Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is an Olympic Gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Helmer Pedersen, Wells won the Flying

Is an Olympic Gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Helmer Pedersen, Wells won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He later took up ocean racing and competed in 5 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races.

S a German sailor, Olympic champion and world champion. He won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman C

S a German sailor, Olympic champion and world champion. He won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman Class with Jörg Diesch at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is an American pilot and astronaut. As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours work

Is an American pilot and astronaut. As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York. He competed at the 1952 Summer

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Complex II, together with Britton Chance and Sumner White.

Was a Danish diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924

Was a Danish diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 she finished fourth in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later she was eliminated in the first round of the 1928 10 metre platform event.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaine

Was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.

Was a Czech-American composer, photographer, conductor and adventurer.

Was a Czech-American composer, photographer, conductor and adventurer.

Is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Marcos Soares

Is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Marcos Soares at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Penido is the current chairman of the Rio de Janeiro Sailing Federation (Federação de Vela do Estado do Rio de Janei

Is a Spanish mountaineer. She is the third woman, after Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Nives Meroi, who

Is a Spanish mountaineer. She is the third woman, after Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Nives Meroi, who has climbed eleven of the fourteen eight-thousanders[1]:

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 19

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was a crew member of the Swedish bost Saga which finished fifth in the 8 metre class competition.

Was an Australian rower. He was the first Australian to be recognised as a world champion in any spo

Was an Australian rower. He was the first Australian to be recognised as a world champion in any sport, after winning the World Sculling Championship in 1876, a title he held until 1880, when he was beaten by Canadian Ned Hanlan. Records show that rowing

Was a British First World War flying ace. Mannock was probably born in Ireland, though of English an

Was a British First World War flying ace. Mannock was probably born in Ireland, though of English and Scottish parentage. Mannock was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, and may have been the highest-scoring British Empire ace of all time, and is reg

Was a British army officer and mountaineer.He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Mili

Was a British army officer and mountaineer.He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and then joined artillery units in India and served in World War I. He had been introduced to mountain climbing at the home in the

Was a naval aviator of the United States Navy who on 20 February 1942 became the U.S. Navy's first f

Was a naval aviator of the United States Navy who on 20 February 1942 became the U.S. Navy's first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. Butch O'Hare's final action took place on the night of 26 November 1943, while he was leading the U.S. Navy's first-ever nighttime fighter attack launched from an aircraft carrier. During this encounter with a group of Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare was shot down; his aircraft was never found. In 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS O'Hare (DD-889) was named in his honor.

Was an English soldier and mountaineer, and President of the Alpine Club from 1935–38.Strutt was t

Was an English soldier and mountaineer, and President of the Alpine Club from 1935–38.Strutt was the son of Hon. Arthur Strutt and Alice Mary Elizabeth Philips de Lisle. His paternal grandfather was Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper. On 10 October 1905 he m

Is an Australian ocean racing skipper and yachtsman. Edward McDonald Psaltis was a junior sailor wit

Is an Australian ocean racing skipper and yachtsman. Edward McDonald Psaltis was a junior sailor with the Hunters Hill Sailing Club and sailed in his first Sydney to Hobart as a 17-year old. He was educated at Newington College (1973-1978)[1] and the Univ

Is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is best known for his television series

Is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is best known for his television series Born Survivor, known as Man vs. Wild in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. He is the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest, doi

Was an English mountaineer and author, and a founding member of the Alpine Club.During an ascent of

Was an English mountaineer and author, and a founding member of the Alpine Club.During an ascent of the Finsteraarhorn on 13 August 1857,[2] Kennedy discussed the formation of a national mountaineering club with William Mathews, who had corresponded with

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Was a British illustrator, climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in

Was a British illustrator, climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. On the descent, four members of the party were killed.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was Chief Pilot for Pan American World Airways and pioneered many of Pan Am's transoceanic routes in

Was Chief Pilot for Pan American World Airways and pioneered many of Pan Am's transoceanic routes including the famous route across the Pacific Ocean on the China Clipper.In October 1927, Musick joined Pan American as it was just starting operations. He m

Was a pioneer of the in vitro fertilization technique, who previously worked at Monash University in

Was a pioneer of the in vitro fertilization technique, who previously worked at Monash University in Victoria, Australia. He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.