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Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr. (pronounced /ˈiːvəl kɨˈniːvəl/[1]) (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was an American motorcycle daredevil, an entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere beginning during the late 1960s. Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the 20 most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date.

His achievements and failures got him into the Guinness Book of World Records several times, including his record 40 broken bones.