Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a Russian diver. She won the 3m Springboard event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships.

Is a Russian diver. She won the 3m Springboard event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships.

Is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olym

Is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Spanish sport sailor.

Is a Spanish sport sailor.

Is a professional surfer raised on the Northern Sydney beach of Narrabeen. Having served his apprent

Is a professional surfer raised on the Northern Sydney beach of Narrabeen. Having served his apprenticeship at the highly pressurised line-up of East Coast Australia’s North Narrabeen, Nathan ‘The Hog’ Hedge has proven himself to be one of the areas most

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Ben Austin Outteridge became the 2008 World Champio

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Ben Austin Outteridge became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Champi

Is a member of the Australian Sailing team sailor. He and team mate Malcolm Page have won five world

Is a member of the Australian Sailing team sailor. He and team mate Malcolm Page have won five world titles in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Ol

Is a mountaineer.He was the youngest Sherpa to reach 26,000 ft . In 1964, he became the first Indian

Is a mountaineer.He was the youngest Sherpa to reach 26,000 ft . In 1964, he became the first Indian & the third man in the World to summit Nanda Devi (24,645ft). In 1965, he became the first man in the World to have climbed Everest twice – a record which

Was an Austrian-born Italian irredentist and sailor. Born in Capodistria, in what was then the Austr

Was an Austrian-born Italian irredentist and sailor. Born in Capodistria, in what was then the Austrian Littoral (today Koper, Slovenia), he took to sailing from a very young age, and became the captain of a cargo ship when he was only 20. Later, in 1910,

Is a Brazilian sailor.

Is a Brazilian sailor.

Was a British Second World War fighter pilot. He was the top Allied flying ace in the Mediterranean

Was a British Second World War fighter pilot. He was the top Allied flying ace in the Mediterranean Theatre, having shot down at least 27 enemy aircraft, and was acknowledged as one of the world's foremost test pilots after the war. In 1953, he became hol

Is a sportsman, diplomat and businessman from Singapore. The former sailor has won a silver medal in

Is a sportsman, diplomat and businessman from Singapore. The former sailor has won a silver medal in the South-east Asian Peninsular Games, and is currently the patron of the Singapore Sailing Federation. He is a vice-president of the Singapore National O

Is a Singaporean yachtsman best known for winning a gold medal in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangk

Is a Singaporean yachtsman best known for winning a gold medal in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Was an English aviator and aircraft designer, his most notable success was the 1930s Comper Swift mo

Was an English aviator and aircraft designer, his most notable success was the 1930s Comper Swift monoplane racer.Comper was born in Lambeth, London England the son of architect Sir John Ninian Comper. With the start of the First World War he joined the A

Is a sailing competitor from Great Britain. He won silver medals at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing

Is a sailing competitor from Great Britain. He won silver medals at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics with Joe Glanfield in the 470 (dinghy) class. Rogers, and team-mate Pom Green, retired from Olympic competition in July 2010, citing increased re

Is a British synchronized diver. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he placed 7th ov

Is a British synchronized diver. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he placed 7th overall in the springboard event.

Was an American yachtsman who narrowly missed participating on the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olym

Was an American yachtsman who narrowly missed participating on the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal as a paralympian at the 2008 Summer Games.

Was a 17th century English mariner who sailed to Spitsbergen, Virginia, and Asia. He piloted the fir

Was a 17th century English mariner who sailed to Spitsbergen, Virginia, and Asia. He piloted the first Spanish whaling ship to Spitsbergen in 1612 and participated in the Anglo-Persian sieges of Kishm and Ormus in 1622. A man of the same name was sent on

Is an English windsurfer, who lives in Weymouth. He married Sarah Ayton in October 2008 just 2 month

Is an English windsurfer, who lives in Weymouth. He married Sarah Ayton in October 2008 just 2 months after their gold medal victories. In June 2009, they had a son, Thomas-Flynn. Dempsey booked his first international success at the 1998 Mistral Youth Wo

Is an Italian diver. He was born in Rome. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 26th in the

Is an Italian diver. He was born in Rome. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 26th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Donald Miranda in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event. He later finished 20th in the 3 metre spr

Is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a French sailor.

Is a French sailor.

Is a French pilot and flying instructor, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series u

Is a French pilot and flying instructor, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 7. Ivanoff is nicknamed "The Quick Corsican". His highlight of 2010 so far is the attendance of the Headstart Aerospace Course at the University of Liverpool (UK) to play guest pilot of eight modified Grob G115E "Tutors." He makes numerous donations to charities and aeronautical organisations. [1]

Was an early surfer who is credited by surfing experts with being California's first documented surf

Was an early surfer who is credited by surfing experts with being California's first documented surfer of African-American descent at a time when many beaches were segregated and opportunities for minorities more limited than today. Despite being an amate

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

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

Was a British single-handed yachtsman, Master Mariner and businessman. He took part in the OSTAR and

Was a British single-handed yachtsman, Master Mariner and businessman. He took part in the OSTAR and the Vendée Globe. He founded Nigel Burgess Yacht Brokers, a company which has remained one of the leading yachtbrokers in the world, and was responsible f