Best Skaters

1)Andrew Reynolds-(born June 6, 1978, in LakelandFlorida)is a professional skateboarder. His nicknames are Drew, The Boss, and Waldo. He is the owner of Baker Skateboards, Altamont apparel, and Brigada eyewear. He also is one of the current owners of baker boys distribution , along with erik ellington and jim greco.He has seven pro shoes including the reynolds 1,2, and 3, the boss, the reynolds light, the ar slim, and the reynolds cruisers. He has been skating since he was 9 years old and won the SOTY (Skater of the Year) in 1998.

2)Rodney Mullen-(born August 17, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida), known simply as Rodney Mullen (AKA The Mutt), is a professional skateboarder considered by many to be the most influential skater in the history of the sport. Mullen is credited with inventing at least 39 distinct skateboarding tricks, including the Flatland Ollie, the Kickflip (originally called the "magic flip") in 1983, the Heelflip, the 360 Flip (aka the 360 Kickflip or Treflip), and the Impossible. Mullen is credited in numerous skateboarding videos, and has authored an autobiography.
Copy of a 1993 advertisement listing the tricks Mullen has invented

3)Chris Cole-Chris Cole (born March 10, 1982 in Statesville, North Carolina), is a professional skateboarder. He lives in San Marcos, California with his wife and their son Wyatt. He and his wife are currently expecting a daughter.
Cole has appeared in the skateboarding video games Skate and Skate 2. He was able to 360 Flip the stairs of Wallenberg High School. His team won Thrasher Magazine's King of the Road contest three times in a row, he won the gold medal at the X Games two times in a row, as well as other contests including Back to the Berg and the Maloof Money Cup. He received the title 'Skater Of The Year' from Transworld Skateboarding and Thrasher Magazine in 2005 and first place in Battle At The Berrics 2. He now lives in Pennsylvania. Formerly on the G-Spot Skate and Snow team, he is now co-owner of Reign Skate Shop.

Chris's Career Highlights:
2002 - Transworld's VideoRadio
2004 - Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road
2004 - First place in Street Best Trick, Tampa Pro (also took 4th in Street)
2005 - Gold in Gravity Games, Street
2005 - 16 page spread in Skateboard Mag (June)
2005 - First signature shoe "The Trooper" (Fallen)
2005 - Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road
2005 - Featured in final part in Zero video "New Blood"
2005 - Received 'Skater Of The Year' from Transworld Skateboarding and Thrasher Magazine
2006 - Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road(three times in a row)
2006 - 2nd place in és Game of Skate
2006 - Gold in X Games, Street
2006 - Second pro model shoe "The Ripper"(Fallen)
2007 - Gold in X Games, Street
2007 - Winner of és Game of Skate
2008 - 3rd place in Maloof Money Cup
2008 - Chris and Team Regular winning Etnies Goofy vs Regular
2008 - Winner of és Game of Skate
2009 - Winner of Back to the Berg
2009 - Winner of Maloof Money Cup ($100,000.00 Prize Money)
2009 - Readers Choice Award from Transworld Skateboarding
2009 - Winner of Dew Tour
2009 - Achieved Battle Commander for TheBerrics.com
2009 - Won Battle at The Berrics 2

And finally........

Tony Hawk-Anthony Frank "Birdman" Hawk (born May 12, 1968), better known as Tony Hawk, is an American professional skateboarder. Tony gained significant fame for completing the first 900 at the 1999 X-Games as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision.

Hawk married Cindy Dunbar in April 1990 and later divorced in 1993. They had a son, Hudson "Riley" Hawk (born December 6, 1992) whom they named for one of Hawk's ancestors. Riley also skates for Hawk's own Birdhouse Skateboards.

Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004. They had two sons, Spencer (born July 26, 1999) and Keegan (born March 18, 2001).

Hawk married Lhotse Merriam on January 12, 2006, on the heart shaped island of Tavarua, Fiji. Merriam's favorite group Rancid played at their wedding. While there, Druke the Fijian Chief of Tavarua, requested Hawk give a private skate demo where two onlookers held a piece of plywood as a makeshift wall to wall ride on a tennis court wall. The couple's first child Kadence Clover Hawk was born June 30, 2008.

Tony Hawk official website

These are just four out of many great skaters. These names are most well known for revolutionizing skateboarding.