Brad Ludden is a professional kayaker born in Sheridan, Wyoming on May 8, 1981.

Ludden is the founder of a charity called First Descents, an organization that benefits cancer patients.

[2] At age 12, Brad learned his aunt was diagnosed with cancer, and shortly after his mother began volunteer work at a local pediatric oncology camp.

[citation needed] He volunteered one day each summer, instructing campers on kayaking.

[citation needed] In 2008 he was named Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Hottest Bachelor in America.