Birdman

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Birdman or birdmen are terms applied to people with avian characteristics. The terms may also apply to:

Sports

Arts and entertainment

In music

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

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

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

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