Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a 17th century Dutch admiral.HNLMS Isaac Sweers (Dutch: Hr. Ms. Isaac Sweers) was Gerard Callenb

Was a 17th century Dutch admiral.HNLMS Isaac Sweers (Dutch: Hr. Ms. Isaac Sweers) was Gerard Callenburgh class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after the admiral.

Was the first Australian to surf. This was at Freshwater Beach, Sydney in 1915, tandem with Duke Kah

Was the first Australian to surf. This was at Freshwater Beach, Sydney in 1915, tandem with Duke Kahanamoku. Kahanamoku had been invited to Australia by the NSW Swimming Association. He hadn't brought a board so Letham's father William Letham helped him m

Is a Brazilian sailor.

Is a Brazilian sailor.

Was a British diver, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Oly

Was a British diver, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian Blackshirt (Camicie Nere, or CCNN) leader, Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell

Was an Italian Blackshirt (Camicie Nere, or CCNN) leader, Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell'Aria), Governor-General of Libya, Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa (Africa Settentrionale Italiana, or ASI), and the "heir apparent" to Italian

Russian navigator, commanding officer of the expedition to northern Alaska in 1732. After the first

Russian navigator, commanding officer of the expedition to northern Alaska in 1732. After the first Kamchatka expedition of Vitus Bering (1725 - 1730) the Russian exploration efforts were continued by lieutenant Martin Shpanberg and navigator I. Fedorov.

Was a Soviet military aviator of Ukrainian descent. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three

Was a Soviet military aviator of Ukrainian descent. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions (February 4, 1944; August 19, 1944; August 18, 1945).