John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
environmentalist, Mountain climber, sierra club, from California, Yosemite, Pacifist…Wilderness
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
Tom Brown

Tom Brown

male, 59 years old
The Tracker, The Way of the Scout, The Hunted, Reader's Digest, Tracking, grandfather…Wilderness
Tom Brown, Jr. was born on January 29 1950 in Toms River, New Jersey, USA. He graduated from Toms River High School in 1968, but from the age of...
Christopher McCandless

Christopher McCandless

male, deceased (1992)
Emory University, W.T. Woodson High School, Alexander Supertramp, Adventurer, into the wild, death by starvation…Wilderness
Christopher J. McCandless was an American wanderer who died near Denali National Park after hiking alone into the Alaskan wilderness with little...
Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen

male, 70 years old
novelist, writer, young adult, Newbery Honor winner, Young adult literature, American…Wilderness
Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books...

Arthur Carhart

male, deceased (1978)
forestry, Wilderness, US Forest Service, White River National Forest, Trappers Lake
Arthur Carhart (1892-1978) was a US Forest Service official who inspired wilderness protection in the United States. In 1920, Carhart was charged...
Antler

Antler

male, 63 years old
University of Iowa, last words, Iowa Writers' Workshop, environmentalism, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumni, factory…Wilderness
Antler (born 1946, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA) is an American poet who lives in Wisconsin. His work reflects the influences of Walt Whitman, Allen...
Bill Mason

Bill Mason

male, deceased (1988)
university of manitoba, film director, Canadian, Non-fiction writer, canoeing, whitewater…Wilderness
Bill Mason was an award winning author, commercial artist, painter, filmmaker, and environmentalist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing...
Sigurd F. Olson

Sigurd F. Olson

male, deceased (1982)
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, John Burroughs Medal recipient, environmentalism, northland college…Wilderness
Sigurd F. Olson (April 4, 1899 - January 13, 1982) was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. Born in...
Michael J. Bassett

Michael J. Bassett

male
film director, deathwatch, wildlife, Wilderness, English, "safe, unremarkable childhood"
Michael J. Bassett is a British-born screenwriter and director. He has produced a variety of films, both for television and cinema. Bassett's first...
Sophie B. Hawkins

Sophie B. Hawkins

female, 42 years old
musician, Documentary film, from the United States, Bisexual, Billboard Hot 100, LGBT musician…Wilderness
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter, born November 1 1967, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Her...