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Birdman or birdmen are terms applied to people with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction. The terms may also apply to:
Film
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a 2014 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Sports
- A wingsuit flying parachutist
Music
- Birdman Records, an independent music label
- Birdman (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby
- The Birdman (song), a song on Our Lady Peace's 1994 album Naveed
- Birdman, a 1994 single by the British band Ride
Television
- Harvey Birdman, a fictional Hanna Barbara character
Comics
- Birdman and Chicken, 1970s British comic strip
- Bird-Man, the alias shared by three villainous Marvel Comics characters
- Birdmen, a 2013 manga series by Yellow Tanabe
Novel
- Birdman (novel), a 2000 novel by Mo Hayder
People
- Chris Andersen (born 1978), basketball player
- Lincoln J. 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
- Albin K. Longren (1882–1950), American aviation pioneer
- 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
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