Roger Tory Peterson

Roger Tory Peterson

male, deceased (1996)
Roger Tory Peterson, was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th...
Robert Franklin Stroud

Robert Franklin Stroud

male, deceased (1963)
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28 1890 - November 21 1963), known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, was a prisoner in Alcatraz who supposedly found...
Marie Winn

Marie Winn

female
Marie Winn, a journalist, author and birdwatcher, is known for her books and articles on the birds of Central Park, for her "Wall Street Journal"...
Pamela C. Rasmussen

Pamela C. Rasmussen

female
Dr Pamela C. Rasmussen is a prominent American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds. She is based at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington...

Morten Thrane Brünnich

male, deceased (1827)
Morten Thrane Brünnich was a Danish zoologist and mineralogist. Brünnich was born in Copenhagen, the son of a portrait painter. He studied or...
Hadoram Shirihai

Hadoram Shirihai

male, 47 years old
Hadoram Shirihai (born Israel 1962) is an Israeli ornithologist and writer. Shirihai grew up in Jerusalem where he became fascinated with birds...

Keith Vinicombe

male
Keith E. Vinicombe is a British ornithologist and writer on bird identification. Vinicombe is best-known for his first book, the Macmillan Field...

D. Ian M. Wallace

male
D. Ian M. Wallace (known as Ian Wallace or D.I.M. Wallace, or by his initials DIMW) is a British birder, author and artist. He lives in...

Dick Forsman

male, 56 years old
Dick Forsman (1953 in Helsinki) is a notable ornithologist. He is considered one of the world's leading authorities on raptors, and is the author...