Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of Franc

Was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps. She was a record-

Is a Spanish sailor.

Is a Spanish sailor.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a Ukrainian diver. She was born in Luhansk. She finished sixth with Hanna Pysmenska in the synchr

Is a Ukrainian diver. She was born in Luhansk. She finished sixth with Hanna Pysmenska in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Was a competitive springboard diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springb

Was a competitive springboard diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years, 268 days—the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal.

Is a retired diver from the United States. He competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Oly

Is a retired diver from the United States. He competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in fifth place in the Men's 3m Springboard event.

Is a former American Olympic diver and diving coach. Lenzi is known for his Olympic gold medal in th

Is a former American Olympic diver and diving coach. Lenzi is known for his Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games, and his Olympic bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic Games on the 3m springboard.

Was a professional surfer.Born in Singapore to a Chinese photojournalist for the U.S. Information Ag

Was a professional surfer.Born in Singapore to a Chinese photojournalist for the U.S. Information Agency he relocated to Hawaii at age 4. Foo spent his early childhood surfing the South Shore of O'ahu. His family moved several times during his adolescence, but Foo ultimately returned to Hawaii just before finishing high school. He continued surfing throughout his teen years and in 1977 he joined a professional surfing tour, the IPS World Tour. In the early 1980s, Foo quit the IPS World Tour, stopped competing, and began surfing Waimea Bay, a famous big wave surfing spot on the North Shore of O'ahu. Foo's passion for surfing big waves led him to surf larger and larger swells.

Is a mountaineer, researcher, winemaker and motivational speaker. He holds a degree in Human Biochem

Is a mountaineer, researcher, winemaker and motivational speaker. He holds a degree in Human Biochemistry from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and has conducted research in Leukemia. He is also an accomplished cyclist and won a silver medal in the 1 km t

Is an Australian surfer, five time world champion (1975, 1979–1982), and highly respected by his p

Is an Australian surfer, five time world champion (1975, 1979–1982), and highly respected by his peers. In the late 1950s Ray saw the new balsa and fibreglass mailbu surfboards, which Greg Noll and other visiting Californians had brought with them in 1956

Is a British diver. He has competed at European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic levels on the 3 met

Is a British diver. He has competed at European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic levels on the 3 metre springboard. With Tony Ally he came 7th in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He went to St. Leonard's College in Brighton East, Vi

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He went to St. Leonard's College in Brighton East, Victoria.

Was an Austrian mountaineer and climber. Kronthaler was born in Kufstein, Tyrol. He was an officer i

Was an Austrian mountaineer and climber. Kronthaler was born in Kufstein, Tyrol. He was an officer in the alpine section of Austria's Gendarmerie, which he left in 2003 to become a professional climber. Surviving a free fall of 150 meters (450 ft) into snow in January 2006, Kronthaler led a new expedition to Chogolisa and Broad Peak, Pakistan, in May 2006. He died of exhaustion on Broad Peak after reaching the summit on July 8. His body was left on the mountain.

Was the first African American pilot hired by a major passenger airline in the United States. He was

Was the first African American pilot hired by a major passenger airline in the United States. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. Following a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1963, he was hired by Continental Airlines and flew with

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform competition as well as the silver medal in the 3 m springboard event.

Was a Dutch comic writer, born in Rotterdam. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the

Was a Dutch comic writer, born in Rotterdam. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence in the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. [citation needed]His most famous comic series were the Tom Puss (Tom Poes in Dutch) and Oliver B. Bumble (Olivier B. Bommel in Dutch) series that appeared in a Dutch newspaper from 1941-1986. It has a very characteristic format. Every day there were three drawings and an accompanying text (about a book-page long)

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the Schooner Espe

Was a fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the Schooner Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian Schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nyköping and died in Stockholm.

Is a South African raised, former surfing professional who was educated in Durban, South Africa. He

Is a South African raised, former surfing professional who was educated in Durban, South Africa. He began surfing off the beaches of his hometown Durban at age 10. By the age of 15, he was surfing 20+ foot waves at the infamous “Banzai Pipeline” surf brea

Is a professional kitesurfer and two times PKRA freestyle world champion in kitesurfing (2001 and 20

Is a professional kitesurfer and two times PKRA freestyle world champion in kitesurfing (2001 and 2003). Martin Vari is into kitesurfing since 1999. His passion is kiting in waves. He is one of the pioneers, bringing kitesurfing into the waves. 2009 Mart

Is a German diver and Olympic champion.

Is a German diver and Olympic champion.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she finished fourth in the 3

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she finished fourth in the 3 metre springboard event.

Is an American platform diver. Her older brother Caleb is also a competitive diver for Auburn Univer

Is an American platform diver. Her older brother Caleb is also a competitive diver for Auburn University. She has been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Haley Ishimatsu. In

Is an American diver who won Olympic bronze medals in diving at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is an American diver who won Olympic bronze medals in diving at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.