Photo: Bill Wolf / Sean (Flickr) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
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.
1. Profile
- 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
- Occupation
- stunt performer / entertainer / painter / motorcycle racer / actor
2. Background
- High school
- Butte High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.evelknievel.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel%20Knievel
Frequently asked questions
When was Evel Knievel born?
October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007.
Where is Evel Knievel from?
Evel Knievel is from Butte, Montana, United States.
What does Evel Knievel do?
Evel Knievel works as stunt performer, entertainer, painter, motorcycle racer, actor.
Stunt performer — see all → · Entertainer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.