Surfing
- Eddie Aikau, 31, drowning (1978)
- Mark Foo, 36, surfing accident (1994)
- George Freeth, 35, the "Father of Modern Surfing", influenza (1919)
- Nick Gabaldon, 24, surfing pioneer, surfing accident (1951)
- Andy Irons, 32, three-time American World Champion, undisclosed illness after an event in Puerto Rico (2010)
- Malik Joyeux, 25, surfing accident (2005)
- Rick Rasmussen, 27, homicide (1982)
- Zeca Scheffer, Brazilian surfer, car accident (2006)
- Robert Wilson Simmons, 35, drowning (1954)
- Yancy Spencer III, 60, the "Father of Surfing on the Gulf Coast," heart attack (2011)
- Jay Moriarity, 22, drowned during training June 15, 2001, big wave surfer particularly as pioneer at Mavericks
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