.
One of the best street skaters of all time. These kids haven't proved anything yet!
One of the best ever! Straight from the ghettos of Philly. Best-looking tricks of all time. Best manuals. Should be number 1.
He's gone through the most hectic stuff most skaters have ever gone through in their whole life. He's a straight warrior.