Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is a professional freestyle skateboarder, and is considered to be one of the most influential skaters in the history of the sport. He is credited with inventing many tricks, including the flat-ground Ollie (originally called the 'ollie-prop pop'), the kickflip (originally called "magic flip"), the Heelflip, the 360 flip, and the Impossible. He is also one of the key people in the skateboarding company, World Industries, along with Steve Rocco and John Lucero.