Male Figure Skaters

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 1 
Yuzuru Hanyu
(One of the Greatest Figure Skaters in History)
Yuzuru Hanyu
1104
Birthdate: December 7, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sendai, Japan

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. Considered one of the greatest male figure skaters of all time, Hanyu became only the second figure skaters ever to receive two successive Olympic gold medals; he achieved this feat in 2014 and 2018. He also won the 2020 Four Continents Championships, becoming the only male singles skater to accomplish a Super Slam.

 2 
Nathan Chen
(American Figure skater)
Nathan Chen
7215
Birthdate: May 5, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Sergei Grinkov
(Russian Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Sergei Grinkov
165
Birthdate: February 4, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 20, 1995
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 4 
Christopher Dean
(British Ice Dancer and Olympic Medalist)
Christopher Dean
324
Birthdate: July 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Calverton, United Kingdom
British ice dancer Christopher Dean is best known for his 1984 Winter Olympics gold-medal-winning performance with his skating partner Jayne Torvill. The duo won a bronze at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Dean is also four-time World Championship winner and a six-time British Champion. He inspired the biopic Torvill & Dean.
 5 
Scott Hamilton
(Retired American Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Scott Hamilton
648
Birthdate: August 28, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Known for his innovative footwork sequences, Scott Hamilton is a retired figure skater, credited with imbibing an air of athleticism into men’s figure skating. Remembered for winning four consecutive U.S. championships and four World Championships between 1981 and 1984, topping his feat with a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, he later co-founded Stars on Ice—a touring figure skating show—and authored three books.

 6 
Brian Boitano
(American Figure Skater)
Brian Boitano
218
Birthdate: October 22, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mountain View, California, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Dick Button
(American Former Figure Skater, Skating Analyst and Two-Time Olympic Champion)
Dick Button
126
Birthdate: July 18, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Patrick Chan
(Canadian Former Figure Skater)
Patrick Chan
0
Birthdate: December 31, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
John Curry
(British Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
John Curry
151
Birthdate: September 9, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: April 15, 1994
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 10 
Elvis Stojko
(Canadian Figure Skater, 2-Time Olympic Medalist, and 3-Time World Champion)
Elvis Stojko
166
Birthdate: March 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Hungarian-Slovenian-origin Canadian figure skater Elvis Stojko had also been a World Champion thrice. Named after legendary singer Elvis Presley, he began skating at age 4. He also won the Canadian National Championship 7 times. He has also been a commentator and a show skater.

 11 
Evgeni Plushenko
(Russian Former Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Evgeni Plushenko
591
Birthdate: November 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dzhamku, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
Javier Fernández
(Spanish Former Figure Skater and Olympic Medalist)
Javier Fernández
1617
Birthdate: April 15, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Evan Lysacek
(American Retired Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Evan Lysacek
278
Birthdate: June 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Kurt Browning
(Canadian Figure Skater, Commentator, and Choreographer)
Kurt Browning
407
Birthdate: June 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Kurt Browning is a Canadian figure skater, commentator, and choreographer. A four-time World Champion, Browning also won a silver medal at the 1992 World Championships. Kurt Browning was made an inductee of the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1994 and 2006 respectively.

 15 
Lloyd Eisler
(Pairs Skater)
Lloyd Eisler
3
Birthdate: April 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Seaforth, Canada

Lloyd Eisler is a Canadian former pairs skater who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1992 and 1994 along with his partner Isabelle Brasseur. Eisler also won a gold medal, three silver medals, and two bronze medals at the World Championships between 1985 and 1994.

 16 
Brian Orser
(Canadian Former Competitive and Professional Figure Skater)
Brian Orser
556
Birthdate: December 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belleville, Canada
 17 
Bruno Massot
(French-German Pair Skating Coach and Former Competitor)
Bruno Massot
184
Birthdate: January 28, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caen, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 18 
Adam Rippon
(American Figure Skater)
Adam Rippon
402
Birthdate: November 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 19 
Ronald Robertson
(American Figure Skater Who Was Best Known for His Spinning Ability)
Ronald Robertson
3
Birthdate: September 25, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 4, 2000
 20 
Robin Cousins
(Former British Competitive Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Robin Cousins
138
Birthdate: August 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Charlie White
(American Former Competitive Ice Dancer and Olympic Medalist)
Charlie White
143
Birthdate: October 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 22 
Alexei Yagudin
(Former Russian Competitive Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Alexei Yagudin
1556
Birthdate: March 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 23 
David Pelletier
(Canadian Figure Skater and Coach)
David Pelletier
136
Birthdate: November 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sayabec, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Johnny Weir
(Figure Skater )
Johnny Weir
2148
Birthdate: July 2, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States

American figure skating champion Johnny Weir is also a two-time Olympian and has several medals in his kitty, including a bronze in the 2008 World Championship. The son of a nuclear engineer father, he was a skilled equestrian before he began training in skating at 12.

