Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel is one of those figures I respond to on instinct rather than reason. A kid from the mining town of Butte, Montana who jumped his motorcycle ramp-to-ramp more than seventy-five times, breaking bones and getting up to do it again, he turned recklessness into something close to performance art. That star-spangled leather suit made him a folk hero, and I think the fact that he also painted hints at a sensitivity underneath all the danger. His 1999 Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction was earned the hard way. A man who literally risked his life to sell a dream still thrills me.

Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), known professionally as Evel Knievel ( EE-vəl kə-NEE-vəl), was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. Evel Knievel was born in Butte, Montana.

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Name (English)

Evel Knievel

Name (Japanese)

イーベル・クニーベル

Reading

いーべる・くにーべる

Born

October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

Origin

Butte, Montana, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

stunt performer / entertainer / painter / motorcycle racer / actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Butte High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.evelknievel.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel%20Knievel

Tags

• Montana
• stunt performer
• entertainer
• painter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.