Birdman
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Birdman or birdmen are terms applied to people with avian characteristics. The terms may also apply to:
Sports
- A birdman may be used to describe a wingsuit flying parachutist.
Arts and entertainment
In music
- Birdman Records, an independent music label developed by Sequoyah Spears aka Legend.-
- Birdman (album), a 2002 album by rapper Birdman, then known as Baby
- "The Birdman", a song on Our Lady Peace's 1994 album Naveed
- Birdman, a 1994 EP by the British band Ride
In comics and cartoons
- Bird-Man, three Marvel Comics characters
- Harvey Birdman, a cartoon character in three TV series: Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law
- Birdman, a superhero in the 1970s British comic strip Birdman and Chicken
Other
- Birdman (novel), a 2000 novel by Mo Hayder
- Birdman (film), an upcoming film
Stage name or nickname
- Birdman (entertainer) (born 1969), stage name of Bryan "Baby" Williams, a record executive, rapper and record producer
- Chris Andersen (born 1978), NBA basketball player
- Lincoln J. Beachey (1887-1915), American pioneering aviator sometimes called the "Master Birdman"
- Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian Rules Footballer for the Adelaide Crows
- Tony Hawk (born 1968), American skateboarder
- Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", prisoner famous for raising birds
- James Ware (wrestler), professional wrestler
Rally
- Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions
- International Bognor Birdman, the original Birdman rally
In business
- Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987
- Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s
- Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma
Other uses
- Tangata manu (literally "the bird-man"), the winner of a ritual competition on Easter Island
- Birdman burial, an elaborate elite personage burial from the Mound 72 archaeological site at Cahokia
- The avian themed dancing warrior from artwork connected to the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
- The Junior Birdmen of America, a former boys club
See also
- The Crow Nation, known in their language as Absaroka, or the Bird People
- Hawkman (disambiguation)
- Wingman (disambiguation)
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