Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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

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

Is a distinguished Himalayan Mountaineer from India.He has written numerous books and articles on th

Is a distinguished Himalayan Mountaineer from India.He has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalaya.He began climbing and trekking in the range around Bombay, the Western Ghats. His first visit to the Himalaya was almost 40 years ago. Hi

Was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman and a champion bridge player and a member o

Was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman and a champion bridge player and a member of Vanderbilt family. As a boy, Harold Vanderbilt spent part of his summers at the Vanderbilt mansions, the Idle Hour estate in Long Island, New York on the

Was an early American aviator and movie screenwriter. She was the first woman to gain a pilot licens

Was an early American aviator and movie screenwriter. She was the first woman to gain a pilot license in the United States when, in 1911 she earned the first U.S. pilot's certificate issued to a woman by the Aero Club of America. Less than a year later, s

Is a German sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a German sailor and Olympic champion.

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

Is one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships in many different classes, including ice-boating as well as conventional sailing.

Was an American sailor, a noted photographer, and was the second person to sail single-handedly arou

Was an American sailor, a noted photographer, and was the second person to sail single-handedly around the world (1921-1925), after Joshua Slocum. Pidgeon was the first person to do this via the Panama Canal, and the first person to solo circumnavigate th

Was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be r

Was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long series of successful military aircraft, including the Fury, Sea Fury, Hurricane, Hunter and Harrier.

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

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

Is a German diver. She and Ditte Kotzian won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women

Is a German diver. She and Ditte Kotzian won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. She and Kotzian had previously won a silver medal for diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

Is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in

Is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.

Was a German glider pilot.Inspired by the example of his sail plane flying brother Edgar, Dittmar to

Was a German glider pilot.Inspired by the example of his sail plane flying brother Edgar, Dittmar took an apprenticeship at the German Institute for gliding (DFS), and won first price in his class in the Rhön Glider Competition, when he was 21 years old i

Was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-f

Was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 3 metre springboard event after finishing fourth in his heat. In the 10 metre platform competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals after

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished eighth in the 3 met

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished eighth in the 3 metre springboard competition.

Was one of the most successful athletes in America and the world on the three-meter springboard and

Was one of the most successful athletes in America and the world on the three-meter springboard and the ten-meter platform. She was an American-born Croatian lovingly known as "Klinky." Her both parents are from Croatia: mother Anka Tomin is from Petrijev

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she finished sixth in the 10

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she finished sixth in the 10 metre platform event.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch seafarer. He is especially known for his long solo-voyages around the world.Initially he

Is a Dutch seafarer. He is especially known for his long solo-voyages around the world.Initially he worked for thirteen years in the merchant navy, from able-bodied seaman to captain. When he was 28 he chose definitively for ocean-sailing. In 1978, he started with its first voyage around the world, which would eventually take seven years. He made this voyage with his former wife until they separated in 1984. Their son Stefan Vairoa was born on Easter Island in 1981.

Was a French aviator and the inventor of Le Canard, the first seaplane in history.[1] Henri Fabre wa

Was a French aviator and the inventor of Le Canard, the first seaplane in history.[1] Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseilles. He was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles, where he undertook advanced studies in sciences. He then studied intensively aeroplane and propeller designs. He patented a system of flotation devices, which he used when he succeeded in taking off from the surface of the Etang de Berre on March 28, 1910. On that day, he completed four consecutive perfect flights, the longest about 600 meters. "Le Canard", has survived and is displayed in the airport at Marseilles. Henri Fabre was soon contacted by Glenn Curtiss and Gabriel Voisin who used his invention to develop their own seaplanes.

Was a French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman.His fami

Was a French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman.His family was british and he opted for the French nationality en 1937.

Was a French aviator. He was a pioneer of French aviation in the Andes, the South Atlantic and the N

Was a French aviator. He was a pioneer of French aviation in the Andes, the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic. He contributed to the opening up of numerous new routes and is regarded by some as the best pilot of his age. "I've never known a greater one," said Didier Daurat, owner of Aéropostale. («Je n'en ai pas connu de plus grand.»)