Birdman
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Birdman or birdmen are terms applied to people with avian characteristics. The terms may also apply to:
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Art
- Max the Birdman Ernst (1967), a poster by Martin Sharp
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Film
- Birdman (film), a 2014 film
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Sports
- A wingsuit flying parachutist
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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
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Television
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Comics
- Birdman and Chicken, 1970s British comic strip
- Bird-Man, three Marvel Comics characters
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Novel
- Birdman (novel), a 2000 novel by Mo Hayder
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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
- Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", prisoner famous for raising birds
- James Ware (wrestler), professional wrestler
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Rally
- Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions
- International Bognor Birdman, the original Birdman rally
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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
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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
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See also
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