Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American climber who, along with Tom Hornbein, were members of the first American expedition

Was an American climber who, along with Tom Hornbein, were members of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest on May 22, 1963. Unsoeld and Hornbein's legendary climb was the first ascent from the peak's west ridge, and the first major traver

Was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding the Lear Jet Corporation, a

Was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding the Lear Jet Corporation, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the first car radio and developed the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system which was widely used in the

Was an American biophysicist, mountaineer and environmentalist. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and

Was an American biophysicist, mountaineer and environmentalist. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and attended school in Audubon, NJ. In 1954, he led a ten-man Sierra Club expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to climb Makalu. They were turned back by ba

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top

Was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace, and according to some sources, the top ace of the British Empire.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed for Bermuda at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed for Bermuda at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer.Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell i

Was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer.Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell in love with the country. He has been called the discoverer of the Norwegian mountains, and the father of Norwegian mountaineering (insofar as he seems to b

Was a British sportsman and Liberal politician. Dudley Ward rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in

Was a British sportsman and Liberal politician. Dudley Ward rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1897 when Oxford won. As President of CUBC he rowed in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1899 and 1900 Boat Races. At Henley Royal Regatta he was runner u

Was an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and

Was an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver. He was born in Montana and moved to Portland, Oregon in his early childhood and discovered a love for mountains in the shadow of Mount Hood

Was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the name Captain W. E. J

Was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the name Captain W. E. Johns. He is best remembered as the creator of the ace pilot and adventurer Biggles.In 1913, while living in Swaffham, and working as a sanitary inspector,

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company.Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a we

Was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company.Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a wealthy German mining engineer named Wilhelm Böing who had made a fortune developing large low-grade penuckle taconite iron ore deposits and who had a sideli

Known as Petti Koleletti Svetti, was a British aircraft designer.He left Westland after the war when

Known as Petti Koleletti Svetti, was a British aircraft designer.He left Westland after the war when they chose to concentrate on helicopters through a linkup with Sikorsky and went to English Electric who were then moving into aircraft design having been

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt f

Was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. A skilled sailor, he participated in yacht racing, winning the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup in 1900 with his new 70-foot (21 m) yacht he had named Virginia

Was an American Army general who is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. He is one of the m

Was an American Army general who is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. He is one of the most famous and most controversial figures in the history of American airpower.He antagonized many people in the Army with his arguments and criticism and,

Was an English mountaineer, land agent and surveyor, who first proposed the formation of the Alpine

Was an English mountaineer, land agent and surveyor, who first proposed the formation of the Alpine Club of London in 1857.Mathews had corresponded with F. J. A. Hort about the idea of founding a national mountaineering club in February 1857 and took the

Was a Scottish sailor who died on board the RMS Titanic, where he was employed by the White Star Li

Was a Scottish sailor who died on board the RMS Titanic, where he was employed by the White Star Line, serving as First Officer. He is notable as the officer in charge on the bridge the night when the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean

Was an American diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an English mountaineer.The son of Dr John Penhall MRCS LSA (born 1833 at St Pancras, Middlesex,

Was an English mountaineer.The son of Dr John Penhall MRCS LSA (born 1833 at St Pancras, Middlesex, in 1871 a general practitioner in Hastings, Sussex),[1] Penhall was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA.[2] At the time of the 18

Was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegi

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Mosk II which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class (1919 rating).