4) Rob Dyrdek – Net Worth: $50 Million
This American professional skateboarder is also an actor, reality TV star, producer and entrepreneur. He was labeled as one of the ‘Most influential skateboarders of all time’ by FoxWeekly. ‘Wild Grinders’, a fictional cartoon skate crew, is Dyrdek’s venture into toys based on him and his group of childhood skateboarding friends.
3) Jamie Thomas – Net Worth: $50 Million
This American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur is the founder and owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear. Nicknamed “The Chief”, Jamie Thomas said in an interview that core skateboard brands need to remain authentic to survive in the marketplace.
2) Stavros Niarchos III – Net Worth: $100 Million
This Greek professional kiteboarder is the heir to the Niarchos shipping fortune. He is the grandson of Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos. He was born in New York and brought up in Paris. Aga Khan IV is his great-uncle.
1) Tony Hawk – Net Worth: $120 Million
This California-born former professional skateboarder is well known for completing the first documented 900. Nicknamed “The Birdman”, Tony Hawk is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.
These skateboarders changed skateboarding and brought passion to the sport.
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