Birdman or birdmen may refer to:

Flying

* Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions **

International Birdman The International Birdman was a series of English competitions held in the West Sussex towns of Bognor Regis, Selsey and Worthing. The competition involved human 'birdmen' attempting to fly off the end of a pier into the sea for prize money. The ...

, the original Birdman rally

Business

Birdman Enterprises Birdman Enterprises Limited was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that commenced business in 1973 and became well known for its line of hang gliders and later its ultralight aircraft until its demise in late 1987.Jones, Terry: ''Birdman WT ...

, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987 *

Birdman Aircraft Birdman Aircraft was a U.S. aircraft manufacturer that marketed the Birdman TL-1 ultralight in the 1970s and early 1980s, at the time, the lightest aircraft to have ever flown. The firm was based at the Daytona Beach International Airport in Flori ...

, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s * Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma

Arts and entertainment

Music

* Birdman Records, an independent music label * "Birdman", a 1970 song by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles from the album ''McDonald and Giles'' * "Birdmen", a 1982 song by Felt from the album ''Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty'' * "Birdman", a 1994 song by Ride from the album ''Carnival of Light (album), Carnival of Light'' * The Birdman (song), "The Birdman" (song), a 1994 song by Our Lady Peace * Birdman (album), ''Birdman'' (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby * Birdman (film score), ''Birdman'' (film score), a soundtrack album from the 2014 film * "Jean the Birdman", 1993 music video

Film and television

* Birdman (film), ''Birdman'' (film), a 2014 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu * ''The Bird Men'' (former name ''The Birder''), a 2013 film starring Fred Willard * Harvey Birdman, a fictional Hanna-Barbera character ** ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'' ** ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' * Birdperson, a character in the television series ''Rick and Morty''

Comics and literature

* ''Birdman and Chicken'', 1970s British comic strip * Bird-Man, the alias shared by three villainous Marvel Comics characters * Birdmen (manga), ''Birdmen'' (manga), a 2013 manga series by Yellow Tanabe * Birdman (novel), ''Birdman'' (novel), a 2000 novel by Mo Hayder * Birdman, a character in Fujiko F. Fujio's manga ''Perman''

People

* Chris Andersen (born 1978), American retired basketball player nicknamed "The Birdman" * Lincoln Beachey (1887–1915), American pioneering aviator sometimes called the "Master Birdman" * Birdman (rapper) (born 1969), stage name for American rapper Bryan Williams * Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian Rules Footballer for the Adelaide Crows * Tony Hawk (born 1968), American skateboarder nicknamed "The Birdman" * Albin K. Longren (1882–1950), American aviation pioneer * Robert Stroud (1890–1963), the "Birdman of Alcatraz", American prisoner and author famous for raising birds * Koko B. Ware (James Ware, born 1957), American professional wrestler

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 * Birdman, the avian themed dancing warrior from artwork connected to the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex#Birdman, Southeastern Ceremonial Complex