Lynne Cox

Lynne Cox

female, 52 years old
Lynne Cox is an American long-distance open-water swimmer and writer. In 1971 she and her teammates were the first group of teenagers to complete...
John Ross

John Ross

male, deceased (1856)
Sir John Ross (June 24, 1777 - August 30, 1856) was a Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer. Ross was the son of the Rev. Andrew Ross, minister...
Dmitry Shparo

Dmitry Shparo

male, 68 years old
Dmitry Shparo is a Russian Arctic explorer and holder of several endurance records. Shparo gained international fame for twice reaching the North...
Robert McClure

Robert McClure

male, deceased (1873)
Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (or M'Clure) (28 January 1807 - 17 October 1873) was a British explorer of the Arctic. He was born at Wexford,...
Edward Belcher

Edward Belcher

male, deceased (1877)
Sir Edward Belcher (27 February 1799 - 18 March 1877) was a British naval officer and explorer. He is the great-grandson of Governor Jonathan...
William Edward Parry

William Edward Parry

male, deceased (1855)
Sir William Edward Parry (December 19, 1790 - 8 or 9 July, 1855) was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer. Parry was born in Bath, the son...

George Kennan

male, deceased (1924)
George Kennan (February 16, 1845 - 1924) was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of Russia. He was...
Richard Collinson

Richard Collinson

male, deceased (1883)
Sir Richard Collinson (1811 - September 13, 1883) was an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic. Collinson commanded HMS Enterprise in...
Frederick William Beechey

Frederick William Beechey

male, deceased (1856)
Frederick William Beechey (February 17, 1796 - November 29, 1856) was an English naval officer and geographer. He was the son of Sir William...
James Gordon Bennett Jr.

James Gordon Bennett Jr.

male, deceased (1918)
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (May 10, 1841 in - May 14, 1918 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France), was publisher of the "New York Herald",...