Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a German sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a German sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a diver and Olympic medalist from Lackawanna, New York, United States. She received a silver med

Was a diver and Olympic medalist from Lackawanna, New York, United States. She received a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She won two gold medals at t

Is an Australian surfer. In 1991 Menczer was narrowly beaten in the world championship by Wendy Both

Is an Australian surfer. In 1991 Menczer was narrowly beaten in the world championship by Wendy Botha, but blitzed the field in 1993 becoming the world champion. To date she has been competing for 20 years and won a total of 20 WCT events and 8 WQS events

Was a cosmonaut who flew on the historic Voskhod 2 mission. Belyayev was selected for the space prog

Was a cosmonaut who flew on the historic Voskhod 2 mission. Belyayev was selected for the space programme in 1960 after nearly fifteen years experience in the Soviet air force and navy. He was originally to fly the Vostok 8 mission into Earth's van Allen

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.

Was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Nordstrand.

Was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Nordstrand.

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, wher

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a bronze medal in the Laser class.

Is an award-winning Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson, and studie

Is an award-winning Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson, and studied design at the leading Pratt Institute in New York from 1955 through 1957. He is probably best known for designing the Maxi Class sailing boats, which are

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

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

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He wa

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Västra Frölunda.

Raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. As one of the best climb

Raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. As one of the best climbers the United Kingdom has ever produced he had an international reputation for hard routes and a professional training regime. He was one of the first cli

Was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb Gasherbr

Was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb Gasherbrum I in 1958, and was one of the first to summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica in 1966.

Was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb the Paki

Was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb the Pakistani peak Gasherbrum I in 1958, and was one of the first to summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica in 1966. He was born July 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington a

Was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer.In his early years

Was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer.In his early years he began climbing and later, in Munich, he became acquainted with several German alpinists of the time. He took part in expeditions to the Kangchenjunga (1

Was a British climber, Everest summiteer, and author of several mountaineering books. Born in Stockp

Was a British climber, Everest summiteer, and author of several mountaineering books. Born in Stockport, England, he began climbing in his teens, and at the age of 16 made his first visit to the Alps. He quickly became a proficient Alpine climber, and mad

Was a New Zealand mountaineer, yachtsman and businessman. He died in the ill-fated Air New Zealand F

Was a New Zealand mountaineer, yachtsman and businessman. He died in the ill-fated Air New Zealand Flight 901, an Antarctic sightseeing flight which crashed on Mount Erebus, killing all 257 on board. He was a commentator on the flight, having replaced his

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

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

Was a former New Zealand yachtsman and Olympic Gold medal winner. With Jack Cropp , Mander won the S

Was a former New Zealand yachtsman and Olympic Gold medal winner. With Jack Cropp , Mander won the Sharpie class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Mander then retired from competitive yachting, but made a comeback and was selected to compete in th

Is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in th

Is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner Leon Taylor.

Is an Austrian mountaineer. He was born in Mayrhofen, Austria.He began climbing with Reinhold Messne

Is an Austrian mountaineer. He was born in Mayrhofen, Austria.He began climbing with Reinhold Messner in 1969. Several accomplishments in mountaineering followed. The most spectacular event was the first ascent without supplemental oxygen of Mount Everest

Is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn Class in the 1988 Sum

Is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn Class in the 1988 Summer Olympics, his country's only Olympic medal so far. He was born on Saint Thomas.

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

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

Was a mountaineer and engineer, a President of the Alpine Club.Lloyd used his engineering skills to

Was a mountaineer and engineer, a President of the Alpine Club.Lloyd used his engineering skills to work on oxygen equipment for high-altitude climbing, favouring a system which used ordinary air as well as cylinder oxygen. He thus contributed greatly to