 25 
Ilia Kulik
(Russian Figure Skater)
Ilia Kulik
142
Birthdate: May 23, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Sergei Ponomarenko
(Russian Former Competitive Ice Dancer and Figure Skater)
Sergei Ponomarenko
137
Birthdate: October 6, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Sergei Ponomarenko is a Russian retired ice dancer who represented the Unified team of the Soviet Union at the 1992 Olympic Games, World Figure Skating Championships, and European Championships, winning gold medals in all three tournaments. He has also represented the Soviet Union in many World Championships and European Championships, winning two and three gold medals respectively.

 27 
Mark Kondratiuk
(Russian Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Mark Kondratiuk
54
Birthdate: September 3, 2003
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Podolsk, Russia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Dan Jansen
(Retired American Speed Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Dan Jansen
136
Birthdate: June 17, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
 29 
Viktor Petrenko
(Retired Ukrainian Figure Skater and Former Olympic Gold Medalist)
Viktor Petrenko
130
Birthdate: June 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 30 
Morgan Cipres
(French Former Competitive Pair Skater)
Morgan Cipres
196
Birthdate: April 24, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Melun, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Ulrich Salchow
(Figure Skater)
Ulrich Salchow
132
Birthdate: August 7, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: April 19, 1949
 32 
Maxim Trankov
(Russian Pair Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Maxim Trankov
140
Birthdate: October 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Perm, Russia
 33 
Eric Radford
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Eric Radford
301
Birthdate: January 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada

Eric Radford is best known for his pair-skating performances with partner Meagan Duhamel. The two-time World Champion has also won three Olympic medals, including a gold. He was also part of the show Battle of the Blades and, in 2021, announced his return from retirement, teaming up with Vanessa James.

 34 
Nam Nguyen
(Former Canadian Figure Skater and 2-Time National Champion)
Nam Nguyen
5
Birthdate: May 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada

Two-time national champion and retired Canadian figure skater Nam Nguyen has also been a World Junior Champion in 2014. While he started his training in ice hockey at age 5, he later switched to figure skating. Post-retirement, he has been working as a power skating coach.

 35 
Adrián Díaz
(Ice dancer, Figure skater)
Adrián Díaz
10
Birthdate: September 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 36 
Fedor Andreev
(Canadian Figure Skater and Ice Dancer)
Fedor Andreev
131
Birthdate: March 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 37 
Ivan Bukin
(Russian Ice Dancer)
Ivan Bukin
26
Birthdate: September 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Ivan Bukin is a Russian ice dancer who has won three bronze medals and a silver medal at European Championships along with Alexandra Stepanova. He also won the 2021 Russian national championship. Overall, Bukin and his skating partner Stepanova have won three Finlandia Trophy titles and seven Grand Prix series medals.

 38 
Kevin Alves
(Brazilian Canadian Figure Skater and Actor)
Kevin Alves
3
Birthdate: October 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 39 
Mikhail Kolyada
(Russian Figure Skater)
Mikhail Kolyada
266
Birthdate: February 18, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Gillis Grafström
(Olympic Athlete)
Gillis Grafström
129
Birthdate: June 7, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 14, 1938
 41 
Artur Dmitriev
(Russian Former Pair Skater)
Artur Dmitriev
6
Birthdate: January 21, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 42 
Alexander Zaitsev
(Russian Figure Skater)
Alexander Zaitsev
1
Birthdate: June 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Werner Groebli
(Figure skater)
Werner Groebli
130
Birthdate: April 21, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: April 14, 2008
 44 
Stéphane Lambiel
(Figure skater)
Stéphane Lambiel
177
Birthdate: April 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 45 
Deniss Vasiļjevs
(Figure skater)
Deniss Vasiļjevs
142
Birthdate: August 9, 1999
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Daugavpils, Latvia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 46 
Morisi Kvitelashvili
(Figure skater)
Morisi Kvitelashvili
30
Birthdate: March 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 47 
Todd Eldredge
(American Former Competitive Figure Skater)
Todd Eldredge
85
Birthdate: August 28, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
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Dmitri Aliev
(Russian Figure Skater)
Dmitri Aliev
101
Birthdate: June 1, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ukhta, Russia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Alexei Mishin
(Russian Figure Skating Coach and Former Pair Skater)
Alexei Mishin
9
Birthdate: March 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sevastopol, Russia
 50 
Toller Cranston
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Toller Cranston
127
Birthdate: April 20, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 24, 2015

Apart from being a popular figure skater who won an Olympic bronze, a World bronze, and 6 Canadian championships, Toller Cranston was also a talented painter. He once supported his skating career by painting. Following his death, his twin brothers and sister fought a bitter legal battle over his estate.