Michael Collins

male, 45 years old
Michael Collins (born 1964) is an Irish-born author of novels and short stories. The film rights to several of his books have been purchased, and...
Ranulph Fiennes

Ranulph Fiennes

male, 65 years old
Born in England in 1944 and brought up in Africa, Ranulph Fiennes followed his father's path into the Scots Greys before joining the elite SAS...
Will Steger

Will Steger

male, 66 years old
Will Steger (born 1943 at Richfield, Minnesota) is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some...
Frederick Cook

Frederick Cook

male, deceased (1940)
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 - August 5 1940) was an American explorer and physician, noted for his weakly-documented claim of having...
Ann Bancroft

Ann Bancroft

female, 54 years old
Ann Bancroft (born 29 September 1955 in Mendota Heights, Minnesota) is a United States author, teacher, and explorer. She was the first woman to...
Dominick Arduin

Dominick Arduin

female, deceased (2004)
Dominick Arduin (1961-2004) was a Frenchwoman who disappeared in her attempt to ski to the North Pole. In 1988 Arduin moved to Finland. For 15...
Pen Hadow

Pen Hadow

male
Pen Hadow is a British explorer and author. In 2003 he became the first man to walk solo and unsupported the 478 miles from the northern coast of...
Floyd Bennett

Floyd Bennett

male, deceased (1928)
Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 - 25 April 1928). American aviator who piloted Richard E. Byrd on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1926....
Umberto Nobile

Umberto Nobile

male, deceased (1978)
Umberto Nobile (January 21, 1885 - July 30, 1978) was an Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. Nobile is primarily remembered for...
David Hempleman-Adams

David Hempleman-Adams

male, 53 years old
David Hempleman-Adams, LVO, OBE, (born 1956 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English explorer. He is the first man in history to reach the Geographic...