5. Richard “Crazy Legs” Colon
The most visible member of the Rock Steady Crew and the world’s best known B-boy, this Puerto Rican Bronx native helped turn breakdancing into a national and international phenomenon with his appearances (alongside the rest of Rock Steady) in Wild Style, Style Wars, Flashdance and Beat Street—not to mention “(Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew,” the Jerry Lewis Telethon and 1982’s “New York City Rap Tour,” the first major exportation of hip-hop culture.