Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olym

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan.

Was an American athlete who participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp as a diver.He is kno

Was an American athlete who participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp as a diver.He is known for taking the original five interlocking ring Olympic flag as a prank at the 1920 Summer Olympics hosted by the city of Antwerp, Belgium. At the end of

Is an American platform diver. Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-me

Is an American platform diver. Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Mary Beth Dunnichay. In the synchronized competition Ishimatsu and Dunnichay earned fifth pl

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a German aviator and the only woman awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the Luftwaffe Combine

Was a German aviator and the only woman awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the Luftwaffe Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds during World War II. Reitsch was the first woman to fly a helicopter, a rocket plane, and a jet fighter. S

Is a Ukrainian diver. She was born in Vinnytsya. She finished sixth with Mariya Voloshchenko in the

Is a Ukrainian diver. She was born in Vinnytsya. She finished sixth with Mariya Voloshchenko in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event of the 2008 Olympic Games, and also 26th in the 3 metre springboard event.

Is a German sailor.

Is a German sailor.

Is a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she was eliminated in the fi

Was an Austrian diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform event. She did not finish the competition.

Was a German mountain climber.Dülfer started studying medicine from 1911 in Munich, and then change

Was a German mountain climber.Dülfer started studying medicine from 1911 in Munich, and then changed to law and later to philosophy. The proximity of the Alps enticed him to make 50 first ascents, particularly the Kaisergebirge (in the Northern Limestone

Was a Norwegian climber. Doseth followed the standards of modern big wall climbing through many[who?

Was a Norwegian climber. Doseth followed the standards of modern big wall climbing through many[who?] first ascents in Europe and the Himalayas. Among his achievements were several first ascents of routes on Trollveggen (Troll Wall), Romsdal's north facin

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayama holds the Speed Climb World Record for

Is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayama holds the Speed Climb World Record for climbing The Nose of Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds set on July 2, 2008. This breaks the record that was set by the German "Hu

Is one of the very successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and internatio

Is one of the very successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals. Born March 8, 1938, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Hans grew up on in a family of g

Is a diving pioneer and mainly known for his documentaries about sharks, the energon theory, and his

Is a diving pioneer and mainly known for his documentaries about sharks, the energon theory, and his commitment, later in life, to the protection of the environment.His Matura trip of 1937 to the Riviera, which included underwater hunting and photography, had a formative effect on him. After making expeditions to the Caribbean Sea and writing his first professional articles, in 1940 Hass switched from reading law to zoology studies and graduated in 1943. In his early diving he used rebreathers which he had made for him by the German diving gear makers Dräger: he had these sets made with the breathing bag on his back, as he did not like the bag-on-chest "frogman look".

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch sea sailor.He was among the crew of the ABN AMRO TWO. During the 7th stage of the 2005-2

Was a Dutch sea sailor.He was among the crew of the ABN AMRO TWO. During the 7th stage of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race from New York to Portsmouth, he was washed overboard about 1,300 nautical miles (2,410 km) west of Land's End in England. His colleagues recovered him, but attempts to resuscitate him failed.

Was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World

Was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and also active in World War II. By the end of World War I he was promoted Kapitänleutnant.

Was a pioneer of modern rock climbing, as well as being one of the fathers of sports medicine and ph

Was a pioneer of modern rock climbing, as well as being one of the fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation.As a young man Kraus fell in love with the mountains, spending as much time as possible hiking and climbing. In his teen

Was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated Ger

Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war.