Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a former American competitive sailor who won a silver medal in the finn class at the 1992 Olympic

Is a former American competitive sailor who won a silver medal in the finn class at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Was an American sportsman who raced cars and yachts. He was a racing car constructor, driver and tea

Was an American sportsman who raced cars and yachts. He was a racing car constructor, driver and team owner; also a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector. He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia in the 1958 America's Cup race, and invented t

Is a German diver, who competed for East Germany until the unification in 1991. She was affiliated w

Is a German diver, who competed for East Germany until the unification in 1991. She was affiliated with the Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur in Leipzig.

Was the Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as wel

Was the Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Radiological Physics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Was a Polish sportsman and artist. A gifted skier, he won championships of Poland 24 times in variou

Was a Polish sportsman and artist. A gifted skier, he won championships of Poland 24 times in various skiing disciplines, including Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing and ski jumping. A member of the Polish national team at three consecutive Winter Olympics, he was also one of the pioneers of mountain rescue in the Tatra Mountains and a glider instructor. He perished in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Is a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, glider test pilot. Before the war Zurakowski worked in

Is a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, glider test pilot. Before the war Zurakowski worked in the RWD bureau, where he designed aircraft RWD-17, RWD-17W, RWD-20 and made calculations for RWD-16bis, RWD-21 and RWD-23. After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter BZ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BZ-4 Zuk (both designated BZ for his initials). He was a co-designer of a successful utility plane PZL-104 Wilga.

Is a lifeguard at Bondi Beach, Sydney. He is the Head Lifeguard and longest serving lifeguard at Bon

Is a lifeguard at Bondi Beach, Sydney. He is the Head Lifeguard and longest serving lifeguard at Bondi, as he has been there for a term of 15 years. He has been surfing since the age of 6, and has completed a large amount of rescues, as well as resuscitat

Is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1984 Summe

Is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he overtook Li Kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal.

Was a Springbok South African yachtsman, national hero, also advocate and farmer, best known for tak

Was a Springbok South African yachtsman, national hero, also advocate and farmer, best known for taking second place on elapsed time and first on corrected time for the monohull award in the 1968 Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race. For the 1968 Ob

Was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 19

Was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal. On June 21, 1959 he took part in a diving exhibition in Fairfield, Con

Is a regularfoot professional surfer from Hanalei, Kauai and younger brother of three-time world cha

Is a regularfoot professional surfer from Hanalei, Kauai and younger brother of three-time world champion Andy Irons. Best known for his radical aerial maneuvers and fearless tuberiding abilities, he claims he will surf any wave on the planet. On August 3

Is an American sailor and ocean racer. He circumnavigated the globe twice on his Open 60 racing yach

Is an American sailor and ocean racer. He circumnavigated the globe twice on his Open 60 racing yacht OceanPlanet becoming the 240th and then the 254th solo sailor to do so. Schwab is the first American to officially complete the famous Vendée Globe Race

Is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-

Is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days.

Is a Brazilian sailor who won a silver medal in the Star class with Robert Scheidt at the 2008 Summe

Is a Brazilian sailor who won a silver medal in the Star class with Robert Scheidt at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she was eliminated in the fi

Was a Norwegian diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform competition.

Is a British windsurfer. She won the bronze medal in the women's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olymp

Is a British windsurfer. She won the bronze medal in the women's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the first ever women's windsurfing medal for the British Olympic team. She trains at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

Was a pioneer of big wave surfing. Born in San Diego and raised in Santa Monica, he body surfed as a

Was a pioneer of big wave surfing. Born in San Diego and raised in Santa Monica, he body surfed as a child and started surfing at age 12. He moved to Hawaii in 1952 to surf and pioneered big wave surfing along with George Downing and Greg Noll. Buzzy gain